To take a screenshot of your whole screen 📸:
- Press Command (⌘)-Shift-3.
- Find the screenshot as a .png file on your desktop.
To take a screenshot of part of your screen 🖥:
- Press Command-Shift-4. The pointer changes to a crosshair pointer.
- Move the crosshair pointer to where you want to start the screenshot.
- Drag to select an area. While dragging, you can hold the Shift key, Option key, or Space bar to change the way the selection moves.
- When you've selected the area you want, release your mouse or trackpad button. To cancel, press the Escape (esc) key before you release the button.
- Find the screenshot as a .png file on your desktop.