Editing and using screenshots

After you take a screenshot on a Mac: add arrows and text, hide details, copy the text out, or make a step guide.

4 articles · Last updated October 31, 2026

October 31, 2026 How to Annotate a Screenshot on a Mac — Arrows and Text with Markup in Preview and Quick Look Annotate a screenshot on a Mac with Markup in Preview: Shapes then Arrow, and the Text tool. Plus Quick Look.
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 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.

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