Comments on: Take a Timed Screen Shot in Mac OS X

By: 6 Pro Tricks & Tips for Taking Better Screen Shots in Mac OS X

6 Pro Tricks & Tips for Taking Better Screen Shots in Mac OS X — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:28:25 +0000

[...] the Grab app found in /Applications/Utilities/ and you can take screen captures on a timer, letting you screenshot things that would otherwise be impossible, like some menu pulldowns, system [...]

By: Jesus F. Christ

Jesus F. Christ — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:04:46 +0000

A timed screenshot was useful while I wanted to capture the event of Drag-and-Drop in the state of dragging.

By: Show the Mouse Pointer in a Screen Shot

Show the Mouse Pointer in a Screen Shot — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:38:11 +0000

[...] that you have selected a cursor, your best bet is to take a timed screen shot, which can be done through the Grab applications ‘Capture’ menu. Voila, your new screen [...]

By: How to Take Screenshots of Screen Savers in Mac OS X

How to Take Screenshots of Screen Savers in Mac OS X — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:29:24 +0000

[...] approach is to take a timed screen shot using Grab or the command line, but the “test” method is usually [...]

By: Capture & Save Screen Shots with Preview in Mac OS X Lion

Capture & Save Screen Shots with Preview in Mac OS X Lion — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:42:29 +0000

[...] timed screen shot feature was previously limited to the Terminal or Grab, but it’s pretty handy to have directly in [...]

By: Take Screen Shots from the Terminal in Mac OS X

Take Screen Shots from the Terminal in Mac OS X — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:46:11 +0000

[...] a Screenshot on a Timer One of the better features of the Grab utility is that it lets you take screenshots on a timer, so you can setup an app or situation on the screen and capture things like alert boxes, menus, [...]

By: mauro

mauro — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:59:49 +0000

Alberto, of course there is a need for a timer:
Sometimes you need to take a snapshot of a pull down menu… there is no other way…

By: Truck

Truck — Thu, 19 May 2011 07:08:32 +0000

Just because you personally don’t use it, doesn’t mean a delayed snapshot isn’t useful. Control your digital narcissism!

By: Alberto

Alberto — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:23:08 +0000

Sorry, it is:

Command+Shift+4 – and then space bar > click on the window of which you want a screenshot……

By: Alberto

Alberto — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:22:41 +0000

I agree with Ian.
I never use Grab – And I don’t see the utility of a timer, but probably there are some (?)

Command+Shift+3 > Full Screen
Command+Shift+ 4 > Select what you want dragging a rectangle around
Command+Shift+3 – and then space bar > click on the window of which you want a screenshot……

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 01 May 2011 18:20:49 +0000

I guess I don’t see the purpose of this when you can just hit Command+Shift+3 and take a screenshot at any time in any situation.