

This usually has something to do with the program that you are attempting to display. It can sometimes be the case that making a screen capture on a Mac doesn’t work. (It is also possible to install a button in the Touch Bar specifically for the creation of MacBook screenshots.) The shortcut key for this form of screen grab – as the Touch Bar is located underneath the actual monitor – is + +. A requirement for this is that you have the update macOS Sierra 10.12.1 or later. It is also possible to make a screenshot of this display.

Once again, your mouse will transform into a crosshair cursor.

Window: If it is the case that you wish to save an entire window (and nothing else) as a screenshot, then you should also be pressing the button combination of + +.If you wish to cancel the screengrab during the process, simply press the Esc button. The screenshot will then be performed at this moment. Move the cursor to where you would like to begin the screen grab, then click and pull to the desired size before releasing the mouse again. In this case, the mouse pointer will turn into a crosshair cursor. Rectangular area: Press + + to grab a rectangular section of a screen.Entire screen: You can make a screenshot of the entire display by pressing + +.There are different buttons depending on which area of a macOS or OS X you wish to make a screen grab of: Apple users will always need to press a combination of buttons (a shortcut) to make a screenshot on a Mac. It is this button that allows Windows users, with one single press of a button, to make a screen grab of everything on display on a monitor. Apple devices don’t have a ‘Print Screen’ button.
