10 Screenshot Hacks Every Mac User Should Know
While third-party screenshot apps are excellent on the Mac, Apple has steadily improved its default tools. Today, the Mac's built-in screenshot utility is good enough for most people. You can, of course, use it to take screenshots, but you can do so much more, such as record a video of your screen, or even create professional screencasts.
- ▪While third-party screenshot apps are excellent on the Mac, Apple has steadily improved its default tools.
- ▪Today, the Mac's built-in screenshot utility is good enough for most people.
- ▪You can, of course, use it to take screenshots, but you can do so much more, such as record a video of your screen, or even create professional screencasts.
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While third-party screenshot apps are excellent on the Mac, Apple has steadily improved its default tools. Today, the Mac's built-in screenshot utility is good enough for most people. You can, of course, use it to take screenshots, but you can do so much more, such as record a video of your screen, or even create professional screencasts. If you find yourself taking screenshots on your Mac, these are the 10 best hacks you need to know.Clean up the clutter by saving screenshots to the clipboardI find I only need to save around 10% of the screenshots I take. Left to its default settings, my Mac would save the other 90%, adding to an endless clutter I'd never take care of.
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