How to Change the File Format for Screen Capture in Mac OS X

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Change Screen Capture File Format on Mac OS X More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Max Brazao | permalink
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Today, a quick tip for my fellow Mac users. Mac OS X allows various methods for capturing your screen to an image file ... Command+Shift+3: takes a screenshot of the full screen (or screens if multiple monitors), and save it as a file to the desktop Command+Shift+4: brings up a selection box so you can
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For further reading: http://theturninggate.net/2012/08/change-screen-capture-file-format-on-mac-os-x/ ^[1]

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How to Change the Screenshot File Format on Your Mac - Make Tech Easier More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by David Coles | permalink
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By default, OS X saves the screenshot that you captured in PNG format. Here's a little trick for you to change the screenshot file format on your Mac.

For further reading: http://www.maketecheasier.com/change-screenshot-file-format-mac/ ^[2]

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Quickly Change OS X's Default Screenshot Format and Location More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Larry Dix | permalink
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Ever wish OS X's screenshots ended up somewhere other than your desktop? A one-line terminal command can change all that, allowing you to store them anywhere you like.
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For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/quickly-change-os-xs-default-screenshot-format-and-loc-1489014578 ^[3]

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OSX Screenshot App: Can't change screenshot file format More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by nigelwaters | permalink
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I can't get the MacOS screenshot app to change the file format. I've tried to change the settings with $ rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screencapture.plist $ defaults write com.apple.screenca...

For further reading: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152889/osx-screenshot-app-cant-change-screenshot-file-format ^[4]

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1. http://theturninggate.net/2012/08/change-screen-capture-file-format-on-mac-os-x/

2. http://www.maketecheasier.com/change-screenshot-file-format-mac/

3. http://lifehacker.com/quickly-change-os-xs-default-screenshot-format-and-loc-1489014578

4. http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152889/osx-screenshot-app-cant-change-screenshot-file-format