Screen Shots

If you want to create an image of anything on your screen, make a screen shot:

on a PC by

  • Hitting the "Prt Scr" button on your keyboard
  • In Photoshop, open a new file (choose File > New, and then click OK)
  • Paste into the new document (hit control-v)
  • As desired, crop the image (select the desired content with the Marquee Tool, then choose Image > Crop)
  • Save the document as a Photoshop document (File > Save), or as a .jpg or .gif to use online (File > Save for Web)

on a Mac by

  • Hitting Command+Shift+Control+4
  • Using the cursor to drag diagonally across the screen to select the portion you want in your screen shot
  • Hit "Enter" (a image file will be saved to the Mac's clipboard)
  • In Photoshop, open an existing image document (File > Open) or a new file (File > New)
  • Paste the screen shot image into the Photoshop file's document window (Command+V)
  • As desired, crop the image further (select the desired content with the Marquee Tool, then choose Image > Crop)
  • Save the document as a Photoshop document (File > Save) for further editing, or as a .jpg or .gif to use online (File > Save for Web)

 

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