Nov 12, '07 03:15:00PM • Contributed by: Anonymous
I'm not sure if these hot keys worked in 10.4 as well, but while taking a screenshot in Leopard using the standard Shift-Command-4, I instinctively tried the Space Bar (being a Photoshop user) to try to move the selection. To my surprise, it worked! So a few more include the following, which are a bit tough to explain in words, and are better simply tried out to see the results:
Begin taking a screenshot by pressing Shift-Command-4, then start dragging. Then press and hold the following keys while still dragging to modify the selection before letting go and taking the shot:
- Space Bar -- moves the selection while maintaining the current size.
- Shift -- locks the x or y axis, depending on which direction you move the mouse after holding the Shift key down. For example, hold Shift and move up or down to keep your selection the same width, or press and hold Shift and move left or right to keep your selection the same height.
- Alt (or Option) -- changes your selection mode to resize from the center out as opposed to from one corner to another.
