Write: is a command specific to the Defaults program which tells defaults to write the following changes to the specified applicationĬom.apple.screencapture: is the package designation for Apple's screen shot application 'defaults write location /Users/username/Pictures/ScreenShots'ĭefaults: is a program which handles user preferences in the Macintosh system. ( This simply restarts the UI with the new settings applied)įor example I changed my Mac to store screenshots in a folder in my pictures so my command looked like Then type 'killall SystemUIServer' to apply the changes. You can type 'defaults write location /path/to/new/location' (again without the quotes) If you start Spotlight search (the magnifying glass at the top right of the screen) you can type 'terminal' (without the quotes) to launch the application. To have screenshots save to another location, as with many things, you can utilize Mac's powerful Terminal application to change this function. Move the camera pointer over the window to highlight it, hold down CONTROL and then click mouse. Move the camera pointer over the window to highlight it, and then click mouse. To capture a window to the Clipboard (instead of a PNG desktop file):Ĭapture a specific window or art of your screen (Select the screen area) The screenshot is added to your desktop (as PNG file)Ĭopt Screen to Clipboard (for pasting into other apps) – Use CONTROL Take Screen shot as picture (PNG) file on Desktop:

Q: How to take a Mac screenshot and paste directly to word from clipboard without savings as a PNG file on the desktop?Ī: you need to use CONTROL button as well as other buttons to save straight to clipboardĪpple Support - Take a screenshot on your Mac Hello, quick tip (rather than a question) for those who need to take screenshots and paste directly clipboard - took me a while to figure this out (though is mentioned on Mac OS Support Site at bottom)

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