Screenshot part of the screen
Lets you drag a box around anything on screen and capture just that part.
WindowsWin+Shift+S
Mac⌘+⇧+4
How to use it
- Press the shortcut. The screen dims.
- Drag a box around what you want.
- Windows copies it to the clipboard (click the pop-up to mark it up); a Mac saves it to the desktop.
Pro tip
On a Mac, add Control (⌃ + ⌘ + ⇧ + 4) to copy the screenshot to the clipboard instead of saving a file.
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