# Screen capture tricks that will blow your mind **URL:** \ **Category:** Tips and Tricks\ **Created:** [December 8, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790 "2020-12-08T09:57:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/1 "2020-12-08T09:57:53Z")
just found a new mind blower - 30yr+Apple user and i’ve been using Shift/CMD/4 for screengrabs for decades…until a day ago when i realised Shift/CMD/5 gives you a repeatable user defined grab location. Holy Cow, Batman! Thats gonna make some jobs so much easier! ---
**Author:** ![greg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/greg/32/1185_2.png) [@greg](https://forum.logik.tv/u/greg)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/2 "2020-12-08T14:38:45Z")
Also, if you hold space bar, after S/C/4, you can take a picture of a single window. Another Mac command you might find useful: CNTRL-Eject. This will bring up the Sleep/Shut Down/Restart window - if you then press R, it will restart the computer, S for sleep, Return will Shutdown and ESC will cancel and close the window. ---
**Author:** ![cnoellert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/cnoellert/32/559_2.png) [@cnoellert](https://forum.logik.tv/u/cnoellert)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/3 "2020-12-08T16:43:31Z")
One of my faves is open a mov in QuickTime, stop anywhere and command-c, open preview and command-n gives you that frame which can be saved out as whatever image format. Handy dandy. ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/4 "2020-12-08T16:45:30Z")
Holy smokes these are all legendary. You guys deserve your own topic. ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/5 "2020-12-08T16:55:02Z")
me likey !! ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/6 "2020-12-08T20:13:59Z")
Impressive…Randy speaks and mountains are moved! ---
**Author:** ![cnoellert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/cnoellert/32/559_2.png) [@cnoellert](https://forum.logik.tv/u/cnoellert)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/7 "2020-12-08T22:31:31Z")
I want to know what _that_ hot key combo is 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/8 "2020-12-08T23:13:07Z")
I think its a secret moderator piece of necromancy that extracts a post and gives it new life under a different heading. Dark and mysterious deeds probably involving farmyard poultry and strange chants! ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/9 "2020-12-09T01:37:03Z")
Ctl + Shift + Wrists I move a lot of these ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/1X/62abc60d584f2a590c05a244f8e4222f329d4eb7.gif) ---
**Author:** ![DannyYoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DannyYoon](https://forum.logik.tv/u/DannyYoon)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/10 "2020-12-09T07:10:41Z")
One cool variant is CTRL-Command-Shift-4, This will do a marque screen shot directly to the clipboard instead of a file. Useful to insert it into email or slack without the clutter on your desktop. It’s kind of the vulcan grip of screenshots. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/1X/d568a9d0039718495eba2dcf7a7cc8f88662cf44.png) WHOA…it totally worked in this forum!!! ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/11 "2020-12-09T12:13:12Z")
What? I just cleared 417 screenshots off of my desktop. Why did I have 417 screenshots on my desktop? To Slack them. Thank you!!!’ ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/12 "2020-12-09T12:13:53Z")
No fowl. Sub goats. ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/13 "2020-12-09T12:29:24Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/1X/2f481a2ac8cbf39971d1ad09947422288f267afa.gif) ](https://media2.giphy.com/media/fLRAdolRlMDcc/giphy.gif) ---
**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/14 "2020-12-10T00:47:41Z")
you can also paste attachments by copying the filename and pasting it straight in. ---
**Author:** ![TimC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/timc/32/11881_2.png) [@TimC](https://forum.logik.tv/u/TimC)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/15 "2020-12-10T04:33:31Z")
THAT IS EPIC. so good. ---
**Author:** ![lewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lewis/32/220_2.png) [@lewis](https://forum.logik.tv/u/lewis)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/16 "2020-12-10T20:21:18Z")
Top fave for screenshots is cmd-shift-4, but then after you start drawing the box hold space and it will let you move the corner you clicked from so you can align it properly 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/17 "2020-12-11T22:44:50Z")
verry cool ---
**Author:** ![yukiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7ab992/32.png) [@yukiko](https://forum.logik.tv/u/yukiko)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/18 "2021-04-26T03:56:03Z")
Nice!! thank you Danny! ---
**Author:** ![PlaceYourBetts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/placeyourbetts/32/6852_2.png) [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/19 "2021-04-26T06:50:14Z")
@andymilkis My information comes from a very reliable source 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PVR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/pvr/32/1288_2.png) [@PVR](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PVR)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790/20 "2021-04-26T17:22:21Z")
On Mac I like the shortcut Cmd + Alt + C on a folder. This wil copy the location of that folder as text. Now you can paste it anywhere. Might come in handy when you want to send the location of a file or path in an email of chat or something. [Next page](https://forum.logik.tv/t/screen-capture-tricks-that-will-blow-your-mind/1790.md?page=2)