Comments on: Grab the Perfect Screenshot

By: ed

ed — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:19:45 +0000

I believe it is shift + cmd + ctrl + 3/4 to send screenshot to clipboard. –E

By: smd

smd — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:29:17 +0000

ScreenshotPlus is a nifty widget that does all of this. It also lets you take timed screenshots, preview your images, and take shots of other widgets. I find it more powerful, and much easier to use than these keystrokes.

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GrabUp: Screen Sharing at the Next Level | MacApper — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:00:33 +0000

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By: Joseph Pecoraro

Joseph Pecoraro — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:25:17 +0000

I can’t believe you just wrote this article and didn’t mention GrabUp. Released quite recently! It takes Command+Shift+4 to the next level and immediately uploads the photo online and copies the URL to your clipboard. Amazing app because its so simple and useful:
http://www.grabup.com/

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:18:43 +0000

My tail was wagging in eager anticipation of your secret modifier key for capturing a scrolling window. But alas. Please, Apple? Pleeeease!

By: san

san — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:01:37 +0000

Command+Ctrl+Shift+3+Click= Screen capture to clipboard.
Command+Ctrl+Shift+4+Space+Click = Window capture to clipboard.

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By: Scott H

Scott H — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:17:03 +0000

Even with a perfectly clear explanation like this, I still find the built-in Grab capabilities confusing and impossible to remember. I’d need a cheat sheet with all those 3-key commands written out.
I just use InstantShot:
http://projects.digitalwaters.net/index.php?q=instantshot
It’s FREE, it’s much more customizable, it uses very little memory, stays out of your dock, it’s a Universal Binary, of course, and runs on Leopard and Tiger (and probably earlier versions).
http://macapper.com/2007/05/04/shootout-free-screenshot-apps-reviewed/

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:02:38 +0000

For the record, it’s “spacebar”, not “enter/return” you have to hit to get the camera. I tried for ages with the enter/return key until I decided to do a Google search.
And there’s no need for “option” in that key combination, by the way!

Thanks for the tips though. Worthy of note is that the background for screenshots using the “camera” mode (for example, icon backgrounds, what lies beneath the Dock, â€¦) is white. So if the icon or Dock skin is white itself, the result won’t be easy to decipher.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:37:33 +0000

Automator also has some screenshots actions, so you can combine those with Transmit actions to easily/automatically upload screenshots to show people just by running an Automator action.

This is handy when you’re talking to someone and want to quickly show them a screenshot.