Grab (software)

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Grab
Grab's timed screenshot dialogue box
Developer:	Apple Computer
Latest release:	1.3 (90) / 2006
OS:	Mac OS X
Use:	screen capture
Website:	http://www.apple.com/macosx/

[edit] Introduction

Grab is an application by Apple Computer, in Mac OS X, used to make 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 is found in /Applications/Utilities/Grab.app. A Grab submenu is also available in Mac OS X's services menu if the frontmost application supports services and allows images to be pasted at the current cursor position. As of Mac OS X v10.4, Preview now has a Grab submenu in the File menu, with selection, window and timed screen. The default image format for screenshot taken by Grab is TIFF, but it also possible to save the image in other formats from Preview.

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.

[edit] Shortcut

Action	Shortcut
Take a picture of the whole screen	⌘-Shift-3
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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