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Grab (software)
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| Grab | |
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 Grab's timed screenshot dialogue box |
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| Developer: | Apple Computer |
| Latest release: | 1.4 (93.1) / 2007 |
| OS: | Mac OS X |
| Genre: | screen capture |
| Website: | http://www.apple.com/macosx/ |
Grab is an application created by Apple Computer. In Mac OS X, Grab is used to take screenshots of the user's computer. Grab is also present in OS X's progenitors NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP. It supports capturing a marquee section, whole window, whole screen and timed screen. Grab can be found in the utilities folder under Applications. Just type in /Applications/Utilities/Grab.app in your Finder. The Grab utility can also be found in the Finder menu item, then selecting Services, then going to Grab. The default image format for screenshot taken by Grab is TIFF, but it is also possible to save the image in other formats from Preview. Click Save As, then select the preferred image format.
As of Mac OS X v10.4, Preview now has a Grab submenu in the File menu, with selection, window and timed screen. In Mac OS X, it is also possible to save screenshots directly to the Desktop in .pdf format (earlier versions of OS X) or PNG format (later versions), using keystrokes shown below. It is not possible to use this software while DVD Player is open.
| Action | Shortcut |
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| Take a picture of the whole screen | ⌘-Shift-3 (hold ctrl key to save the image into the clipboard) |
| Take a picture of part of the screen | ⌘-Shift-4, then drag to select the area you want in the picture. To cancel, press Escape. |
| Take a picture of a window, a menu, the menu bar, or the Dock. | Press ⌘-Shift-4, then press the Space bar. Move the pointer over the area you want so that it's highlighted, then click. To drag to select the area instead, press the Space bar again. To cancel, press Escape . |
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