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How to Take a Screenshot of an Entire Webpage in Safari on a Mac

Taking screenshots of a webpage is a normal operation for many. Perhaps it’s to capture an image for a meme, graphs for a presentation, or to send that annoying error message to a disbelieving customer service rep. Whatever the reason, some of the standard Mac screenshot options may not do the trick.

Most of us are familiar with Shift-Command-3 to capture the entire screen, or Shift-Command-4 to capture a selected portion of a screen. You may even be familiar with Shift-Command-5 to capture a single window. But what if you want to take a scrolling screen capture of an entire webpage? The aforementioned tools can’t do that – they can only capture visible areas of your screen. So, is it even possible to take a screenshot that includes a portion of a webpage you would normally need to scroll to see?

Yes, there is! But it does take a few extra steps than just executing a single keystroke combination.

Screenshot a Webpage

• Open Safari and go to “ Safari > Preferences… “
• Click the Advanced tab and toggle on “ Show Develop menu in menu bar .”

• Navigate to the webpage you want to capture and from the Develop menu, choose “ Show Web Inspector .” Alternatively, you can hit alt-command-I (⌥⌘I).

• Select the Elements tab and right-click on the line that begins with “<html…”
• Choose Capture Screenshot

• Give it a moment to do it’s magic, and then select a name and location to save the file.

All done! Well, almost…

This could just be an issue I run into, but when capturing entire pages in this manner, there is a lot of empty container buffer around the image in the PNG file. You can see this in the Quick Preview of the file:

Let’s fix that.

• Open the file in Preview . If Preview is already your default application to open PNG files, you can simply double-click its icon.

• Drag the crosshairs in the empty area around the image. You’ll see the empty space selected and highlighted in red. Drag too far, and you’ll pick up the image itself. Don’t do that, we only want to select the empty area.

• When you let go of the mouse button, the highlighted color will disappear and be replaced with a dotted line indicating the selected area.

• Hit Shift-Command-I (⇧⌘I) to invert the selection.

• Hit Control-K (⌘K) to crop the image to the selection.
• Now you can hit Save (⌘S) and you truly are done. One cleaned up screenshot of an entire webpage.

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OH man, Thank you so much for this post. it really helped me and saved a lot of my time.

Thanks for the helpful screen capture. I cannot get the clean up to work. The Shift+Command+I doesn’t work and I cannot get the Control+K to work. Can select the red area but that’s it.

Hoping you can help.

You show us how to capture OTHER web pages but NOT your own? That’s not cool dudes! If its not NOT for you, its not OK for anyone, right?

on Catalina, the part involving Preview to crop the image was a bit different, but I figured it out. Click on the show Markup Toolbar icon, then click on Rectangular Selection, then draw a box around the bit of interest, then click on “crop” in the toolbar. Repeat if needed. Zoom as needed.

Thanks for the insight!

Tried it on the article and when I try to pen saved .png I get message that either file is corrupted or can’t open the file format.

I ran into this also, then I quickly realized the file does not have the .png extension. Recaptured the screen and ensured when renaming the file, I added .png. Opened as a webpage though not as a preview. Still to figure out how to set preview as the default file opener for png files.

I’ve often wanted to do this. However, on this very page, while the initial steps seem to work, the resulting .png is un-openable by Preview or Pixelmator Pro or Quicklook. (“It may be damaged or use a file format that Preview doesn’t recognize.”)

File->Print->Save as PDF, and File->Export as PDF work as expected in Safari (full HTML-rendered page) with the added features of selectable text and extractable images in the PDFs (for those memes y’all). ~Tim~ macOS Big Sur, 11.4 Safari 14.1.1

Awesome tip! These are the articles that make it worthwhile to keep visiting Rocket Yard of OWC. Thanks. BTW an application to do it is Paparazzi! (but it does not work in all cases) https://derailer.org/paparazzi

I just tried that same Apple webpage with Safari 14.1.1 in OS 11.4. Went to File > Export as PDF… and bingo! Got a nice high-res 8.2MB PDF on my desktop instantly. Image is clean, no unexpected margins.

That works! Thank you!

Huh. I just tried that in Mojave with the latest Safari (14.1.2), using this webpage for the test.

I end up with a 20.6mb file ending in .PNG format, but which will not open. It’s either “damaged” or in a format that Preview can’t open.

In most other applications, this function would be easily performed using the Print button, and then Save as PDF. It is truly unfortunate that web developers have blocked the normal Print functionality on the web.

