Why I Use Multiple Screenshot Utilities on the Mac

[ace (Adam Engst)]

@mpainesyd

I just found out that when the crosshair cursor appears you can press the spacebar and it changes to a camera, which you can then use to select a particular window, even if it is partially obscured.

Ah, of course, since your script is just calling the system screenshot capabilities. (That’s standard behavior.)

@Shamino

Unfortunately, I can’t screen-shot the Capture utility’s own control strip to show that option

Here’s the trick to take a screenshot of nearly anything that you can’t otherwise.

1. Open Preview.
2. Choose File > Take Screenshot > From Entire Screen (this starts a 10-second timer).
3. Within those 10 seconds, get the screen looking the way you want.
4. Edit the screenshot in Preview to include just the elements you want.

I often use the Backdrop utility to give myself a white background, though this time, I was forced to accept blue by Preview.

Backdrop App - App Store