{"id":271105,"date":"2021-06-10T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-screenshot-the-mac-dock\/"},"modified":"2021-06-10T16:00:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:00:33","slug":"how-to-screenshot-the-mac-dock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-screenshot-the-mac-dock\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Screenshot the Mac Dock"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2571baecd72\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2571baecd72\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-screenshot-the-mac-dock\/#The_Secret_a_Simple_Shortcut\" >The Secret: a Simple Shortcut<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-screenshot-the-mac-dock\/#What_You_Get\" >What You Get<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Screenshot the Mac Dock&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-732399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mac_dock_screenshot_hero_1.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a little-known shortcut, you can easily capture a clean screenshot of your Mac\u2019s Dock without wallpaper, including translucency in the PNG alpha channel, with no cropping necessary. Here\u2019s how to do it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Secret_a_Simple_Shortcut\"><\/span>The Secret: a Simple Shortcut<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> Whenever you want to capture a screenshot of your Dock (and only your Dock), press Shift+Command+4, and then press the Space bar on your keyboard. This puts the screenshot tool into window and menu capture mode.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-729525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mac_shift_command_4.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Press Command+Shift+4 on your Mac keyboard.\" width=\"650\" height=\"327\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After you press Space, your mouse cursor will turn into a camera icon. Place the cursor over your Dock. When you see that the Dock is highlighted, click your primary mouse button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-732409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/select_dock.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Place the mouse cursor over the Dock and click.\" width=\"650\" height=\"193\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When you click, you\u2019ll hear the screenshot sound effect. A clean image of your Dock in PNG format will be saved to your preferred save location (the Desktop, by default).<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Change Where Screenshots Are Saved on Mac<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alternately, you can run the Screenshot <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> (or press Shift+Command+5), and then select the \u201cCapture Selected Window\u201d button (It looks like a small window icon.) in the screenshots toolbar that appears.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-732407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/click_capture_selection.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"206\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After you click, hover your mouse pointer over the Dock and click your primary mouse button to capture a screenshot of the Dock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Take a Mac Screenshot Without a Keyboard<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_You_Get\"><\/span>What You Get<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you open the screenshot for closer viewing, you might notice that the PNG file includes a translucent alpha channel area for a shadow around the Dock and the Dock itself, depending on the OS you\u2019re using.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-732408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/transparent_dock_png.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"83\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In macOS 10.15 Catalina or earlier, the Dock itself will be pure opaque white. But in macOS 11.0 or later, the Dock will look translucent when viewed in a photo editing application. Either way, you\u2019ll see no trace of the desktop wallpaper behind it, which is very handy.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have the Dock screenshot file, you can edit it or share it any way that you\u2019d normally share a photo. Have fun!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>RGB? CMYK? Alpha? 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