MAC+Skills

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Taking ScreenShots use the following key combinations

Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop

Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop

Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop

Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard

Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard

In windows the keyboard shortcut was almost always Control such as control+alt+delete:

On the MAC it is the command key such as command+alt+esc

You can tell by the icon in the dock which programs are active, there is a white dot underneath any program that is running.

You can use the side buttons on your mouse to activate expose. This allows you to select which program you want to use when several are running.

You can also use command + tab to switch between programs as well.