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How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac: Complete Guide

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Capture the Entire Screen

Screenshot a portion of your screen, capture an open window, save a screenshot to the clipboard, use the screenshot app (mojave and later), use the grab utility tool (high sierra and earlier).

This article was co-authored by Chiara Corsaro and by wikiHow staff writer, Kyle Smith . Chiara Corsaro is the General Manager and Apple Certified Mac & iOS Technician for macVolks, Inc., an Apple Authorized Service Provider located in the San Francisco Bay Area. macVolks, Inc. was founded in 1990, is accredited by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) with an A+ rating, and is part of the Apple Consultants Network (ACN). This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 12,031,810 times.

This wikiHow guide will show you how to take a screenshot on a Mac. There are several easy methods for taking screenshots! You can capture the entire screen, a portion of the screen, or an individual window or menu. On macOS Mojave and later, you can use the Screenshot app for these functions. On macOS High Sierra and earlier, you can use the Grab utility tool.

How to Screenshot on Mac

Press Command-Shift-3 to immediately take a screenshot of your entire screen. To capture a portion of the screen, press Command-Shift-4 and drag your mouse over the area you want to capture. Alternatively, use Command-Shift-4 and press the spacebar to capture a window.

• Earlier versions of OS X will save it as "Picture #"—for example, if it's the 5th screenshot on your desktop it will be labeled "Picture 5".

• Earlier versions of OS X will save it as "Picture #"—for example, if it's the 5th screenshot on your desktop it will be labeled as "Picture 5".

• After you’re done taking screenshots, check out how to delete cookies on your Mac .

• You can also take a portion screenshot with this method using ⌘ Command + Control + ⇧ Shift + 4 and dragging your reticle over the appropriate part of your screen, exactly as the portion screenshot method.

• You can also use Edit > Paste in the menu bar.
• Next, check out how to view your web browser history on your Mac .

• Capture the entire screen
• Capture a window
• Capture a portion of the screen
• Record the entire screen
• Record a portion of the screen

• To capture a window, click the window on the screen while using the window tool.

• This tool has been replaced by the Screenshot app in later versions of macOS.

• To take a picture of your entire screen, click Screen . A window will pop up telling you where to click and letting you know that the window will not appear in the shot.
• To take a picture of a portion of your screen, click Selection . A window will pop up instructing you to drag your mouse over the portion of your screen you'd like to capture.
• To take a picture of a specific window, select Window . Then, click on the window you'd like to take a picture of.

Community Q&A

• It is possible to change the shortcut used for taking screenshots by going into System Preferences, then to the Keyboard area, and clicking on the Screenshot section of Shortcuts. By clicking on the type of screenshot you want to change the shortcut for, you can press a combination of keys to create a new shortcut. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
• Files from the screen-capture tool are saved to the desktop as PNG files by default. You can change the default location in MacOS Mojave or later using the Screenshot app. Click the Options menu in the app to change where screenshots are saved. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
• Advanced users with knowledge of the Mac OS X Lion Terminal application can also use the "screen-capture" command to take a screenshot from the command line . Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0

• Posting screenshots that include copyrighted information could have legal implications, so be careful that you have the right to capture any of the information visible on your screen. Thanks Helpful 9 Not Helpful 2
• When taking screenshots to pass on to other people, or to publish on the Internet, ensure no personal or confidential information is captured within the image. Thanks Helpful 7 Not Helpful 6

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How to take a screenshot on a MacBook Pro

Insert: close up on one method of taking screenshots on a MacBook Pro

Whether it's just for speed as you want to capture a website page, or you need to show someone what's being shown on your display, taking a screenshot or grab of your MacBook Pro screen is handy. Apple doesn't exactly make it clear how you do it, but the company does give you an almost ridiculous number of options once you start.

Two crucial things before you take a screenshot, though.

The most important caveat is that you must remember that you are not taking a shot of the screen, you are taking a shot of what the Mac is displaying. So if your display has gone, say, monochrome for some reason, and you take a screenshot, that shot will be in perfect color.

You also can't take a screenshot of a Blu-ray or DVD player because of rights issues. It's the same thing with streaming services such as Netflix — you can take a shot, but it will be blank where the movie was

Other than that, you can take a grab of anything on your Mac's screen and choose between either doing it very quickly or with some customization.

