Pressing this shortcut will turn your mouse cursor into a crosshair with pixel information. If you have multiple displays, a separate full-screen screenshot will be created for each display.Ĭommand + Shift + 4: Take a screenshot of a defined area. Each of these can be triggered with a keyboard shortcut:Ĭommand + Shift + 3: Take a screenshot of the entire screen. There are three primary screenshot types in OS X: capture the entire screen, capture the selected window, or capture a defined area. Before we get in to the customizable settings for screenshots, let’s go over a few basics on exactly how to take screenshots (experienced users can skip this section).