Screenshots come of age

Screenshots are no longer a hidden feature, but rather a tool you can use every day

Screenshots are not merely useful for when you have a tech support problem. They can be used for a variety of tasks and in Mojave the feature now mimics the flow of IOS to give you obvious visual indicators and the ability to make changes to the resulting image before you share it with others. You may find you use screenshots much more in future.

1 Snap a shot

Press Shift-cmd-4 to snap a new screenshot and click the thumbnail that appears in the bottom right-hand corner.

2 Time to edit

You can now mark up the image with annotations and shapes using the tools at the top. The process is very logical.

3 Share the screenshot

Click the sharing icon top-right and choose the app you want to use. You can save the screenshot if you need to keep it.

4 A new home

Use Shift-ctrl-5 to see a new interface for screenshots. Notice the selection of tools at the bottom of the screen.

5 New options

The ‘Options’ feature lets you choose the location for the saved screenshot and set a timer to select a specific moment.

6 Job done

Click ‘Capture’ and the screenshot will be taken as expected and you can now mark it up and edit as you require.