Easy screen captures with Mac OS X

Mac OS X includes the Grab application to capture your entire screen or a small section. You can activate screen capture from any application by using one of several keyboard shortcuts. To capture the entire screen use Command+Shift+3, which captures the full screen and saves a PNG file to your desktop. Modifying your key combination slightly, Command+Shift+4 activates your cursor to make a screen capture of a smaller section of the screen. If key commands aren't your thing, you can open Grab from the Utilites folder located in your Applications folder. Adjust the Grab settings to take a screen capture to your specification. You can further enhance your screen captures with free utilities that allow you to customize Mac OS X screen capture settings.