Print screen on a Mac...

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Pishtushette · 30/12/2011 20:12

Can anyone tell me how to print screen on a Mac using a PC keyboard. The Mac keyboard died and our budget doesn't stretch to anything Apple at the mo...

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niceguy2 · 30/12/2011 23:38

Usually it's Apple Key + Shift + 3 but since you are using a PC keyboard you won't have an Apple Key.

Try Windows Key + Shift + 3.

I'm not at my Mac right now so cant try it.

brassick · 31/12/2011 00:23

I think Apple key equates to control ("ctrl") key on a PC keyboard. To print screen on a Mac, I do Apple key, shift & 4 - that saves it as a jpeg to my desktop. So I would try ctrl, shift & 4.

Hth

niceguy2 · 31/12/2011 00:47

Aha, i just managed to test it.

The Apple CMD key is the Windows key on a PC keyboard.

So CMD+Shift+3 for the entire screen. And CMD+Shift+4 for an area.

HTH

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Pishtushette · 01/01/2012 11:29

Great. Thanks very much.

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Pishtushette · 01/01/2012 11:30

I hadn't even noticed the Windows key. There's not much hope for me is there?

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