Comments on: Quick Tip -> Dashboard Screenshots!

By: macgasm

macgasm — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:45:47 +0000

Thanks a ton for the comment. I had a hunch that it was possible to do the active window, but I'm constantly being told that it was only a grab thing.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:23:46 +0000

Apple-Shift-4 gives you a crosshair that lets you select a certain area of the screen to capture, and Apple-Shift-4 then Space captures the active window. If you want to capture your desktop or a window directly to the clipboard, press Apple-Shift-Ctrl-3 to get the whole desktop, Apple-Shift-Ctrl-4 to get the crosshair, and Apple-Shift-Ctrl-4 then Space to get the active window.

By: 4fthawaiian

4fthawaiian — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:13:06 +0000

I think you have to use Grab.app to do just a window.

By: macgasm

macgasm — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:44:09 +0000

Haha, you've got to love OS X. Every time I stumble across some new “feature” I beat it to death.

By: Teecycle_Tim

Teecycle_Tim — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:30:43 +0000

I'm just taking pictures of everything now. pretty awesome.

By: macgasm

macgasm — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:58:16 +0000

Thanks for the tip. Isn't there one for just grabbing the current window?

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:27:59 +0000

Another cool screenshot key combination is Apple-Shift-4. That will give you cross-hairs to select a portion of the page that interests you.

By: 4fthawaiian

4fthawaiian — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:43:59 +0000

Easter egg! If you zoom in a bit you'll notice that me and Josh in iChat learning how to calculate time across time zones.. It's harder than it sounds.. really!!