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Take a picture of your screen in Preview on Mac
You can use Preview to take a picture of all or part of your screen.
- Go to the Preview app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Open the PDF or image you want to capture in a picture. 
- Do any of the following: - Entire screen: Choose File > Take Screenshot > From Entire Screen. 
- Part of the screen: Choose File > Take Screenshot > From Selection. Move the pointer to a corner of the area you want to capture, drag across the area, then release. 
- Single window: Choose File > Take Screenshot > From Window. Click the window you want to capture. 
 
The picture opens in Preview, named “Untitled.” You can annotate it by clicking ![]() and using the tools in the Markup toolbar.
 and using the tools in the Markup toolbar.
Note: You can also take pictures of the screen using the Screenshot app. See Take screenshots or screen recordings.