How to take a screenshot on a MacBook pro, the quick way

• Hold down the Command key
• Hold down the Shift key
• Tap the number 3 key

A capture of your entire MacBook Pro screen is briefly displayed at the bottom right of your monitor, and then it is saved to your desktop.

In a giant majority of cases, this is probably all you want. And on the odd occasion that you only wanted to grab a particular portion of the screen, you can open that screenshot in an image editor and delete what you don't need.

That image editor could be your Mac's built-in one, too. When the screenshot is briefly displayed at the bottom right, or at any time when you select it and tap the Spacebar , you can edit the image.

Click on the icon of a marker pen and you get a reasonable set of editing tools that include markup ones and cropping.

How to take a screenshot of part of a MacBook Pro screen

You can, though, decide in advance that you are only going to take a screenshot of, say, one particular window, or one section of your screen.

• Tap the number 4 key

Notice the difference here, you're using the number 4 key. When you do that, the Mac's cursor turns into a crosshair and you can drag over the area you want to grab.

When you let go of the mouse, or the trackpad, the shot is taken.

How to take a screenshot of a single window on a MacBook Pro screen

• Move the cursor over a window
• Tap the spacebar
• Click when you're ready

How to take a screenshot of a single window on a MacBook Pro screen on a timer

In that example, the shot only takes place when you click, and in all the others, it happens immediately. To give yourself a few seconds to, say, arrange a window or select a menu, you can use a timer.

Having seen the use of the number 3 and 4 keys, you may not be surprised to know that this one involves 5.

• Tap the number 5 key

This time, all that happens is that you get a control strip on screen. It actually contains buttons to start off everything you've done so far with keystrokes, such as grabbing the whole screen or a portion.

However, it also has an Options control.

Click on that and you get the choice of taking a shot immediately, in 5 seconds or in 10 seconds.

There are also options for where you save the screenshot, whether it gets displayed on screen, and so on. The same control strip even includes options to take video of the screen instead of a still image.

However, for speed and convenience, the keystrokes of Command , Shift and the number 3 , 4 or 5 , can't be beaten.

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Screenshot on Mac Not Working? 5 Ways to Fix It

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The screenshot feature built into macOS requires no additional software; it should just work. If it stops working, there are a few places to look for answers—starting with the keyboard. If this accessory is functioning properly, look elsewhere.

Whether you use the tried-and-true keyboard shortcuts for taking screenshots or prefer to go through the Preview app or the Screenshot app (in Mojave or later) for that purpose, one of these fixes should get your Mac's screenshot feature up and running.

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Information in this article applies to macOS Catalina (10.15) through macOS Sierra (10.12), except as noted.

Possible Causes for Mac Screenshot Issues

When you can't take a screenshot on a Mac, you're missing a valuable tool for troubleshooting and communicating ideas through email and text messages. Since it's rare that screenshots don't work on a Mac, it may be easy to discover why your Mac isn't performing as expected.

It's wise to start by confirming that the keyboard is responsive. If you notice issues with specific keys or momentary unresponsiveness, try these Mac keyboard troubleshooting tips .

Other places to look include the Mac's keyboard shortcut settings for screenshots and the built-in Screenshot app.

How to Fix it When You Can't Take a Mac Screenshot

If everything else works correctly on the Mac, the keyboard is working correctly and isn't the problem. There are several other things you can do to pinpoint the reason why your Mac's screenshot function won't work.

Turn off the Mac and turn it back on . Running a Mac for long periods without shutting it down can cause it to perform inefficiently or prevent certain apps from working properly.

If the screenshot feature on your Mac isn't working, shut down the Mac and turn it on again. Then take a screenshot according to your preferred method, whether that's keyboard shortcuts or the Screenshot app.

Check the screenshots keyboard shortcuts. These settings are on by default. They may have been switched off at some point or set to keyboard combinations other than the defaults.

To check this, go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts . There you can see whether keyboard shortcuts have been turned off or reassigned to other actions.

Reset the NVRAM . Like a simple restart, resetting the non-volatile random-access memory (NVRAM) can sometimes resolve issues with core Mac apps and functionality. This memory is responsible for controlling many of the internal settings of the computer.

Confirm the location for saving screenshots in the Screenshot app. The default is to save screenshots to the Desktop. If you changed that setting, your screenshots may be hiding somewhere you haven't looked. Check the location on the Screenshot app's floating menu bar.

