To make a screenshot

1.
Open Preview. You don't have to have any window open.
2.
Go to the File menu, slide down to “Grab,” then choose either:

Selection: Preview provides a crosshair icon. Press-and-drag around an area to take a screenshot of just that area.

Window: Preview provides a camera icon, shown below. As you move the camera icon on top of different windows on your screen, it highlights each one. When the window you want is highlighted, single-click.

Timed Screen: Preview gives you ten seconds to get your screen set up the way you want it for a screenshot. For instance, you might want a picture of a particular menu and submenu. After ten seconds, Preview snaps the screenshot of the entire screen.

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