It’s easy to take screen captures in Mac OS X. If you want to grab a graphic or take a snippet of something and email it to a friend, capturing screenshots of a desktop or a website is what you’ll need to do. There are two ways you can grab a screen capture. The first will grab the entire desktop and everything on it, including windows, folders, icons and any documents you have open. The second allows you to take a snippet of an area you select with your mouse.
Screen Capture in Mac OS X
To capture the entire desktop in OS X, simply click and hold Command+Shift and then press 3. If your volume is turned up, you should hear a camera shutter sound and an the screenshot will suddenly appear on your desktop.
The second method will probably be more preferred by most people. If you want to take a snippet of a particular area of the desktop or website, click and hold command+shift and then press the 4 key. You will see a set of cross hairs appear. Drag the cross hairs around the part you want to grab and then release. The screen capture of the precise area you highlighted will appear on your desktop.
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Hey, guys!
I found a program to take screenshots on Mac! It is called Screenshots Remote.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenshots-remote/id366470372?mt=8
There is also a tutorial about this program on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNfK5Bb2YFc
What do you think about this program?
It can take screenshots itself or even remotely.I liked it.
What is your opinion?
Thanks for the info! And did you hear some information about Actymac ScreenShots Remote? I know that it allows to
get screenshots from Mac desktop to iPhone. May be it is very useful for remote
parental control and employees watching. I found it at actymac.com.