If you prefer a manual approach, use Terminal to set the destination for screenshots and other files.

Check Your Dropbox settings . If you have Dropbox on your Mac , you may have set it so that screenshots save to your Dropbox rather than your Mac's desktop.

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How to Take a Screenshot on Mac (Ventura, Monterey)

How to take a screenshot on mac, capture the whole screen, capture a window, capture a selected area of the screen, capture the touch bar, capture a menu, how to change the default save location of screenshots on a mac, using the built-in app on a mac, using the third-party app.

Taking a screenshot on a Mac is nothing new, in fact, there are so many people are wondering how to get this job done because there is no “Print Screen” key on your Mac keyboard. Taking a screenshot on your Mac is a great way to make a tutorial, showing a great moment of videos, high scores from Games, some problems you need help and the conversations on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, etc.

Taking screenshots on a Mac is super simpler than Windows 10/11 because you can use the built-in keyboard shortcuts or the third-party software for taking a screenshot on Mac.

Preview App

Grab utility.

Apple has added the new tool in new macOS to help simplify this process. Taking pictures and recording videos is no longer that hard. Let’s jump right in to find out!

There are several new ways to take screenshots on your MacBook, especially with the new macOS Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina and Mojave version . Previous keyboard shortcuts like Shift + Command + 4 or Shift + Command + 3 still remain working.

Step 1: Press Shift + Command + 5 to see the toolbar.

Step 2: Choose the Capture Entire Screen icon.

Step 3: Click anywhere on the screen you want to capture to take a screenshot, or you can click on Capture to take screenshots.

Step 4: At this point, you will see a small thumbnail appear at the corner of your laptop screen. Click on this thumbnail to edit the screenshot(s) you have just taken. This process is only available on macOS Mojave or later.

You also can follow the traditional way of taking a screenshot, which is available for all macOS. All you need to do is press Shift + Command + 3 to capture the whole screen, and you can find the screenshot on your desktop.

Step 2: Choose the Capture Selected Windows icon.

Step 3: Click on the window you want to take a screenshot of.

Step 4: At this point, you will see a small thumbnail appear at the corner of your laptop screen. Click on this thumbnail to edit the screenshot(s) you have just taken. This process is only available on macOS Mojave or later. You also can follow the traditional way of taking a screenshot, which is available for all macOS.

All you need to do is press Shift + Command + 4 . Then, press Space and you will see the pointer change to a camera. Click on the window you want to capture, and you will find your screenshot(s) on your desktop.

Step 1: Press Shift + Command + 5 to see the toolbar. Step 2: Choose the Capture Selected Portion icon .

Step 3: Drag your mouse the select the area you want to capture.

Step 4: Click on Capture.

Step 5: At this point, you will see a small thumbnail appear at the corner of your laptop screen. Click on this thumbnail to edit the screenshot(s) you have just taken.

This process is only available on macOS Mojave or later. You also can follow the traditional way of taking a screenshot, which is available for all macOS.

All you need to do is press Shift + Command + 4 , then drag your mouse to the area you want to capture. After you release the mouse, the screenshot has now taken, and you can find it on your desktop.

You can press Shift + Command + 6 to take a screenshot of what currently being displayed on the Touch Bar. Your macOS has to be Sierra 10.12.2 or later.

Step 1: Click on the menu to see its content. Step 2: After pressing Shift + Command + 5 , choose one of the two options to take a screenshot: Capture Selected Window or Capture Selected Portion .

Step 3: At this point, you will see a small thumbnail appear at the corner of your laptop screen. Click on this thumbnail to edit the screenshot(s) you have just taken. This process is only available on macOS Mojave or later. You also can follow the traditional way of taking a screenshot, which is available for all macOS.

First, you need to click on the menu to see its content. Then, press Shift + Command + 4 and drag your mouse to the menu where you want to take a screenshot. After releasing your mouse or the trackpad button, press Space to change the pointer into the camera icon and click on the menu to capture.

This is all the different ways to take a screenshot on macOS Big Sur or later with a special tool, I hope you find this article helpful.

Step 1: Create a new folder on Desktop or wherever you want.

Step 2: To change the name of the created folder, just click on that folder and press the Enter button. Then, type the new name you want, such as “TakeaScreen”

Step 3: Open a Terminal app by typing “terminal” on Spotlight Search or click on Launchpad >> Other >> Terminal.

Step 4: At Terminal window, let copy and paste the command line below.

