IOS screenshots vs Windows

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IOS screenshots vs Windows

I switched form PC to Mac early in the year, and so far, I am not fan.

I realize that I might sound like someone who is unwilling to adapt, but I used Mac until about 2000 when cost issues became important, and I have been struggling to adapt ever since.

I could start thousands of threads, but I know the reception I will get so I limp along. (Why, for example, am I asked so often to press a key which does not exist? I think it's supposed to mean "shift" but my keyboard has the word "shift" written on the key and I cannot find a non linguistic "then end of the wedge" key anywhere as frequently appears on menus - Paste special for example)

My main problem (for now) is screen shots.

I know how to take one, but I don't know how to use one.

I take the screen shot and a little floating window appears at the bottom right and quickly disappears onto my desktop where it joins many others that I have wasted my time on in an indecipherable format I am not interested in deciphering.

As usual in these situations, by the time I get to a forum, I am frustrated and angry.

Let's describe what I want to do.

I want to copy all or part of my screen or window, then I want to paste it STRAIGHT INTO a document, a messenger or an email.
I don't want to know anything more about it. I don't want it saved anywhere. I want to use it and forget. I never want to see or think about it ever again., even to delete it. It should never to enter my life again in any shape or form. I want a process that has previously taken my 5 seconds to take five seconds again.
I don't want there to be anything that needs to be cleaned up. I
I don't want it saved, though I don't mind what the system actually does with it as long as it (for example) does not create clutter, even in a file called "screenshots".
I want to copy and paste and have no other interaction with the screenshot, just like I have done for the past 20 years.
I have spent lot of time looking at screenshots that I have been quick enough to click on before the disappear into the desktop (a misnomer if ever there was one - deskbottom) and even if I catch them on time, I can't copy them.

Having written all that, it seems that what I want is my screenshot to go to the clipboard and nowhere else. And I want it a prefectly normal picture format, not some kind of clip or scrap.

Copy part of my screen - paste it

That's it.

Is such a simple thing possible? It works on PC :P

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 19, 2022 05:44 PM

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BDAqua

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Nov 19, 2022 06:14 PM in response to Monodonoceros

Amen... I assume we're talking about MacOS, not iOS that runs iPads & iPhones.

Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support

You can copy the screen crab to the Copy Buffer so you can just paste it elsewhere...

Just add the control key to thecapture type...

Copying a Mac Screenshot to the Clipboard

To save your Mac screenshot to the clipboard instead of to a file on your desktop, the magic key is Control (displayed on some older Mac keyboards as ⌃). You simply take an existing screenshot keyboard shortcut and add Control to the mix.

For example, the keyboard shortcut to capture then entire screen is Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 3. Pressing that key combination will capture your entire screen and place the image as a new PNG file on your desktop. However, if you use Control (⌃) + Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 3, nothing will appear on your desktop and, well, nothing will seem to happen at all. But if you open an app which can accept a pasted image, such as Pages, and try to paste the contents of your clipboard (Command + V), you’ll see your screenshot appear.

This clipboard trick also works with other screenshot types, including Selection (Control (⌃) + Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 4) and Window (Control (⌃) + Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + 4 + Spacebar). While adjusting to this new shortcut, just remember to add the Control key to the mix.

Pressing the Control key along with the other common shortcut keys is admittedly a bit awkward from a finger positioning standpoint, but we’ve found that it’s easy to adjust with a little bit of practice. The benefit of learning this approach is that you can more quickly take your screenshot into the correct application, saving you time, especially if you take lots of screenshots throughout the day. As a bonus, this method also keeps your desktop clutter-free! If you need to save your Mac screenshot to a file, of course, you can always forgo the Control key as necessary.

Quick Tip: Copy Mac Screenshots Directly to the Clipboard (techjunkie.com)

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