

This is a free but powerful tool to take a screenshot with ease. There are some Grab app Mac alternatives you can try if you would like to use tools rather than Grab. Shift, Command, and 6: The Entire Touch Bar 3. Shift, Command, and 5: The Entire Screen/Window/Portion Shift, Command, and 4: Portion of the screen I am only part of the team that does graphics for the organization so, if in a jam, for the next few weeks, I'll ask the other graphics person to fill the gap.ītw, I'm really starting to like this Mac.There are some other shortcuts you can try to screenshot on Mac except for the above-mentioned shortcuts of Grab. My daughter's mac is purring like a kitten. Both have layers, but Affinity is much better for graphics work with text, etc. So you could also try Affinity Photo and maybe Design, or Luminar. I had also tried Gimp, and the trial versions of PS Pro and Affinity, so I don't want to blame the mess all on Adobe. The uninstalled and reinstalled it, but for various reasons, I ended up doing a reset of my PC because things were corrupted. Adobe had to remotely do it for me and, not counting a very long wait on hold to reach tech support, the remote session took about two hours. I tried their trial PS Elements2108 on my W10 laptop, and couldn't uninstall it.

You could do Adobe's stuff, but I find it a nightmare to uninstall.

Most graphics apps will offer a trial period that should cover your 2 weeks though, including Photoshop CC if you want to go all out

You can do text overlays with Preview, as well as draw simple shapes. Is there a preferred online editor to do this with a Mac? Don't really want to buy a program for just two weeks use. I use Photoshop Elements on my own computer. I occasionally need to use layers/add text to a graphic. Or is there a better program already on the Mac?Īs seppoj said, Photos. She has Picasa on her Mac so I'll be able to do basic editing. Grab will sit in the dock after you've used it in case you want it again. You'll then see the Grab menu top left - the "Capture" menu will be of interest. No, you can start it like any other program: via Launchpad, via double-click in Finder, or type Grab in Spotlight and press "Enter" (click the little magnifying glass icon top right of the screen and type in the pop-up window). I use Windows snipping tool and think the Mac equivalent is Grab tool - Is using Command+Shift+4 or Command+Shift+3 the only way to get it to work?