Note: Make sure to have a “space” after “defaults write com.apple.screencapture location”.

Then, let drag and drop the folder into the Terminal.

Drag and drop the folder Step 6: Once you’ve pressed Return button, continue to Enter the command below.

Now, you can take a screenshot by using the above guide to check the result.

Preview is also the built-in tool which lets you open anything from photos to PDF files on Mac. However, it has some hidden features. With Preview, you can completely take a screenshot and here is the step-by-step to do that.

Step 1: Go to LaunchPad >> open Preview app. Then, click File >> Take a screenshot at the menu of the screen.

Step 2: Select the option you want. To save your screenshot, click File >> Export.

Apple’s operating system, Mojave, has been released to the public. This update includes a plethora of new features including better security for browsing and screensavers that play behind your login screen as you’re working on projects.

The most notable change in this version is with Grab which was replaced by Screenshot ! It means you can not use Grab on Mojave, Big Sur and later.

Step 1: Open the Grab app on your Mac by going to Applications >> Utilities >> Grab. You can only use the Grab’s menu at the top left of your Mac’s screen because there are no app’s window which show up on the screen.

Step 2: Go to the Capture menu and select one of 4 options, including:

• Taking a screenshot of your entire screen, select Screen and click on the screen which you want.
• Taking a screenshot a part of your screen, click Selection. A window will appear and you need to drag your mouse over the part of your screen you want to capture.
• Taking a screenshot of a particular app window, click Window. Then, select the window you want to take a screenshot of.
• Click Timed Screen option, you’ll have 10 seconds to stage the screen before this app capture the entire screen.

Skitch is a great screen capture and editing app from Evernote. Skitch can assist as your primary screen capture app, surely replacing the built-in Grab utility in your Mac. It provides some features which allow you to annotate a screenshot with adding arrows, text, shapes, and lines.

• It costs free.
• User-friend ly interface
• Supports for JPG, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, BMP, and PDF formats.
• It only allows editing one image at a time.
• Must use export option to save the image.

LightShot is also an amazing screenshot tool available for Mac. You can capture screenshots in many ways and easily edit, upload or even share them on the Internet. Here’s the guide on how to use the LightShot app.

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Apple Releases macOS Monterey 12.6 With Security Updates

While we have to wait a bit longer for the macOS Ventura launch, Apple today released macOS Monterey 12.6. macOS Monterey 12.6 is the sixth major update to macOS Monterey and it comes a couple months after the launch of macOS Monterey 12.5 .

macOS Monterey 12.6 addresses a number of kernel vulnerabilities as well as issues with maps, iMovie, ATS, MediaLibrary, and PackageKit.

Apple says that it is aware that one kernel vulnerability was actively exploited, which means that it is important for all macOS Monterey users to update to the new version of the operating system as soon as possible.

Apple has also released a macOS Big Sur 11.7 update with security fixes.

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Safari 12 is now available for macOS Sierra and High Sierra

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Safari 12, the latest version of Apple ’s web browser, is now available to download for people running macOS Sierra (10.12.6) and macOS High Sierra (10.13.6).

This new version of the browser, which is the default browser in the upcoming macOS Mojave (10.14) update, comes with a range of new features, and if you can’t wait until Mojave launches on September 24 you can get the updated browser for the older versions of macOS.

In fact, if you use Safari as your daily web browser then it’s a good idea to update to Safari 12 as soon as possible, as it includes security updates. To download and install Safari 12 right now, open up the Mac App Store, click on ‘Updates’ and you’ll see the Safari 12 update waiting for you there.

Safari 12 features

So, what’s new in Safari 12? Apple has included support for website icons in tabs, which makes it easier to organize and find open websites when you’re browsing with multiple tabs open, as well as password suggestions and an alert if you're using a password for a service that Safari has saved for another site.

This should encourage people to use different passwords for different websites, rather than using one password for many.

Users also have better control over how pop-up windows are handled on websites, and ad retargeting suppression has been bolstered so that it reduces advertisers' ability to identify unique Mac devices. The web browser also disables any extensions that cause it to perform more slowly by default.

So, even if you're planning on upgrading to macOS Mojave next week with Safari 12, we’d recommend installing it on your Mac as soon as possible, so that you can access these new features and benefit from the added security.

