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How to Take Better Screenshots on the Mac

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How to Take Better Screenshots on the Mac

21,049 views October 25, 2017 4:11

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In this video I show you everything you need to know about taking screenshots on Mac OS.

I show you a better method for taking screenshots of windows and menus for presentations.

I also show how to change the file type and default save location for screenshots.

Terminal commands used in this video:

To change the default save location:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location (path to folder)

To remove the drop shadow:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true
killall SystemUIServer

To change the default file type:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type (file type)
killall SystemUIServer

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jpg
jp2
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TheMacGuy published this 4:11 video tutorial on October 25, 2017. It has been watched 21,049 times on YouTube.

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TheMacGuy
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Published
October 25, 2017
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