Screenshots and screen recording

How to take, paste, hide and combine screenshots on a Mac, and how to record your screen.

9 articles · Last updated October 22, 2026

October 18, 2026 How to Screenshot on a Mac — 4 Keyboard Shortcuts and Where Your Screenshots Go The four Mac screenshot shortcuts, where screenshots are saved, how to change it, and how to copy one to the clipboard.
October 17, 2026 How to hide info in a Mac screenshot — cover it in Preview, and redact PDFs instead Preview has no blur tool. Cover names with a filled rectangle from Shapes, and use Redaction Selection for PDFs.
October 17, 2026 How to record audio with a Mac screen recording — Include System Audio in macOS 27 In macOS 27, Apple says to choose Include System Audio under Options to record the Mac's own sound.
October 17, 2026 How to make a step-by-step guide with screenshots on a Mac — one image and one line per step Build a guide with one image and one line per step. Add Control to the screenshot keys to paste straight into Notes.
October 17, 2026 How to copy text from an image or screenshot on a Mac — Live Text in Preview Open the image in Preview, drag over the text, Control-click, and choose Copy Text. Live Text does the reading.
October 17, 2026 Mac screenshot not working — check your keyboard shortcuts, or take one from the Screenshot app If the screenshot keys do nothing, check the Screenshots list in Keyboard Shortcuts, or open the Screenshot app.
October 6, 2026 Can't paste a screenshot on your Mac — three ways to paste it right away The usual way saves a Mac screenshot as a file, so Command-V won't paste it. Three ways to send it to the clipboard.
October 5, 2026 Scrolling Screenshot on Mac — Save a Full Page as One Image A Mac screenshot only captures the screen. Save a long web page as one PDF from Safari, then as one tall PNG in Preview.
September 23, 2026 Screenshots piling up on your Mac desktop — change where they go, or take them without saving a file By default, macOS saves screenshots to your desktop. Here is how to change where they go, or send one to the clipboard.

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