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Mac OS Sierra: How To Screen Screenshot (Print Screen)

Previous versions of Mac OS Sierra will display your print screen or screenshot as Picture # , so if it’s your fourth screenshot on your computer then it will be labeled as Picture 4 once you have taken a Mac print screen and you need to make the Mac print screen selection for the fourth image. You can use the screenshots in emails or word documents, or even edit your screenshots and upload your screenshots to the web.

Print Screen (full screen):

• Make sure that everything on your screen is what you want captured in the screenshot. If it’s not you can just delete the image, rearrange the screen, and take another picture and it won’t cause any problems, but it will be annoying nonetheless.
• Press Command + Shift + 3 and then release all keys. You’ll hear a noise like a camera going off.
• Now check your desktop and you should see a new .png file that contains the screenshot you just took.

Screenshot (localized):

• Open the item or area you’d like to take a screenshot of.
• Press Command + Shift + 4 and then release all keys.
• You will now see that your mouse cursor has turned into crosshairs that you can move around.
• Drag the cursor to the area want to start as one corner of the screenshot. Then press down and drag the mouse over the area you want to take a screenshot of.
• When you have selected the area you want to capture, just release your mouse button. You’ll hear a sound like a camera going off, and the screenshot will be taken.
• Check your desktop, and you’ll find a new .png file of your screenshot.

These steps will work for the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, as well as Mac OS Sierra. Once you learn how to take screenshots and use the print screen feature on your Mac, it becomes very easy and useful, and you’ll be doing it all the time. Hopefully the step-by-step instructions above will help you as a guide to Mac print screen selection.

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I keep running into issues with websites that say my version of Safari is out of date. I am running Sierra 10.12.6 and would like to find out if there are any more modern versions of Safari that will work with Sierra. The App store shows no further updates for Safari on Sierra. My Safari version is 10.1.2.

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You cannot update Safari without upgrading from Sierra.

If you cannot or don't want to do that, you should consider a 3rd party browser such as Chrome

The model year of an iMac is available at Apple menu > About This Mac.

An early 2009 iMac can be upgraded to El Capitan 10.11.6 but no later version. See: How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support

A late 2009 through mid 2011 iMac can be upgraded to High Sierra 10.13.6 but no later version. See: How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support

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Thank you. It's odd - the Safari version that I had with El Capitan worked fine and now that I moved to Sierra the later version of Safari hardly works with anything. I have Chrome and will move to that. Thanks.

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Apple 's Safari browser for the Mac is more customizable than ever and there are several ways to expand the viewport to show more of a website at once, including full screen mode. When looking at a photo or a video, more is usually better and the same is true of data-heavy websites that may have several large tables filled with relevant information. Fitting that all in on a MacBook screen might be a tight squeeze.

It feels like Safari has been around forever, but Apple first launched its browser in 2003. Before that, Mac users primarily relied upon Microsoft's Internet Explorer , although, Opera, Netscape, and Mozilla were well known and good solutions as well. Google's Chrome followed soon after and, over the years, the browser wars have settled into a fairly consistent rendering and performance level, making the differentiating factor more about user-friendliness as well as   the overall look and feel of the browser. Apple usually opts for minimizing the appearance and letting the website shine, but there are ways to show even more of a website's content with Safari.

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Switching to full screen mode is the quickest way to hide all of Safari's chrome, the developer terminology for the user interface, including the address bar, tab bar, and any other controls that are open. Basically, the entire screen becomes a window to the current website. To enter full screen on a MacBook , simply hold the globe key, also known as the function key, and tap the letter 'F.' Tapping the escape key will exit full screen mode. On a Mac that doesn't have such a key on its keyboard, a combination of control and the command key, which looks a bit like a four-leaf clover, plus the letter 'F' switches to full-screen. This is as much screen space as possible, but there is a way to see even more of a web page. Also, Apple gives Safari users ways to minimize the chrome without hiding it all.

See More Website, Less Safari

With Safari on the Mac, some controls can be hidden to allow more room for content while keeping the tab bar visible. Under the View menu, there are options to show or hide the favorites bar and sidebar. Full screen can be accessed from this menu as well. Reader mode, also found there, offers a different type of content viewing that hides ads and removes the website's styling, instead formatting the page in a narrow column with a large font. For anyone looking for a distraction-free view of an article, going to Reader and full screen displays the words and photos in a minimalist fashion. For those running macOS Monterey , opening preferences from the Safari menu and choosing compact tabs will merge the search field and the tab bar together, an easy way to gain vertical space, which is tight on a MacBook, but might be less of an issue on a desktop Mac.

