PrntScr key on Mac Keyboard?

hgcoon

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Can anyone tell me how to simulate the Windows Key "PrntScrn" (Print Screen) using a Mac Keyboard? Thank you!
 
Hello Hgcoon,

1) To capture the whole screen: COMMAND, SHIFT, 3

2) To capture a window, dock, menu bar, etc: COMMAND, SHIFT, 4, then press spacebar to choose.

3) To capture a selection: Same as 2 but don't press spacebar, instead click and drag mouse.

4) Go to Macintosh HD, Applications, Utilities, and click on Grab.

When you get a screen shot, it saves to the desktop as a PDF file and not to the clipboard.

Best regards,
Xenos
 
interesting

in my Windows days I used the IrfanView utility
these days with two monitors I use a videophone :-)

but I did refuse to learn DOS before Windows came out

Hugh W
 
PrntScr not for printing

Hi, I've the problem, that Windows Vista / Windows 7 uses the combination <shift>+<Alt>+<PrntScr> for switching to "high Contrast Mode" and vice versa.
How could I do that on my MacBook Pro?
Thanks in advance
 
HolmerS,

Try mapping the shortcut to the PrtScr key in Paralles Desktop -> Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse.
 
Thanks for the hint, but it does not work. I think the problem is to press the <LEFT shift> key in combination with <Alt>+<PrntScr>, but the emulation sends another code.
 
Yes!!!

To anyone looking for this solution, defining a new mapping in Parallels Desktop -> Preferences -> Mouse Keyboard did indeed work for me. I was able to define a mapping of option+command to PrintScr in Windows. I'm running Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard and running Parallels 5 for Mac. :)
 
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