Sometimes you may want to crop a screenshot on Mac to share a part of it with someone. Cropping a screenshot shows only a part of the screen to the person you want to share. Another useful utilization of cropping a screenshot can be when creating engaging presentations or tutorials, as you can focus on the important information without adding unnecessary content.
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How to Take a Screenshot on Mac?
For reference, let’s look at how to take a screenshot on Mac before learning about how to crop a screenshot on Mac. There are 3 ways to take a screenshot on Mac.
- Press the “Command + Shift + 3” keys on your keyboard to take a screenshot
- Press the “Command + Shift + 4” keys to take a screenshot of a specific area. This will turn the cursor into a crosshair, and you can click and drag to select the area you want to capture
- Press the “Command + Shift + 4” keys to take a screenshot of a specific window.
How to Crop a Screenshot on Mac?
Mac has built-in tools for cropping a screenshot. You can use any of the following methods to crop a screenshot on Mac.
Crop a Screenshot with Mac’s Editor
You can crop a screenshot on Mac with Mac’s default editor as follows.
- Take a screenshot on Mac using any of the above steps.
- Once the screenshot is saved, open it by double-clicking. Mac will open the screenshot with Mac’s Editor.
- Click the Crop icon from the editor’s toolbox. This will add box corners to the screenshot.
- Adjust the box corners by dragging these to your desired area as per requirements. You can also change the desired size and position of the cropped area by clicking on it and dragging it.
- Once you are done, press the Done button on the Editor’s window.
How to Crop a Screenshot on Mac using Preview?
The Preview viewer of Mac OS also lets you crop a screenshot by using the following steps.
- Right-click the saved screenshot and use the Preview option to open it
- Once opened, select an area from the image using your mouse
- Now go to Tools from the Menu option and select the Crop option
- Select the area that you want to crop. This will crop the selected area
- Use the Save option from File menu to save the cropped image