Stupid Macs
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Mad Hatter
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OR!
Hold down Control + Command + Shift + 3 or 4. This pastes whatever you choose onto the clipboard, and then you can just open up Preview, go to New from Clipboard and save it as jpg or whatever other format you like.
Hold down Control + Command + Shift + 3 or 4. This pastes whatever you choose onto the clipboard, and then you can just open up Preview, go to New from Clipboard and save it as jpg or whatever other format you like.
Tortfeasor
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Also, there is a program in the utility folder named "Grab". It is really usefull for doing any types of screen caps.
For the record, if you forget the keyboard shortcut, just go to System Preferences (under Applications if it's not in the Dock), sleect Keyboard & Mouse, and then just click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
Of course, with Tiger you can just Search for that w/Spotlight, which I can't wait for Longhorn (or XP) to incorporate. I tend to forget where options are if I haven't used them in ages.
Of course, with Tiger you can just Search for that w/Spotlight, which I can't wait for Longhorn (or XP) to incorporate. I tend to forget where options are if I haven't used them in ages.
Freestyler
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I just hit Control + Apple + Shift + 4, choose the area I want, let go of the mouse then in Photoshop go Apple + N, hit return and paste the sucker in. Just as easy as the PC PrtScrn option but better since you can choose the area you wish to capture.
If you want the whole screen in Windows, just hit PrintScreen.
If you just want one particular window, click the window, then hit Alt-PrintScreen.
You can always crop it after you paste it into your favorite image editor.
I don't see how it's any significantly easier or better on the Mac. (And I don't see how it's significantly harder or worse on the Mac either.)
If you just want one particular window, click the window, then hit Alt-PrintScreen.
You can always crop it after you paste it into your favorite image editor.
I don't see how it's any significantly easier or better on the Mac. (And I don't see how it's significantly harder or worse on the Mac either.)
Holy shit, I didn't know about the alt-printscreen thing! That's awesome.aaaaa0 said:
And yeah, I can't imagine it being any easier on Mac, unless it's done purely through thought. Exactly how does it get easier than litererally pressing one button?
Ahh, of course.mr.beers said:
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aaaaa0 said:
Holy shit.
FortNinety
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Okay, here's something new: hit control, option, apple, and 8 at once. See what you get.
Phoenix
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Its about the same on both. Its easier on windows because the print screen button is just stupidly easy to remeber to press as opposed to the command keys on the mac. However if you need to get a partiticular region of the screen or planned to save it off as an image, its certainly easier on the mac.
In 10.4 there is some goodness in the OS that will make lots of this stuff stupidly simple on a mac. I currently have a workflow that grabs stuff, resizes it to web size, moves it to my .mac partition, and gives me a text box with the URL that I should use in the GAF forums for posting images.
In 10.4 there is some goodness in the OS that will make lots of this stuff stupidly simple on a mac. I currently have a workflow that grabs stuff, resizes it to web size, moves it to my .mac partition, and gives me a text box with the URL that I should use in the GAF forums for posting images.
The Take Out Bandit
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All I know is I can't make a new file folder using just my keyboard with Windows, thus OSX > Winblows. 
Burger
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THE EYE said:
Right, what happens when you press print screen on the PC ?? Nothing, except copying the sceen to the clipboard. Then what ?? You have to open Paint, which is about as archaic as Windows 3.1, paste it, click yes, file, save as, change from bmp to jpg, name it, set destination, click save.
In OS X you press Apple, Shift and 3. On your desktop appears your file.
They're both basically arbitrary and invisible things (aside from the ability to crop on screen, which is a feature there are a million apps for windows to do -- nice thing about platforms that aren't Mac is you don't have to wait for Apple to write the things you need). And:
- Paint is not your only choice, but if you're a newb it's certainly good and easy enough to use.
- A PDF is no more usable for actually *using* a screenshot than the image being in the clipboard. Either way you have to convert it
Basically it's six of one and half dozen of the other.
- Paint is not your only choice, but if you're a newb it's certainly good and easy enough to use.
- A PDF is no more usable for actually *using* a screenshot than the image being in the clipboard. Either way you have to convert it
Basically it's six of one and half dozen of the other.
Burger
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I guess.
What I like however, is that while Windows has these functions, they are pretty much invisible to the average user. OS X has nice little apps like Grab & Preview that make things so much easier.
I don't even have Adobe Acrobat installed on my mac, no need, Preview does everything. Hell, even Mail will show me PDF's in my emails.
I use a Mac and a PC at work. My Mac has nearly no 3rd party applications installed, except for Adobe Creative Suite. Everything else I need to do is built in. My PC has 3rd party stuff up the wazoo. Granted, most of these offer more than the simple things OSX can do, but most of the time I only need to do simple things.
What I like however, is that while Windows has these functions, they are pretty much invisible to the average user. OS X has nice little apps like Grab & Preview that make things so much easier.
I don't even have Adobe Acrobat installed on my mac, no need, Preview does everything. Hell, even Mail will show me PDF's in my emails.
I use a Mac and a PC at work. My Mac has nearly no 3rd party applications installed, except for Adobe Creative Suite. Everything else I need to do is built in. My PC has 3rd party stuff up the wazoo. Granted, most of these offer more than the simple things OSX can do, but most of the time I only need to do simple things.
FreakyFink
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studio810 said:
ProTip: Command + Shift + 4 is a great way to create an image of a select area of your screen. If you want an image of one particular window, and only that window, press the Space Bar after you see the crosshairs to turn the cursor into a camera, which allows you to easily select an entire single window.
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