This clipboard trick also works with other screenshot types, including Selection ( Control (⌃) + Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 4) and Window ( Control (⌃) + Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 4 + Spacebar). But if you open an app which can accept a pasted image, such as Pages, and try to paste the contents of your clipboard ( Command + V), you’ll see your screenshot appear. However, if you use Control (⌃) + Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 3, nothing will appear on your desktop and, well, nothing will seem to happen at all.
Pressing that key combination will capture your entire screen and place the image as a new PNG file on your desktop.
You simply take an existing screenshot keyboard shortcut and add Control to the mix.įor example, the keyboard shortcut to capture then entire screen is Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 3.
To save your Mac screenshot to the clipboard instead of to a file on your desktop, the magic key is Control (displayed on some older Mac keyboards as ⌃). Copying a Mac Screenshot to the Clipboard
