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With this free utility, you may capture your entire computer screen, a single window, or a selection of the screen.

Or, select the Finder icon (the smiling, square face) from the dock.

Instead the word Grab will appear in the menu bar at the top of the screen.

Apples Spotlight tool provides users with a quick way to search for apps, files, pictures, documents, and more.

To launch Spotlight, click on the magnifying glass in the very top, right-hand corner of the screen.

Instead, the word Grab will appear to the left of the apple icon in the top menu bar.

If you use the Grab tool frequently, you may want to add it to your dock.

The dock contains the icons of popular apps and programs.

To add the Grab icon to your Dock.

The next time you want to use the tool, you can just click on the icon in your dock.

With Grabs Selection option, you can take a screenshot of a portion of your screen.

To access this option, click Capture and then pick Selection from the drop-down menu.

Remember, all of Grabs functions are accessible through the top menu bar.

When you click Selection, and dialog box with the following message pops up: Drag over the portion of the screen you want to capture.

To select a portion of the screen, click, hold, drag your cursor over the desired area.

To capture the screenshot, click the window you want to capture.

After ten seconds, Grab will capture a screenshot of your entire computer screen.

All of its functions are accessible through the top menu bar.

If Grab is open, you will see the following options: Grab, File, Edit, Capture, Window, and Help.

If you want to include a cursor in your screenshot, select Grab then Preferences.

Select a pointer type from the dialog box and then close the window.

Move your cursor to the desired location and then click on the screen to capture the screenshot.

Grab will superimpose the pointer type you selected onto the screenshot.

Grab App For Mac