Another way to view more of a website on a Mac computer is to zoom out, which is easily accomplished by holding the command key and tapping the minus key. Zooming back in is done with a combination of command and equals key, which is the same key used for the plus sign but there is no need to hold the shift key. Command plus the zero key restores the zoom level to normal. Zooming affects both text, images and other graphics on a page and Safari remembers the zoom level set for each website, so upon returning it will default to the magnification used at the last visit, which is a nice touch by Apple . If there is a need to reduce images and graphics on a website, but keep text readable, under the advanced preferences pane, there is an option to set a minimum font size. Apple's Safari offers several ways to customize the view of a website to help the user see more of the content and less of the browser.

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How to screen record on your mac.

Recording your screen on Mac is easier than ever.

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Open the screenshot utility on mac, set your screen recording options, record your screen.

Screen recording on Mac was vastly improved with macOS Mojave (first introduced in 2018). With nothing but a built-in application, you can capture sound, mouse clicks, portions of your screen, and more. Here's how to screen record on your Mac.

You can use the same tool to screen record that you do to take screenshots . Open up the Screenshot app using one of these methods:

• Press Command+Shift+5.
• Use Spotlight (Command+Space), search for "Screenshot," and choose the app from the results.
• Open the Applications folder using Finder and then click Go > Utilities from the menu bar at the top of your screen and select "Screenshot."

When you open Screenshot, you'll see a toolbar at the bottom of your screen. The three options on the left of the toolbar are for screenshots, so you'll start with the middle two for recordings.

One option is for recording your whole screen. Click "Record Entire Screen" to do this.

The other option is for selecting just a portion of it. If you only want to capture part of your screen, click "Record Selected Portion." Then, drag the dotted shape where you want it to go and resize it by dragging an edge or a corner.

Before you start recording, click "Options." At the top of the list, you can pick a spot to save your recording. Then, you can get into some handy recording features.

When you need a few moments to prepare what's on your screen for the recording, use the Timer. You can pick 5 or 10 seconds from the time you hit Record until the recording begins.

If you want to include audio with your recording, select "Built-in Microphone." This is ideal for explaining what you're recording.

The "Show Floating Thumbnail" option is useful if you'll be demonstrating how to take a screenshot. As you know, a thumbnail appears in the corner of your screen by default.

Need to show the steps that you're taking on the screen? Use the "Show Mouse Clicks" option. When you enable this, each click of your mouse displays as a circle. That way, your audience can see the steps in a sequence, or even in a single, helpful click.

If you change your mind about recording your screen, you can simply close the Screenshot app. Either click the "X" on the left of the toolbar or press your Escape key.

Once you have your options set, it's time to record. Hit the "Record" button in the Screenshot toolbar. If you turned on the timer, you'll see how much time you have left to get ready on the Record button.

A small Stop button will appear in your menu bar as you capture your screen. Click that button to stop recording.

Then head to the location that you chose to save the recording in to view the video. You can then open the recording using the built-in Preview program your favorite video editing application.

If you've got an iPhone, it's a cinch to record your iPhone screen too.

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Use Split View With Two Safari Windows

Check out Use Split View With Two Safari Windows at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.

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Thanks for this Split View instructional video. It's one feature that I'll be now using more often. However you didn't mention how to escape from the screen because the red, yellow and green buttons have disappeared. Thank goodness I discovered that by moving the cursor to the top of the screen they did reappear.

I can't make split view work in ANY scenario; two Safari windows or any unrelated two apps. Pressing, holding, cursing, head scratching; nothing. Hovering changes the green dot to an 'expand' icon and produces full-screen; option-hover changes it to a 'plus' producing a full desktop but nothing I do allows for a split screen. Curious. 15" MBP Late 2016, IOS 10.12.2.

John: Not sure. Hard to say without seeing exactly what you are doing and how it is different.

Found it on Apple's support site: If holding down the full-screen button doesn't enter Split View, go to Apple menu > System Preferences, click Mission Control, and make sure that “Displays have separate Spaces” is selected. [Log out required.]

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• Go to a website
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Use the developer tools in the Develop menu in Safari on Mac

If you’re a web developer, the Safari Develop menu provides tools you can use to make sure your website works well with all standards-based web browsers.

If you don’t see the Develop menu in the menu bar , choose Safari > Settings, click Advanced, then select “Show features for web developers.”

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