Print Screen | The Mac Noob

I’ve been using Intel-based Mac OS for about 2 months now, and it is somehow a great opportunity for me to have a mind wide open unto different operating systems available on the market today. Mac is really an advanced operating system first and foremost is its virus free feature plus an all new fast processing operating system.

As a mac noob, basic operations are quite different from the one that I usually use which is Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (HP). And so today I want to share to the world what I’ve just learned from my Mac. Print Screen is a good feature of operating system since it produces images from your desktop without the use of third party software. On Windows, you only need to press the PrtSc button can be found on your laptop or PC, but basically this feature capture all corners of the screen, while on mac, there are two types and ways hot to capture a screen. The COMMAND + SHIFT + 4 prepares the cursor to be captured. Please be observed that the cursor is converted to a cross icon (+) with an X & Y number coordinates along with it. Finally, select the section or coordinates that you’d like to capture, as soon as you’ve finished selecting the coordinate double click and a sound will be played and there you go, the print screen image file is generated on your desktop.

In my case, I’m using a Microsoft keyboard on my Acer Aspire 4715z laptop, you may consider to press ALT + SHIFT + 4, it operates the same function as with the keys provided a while ago.

Let me share to you my current desktop, generated using the PrintScreen feature of Mac OS X 10.5.4,

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May this short tutorial help your everyday needs, as a noob, with your Mac.