Help Me With My Mac

By default, Mac OS X saves all screenshots made in PNG picture format.  You can change that to JPG, PDF, and GIF by following the directions below.

Read “How to take screenshots on macs” to learn more about taking screenshots.

To change Mac OS Screenshot file format, simply:

1. Click on Spotlight in the Upper Right.
2. Type “Terminal”, you should see the Application “Terminal” become the Top Hit.
3. If Terminal is highlighted, press Return.  If not, select it by using your arrows, and press Return.
4. You should see the Terminal application start, and be dumped at a textual screen prompt.
5. At that prompt, type “defaults write com.apple.screencapture type PDF” and press Return to change the default format to PDF.  You substitute JPG, or GIF for PDF to make one of those formats the default.
6. Once it’s done, you can either type “exit” and press Return, or use the keyboard shortcut to Quit (Command + Q) Terminal.

If you have any questions, please feel free to Contact Me.  Enjoy!