I recently bought a Mac Mini with OS X Snow Leopard, and one of the annoyances I found is there isn’t a way to get the pointer to “Snap To” open dialog boxes like in Windows. Today we take a look at a shareware utility that will add that functionality to OS X.
- Snap for Mac $0.99 Indragie Karunaratne and Tyler Murphy Mac/OS X 10.6 Version 1.2 Full Specs Visit Site External Download Site Clicking on the Download Now (Visit Site) button above will open a.
- Being a long time Mac user that also does a considerable amount of work in Windows, it was blatantly obvious how much of a handicap not having snaps was for Mac OS. I began to despise working on my Mac anytime I needed to do any kind of multi-software tasks and really don’t like the the Spaces/Mission Control feature that separates.
Snap To in Windows
1. In Windows you can go into Control Panel and click on Mouse. Then in Mouse Properties under the Pointer Options tab, check Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box.
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2. The convenience of this is when you’re performing a function and a dialog appears, you don’t need to drag the pointer across the screen to click on it – the mouse automatically jumps to the box. This is a great time saving feature so you can be more productive…especially if you have multiple monitors.
LazyMouse for OS X
1. Unfortunately the option isn’t available in OS X by default. But with the help of the shareware utility Lazy Mouse, that functionality can easily be added. Download Lazy Mouse and double-click the LazyMouse icon to install it.
2. Go through the installer like normal and make the selections you want. Like here you’ll need to choose to install for all users or not.
Snap N Drag Mac Os X
3. When installation is complete, make sure to check Whenever a new window appears, snap the cursor to it.
4. You’ll get a message letting you know that Access for Assistive Devices needs to be turned on for LazyMouse to work. Click the button to open the Universal Access Preferences Pane.
5. Universal Access opens and at the bottom check Enable access for assistive devices…then close out of the screen.
6. Now open System Preferences…
7. In System Preferences you’ll see LazyMouse listed under the Other section.
8. Click on the icon to open the LazyMouse options where you can customize it to act how you want. LazyMouse is shareware, so there will be a Please Register LazyMouse nag message while you’re using it.
9.If you want to get rid of the nag message, you can purchase a license for $9.95. But if you can deal with it, you can continue to use it. If you like LazyMouse though, you might want to slap down 10 bucks for it.
The “Snap To” feature may seem like a minor setting, but it’s one of the first things I set up when rebuilding a Windows machine…it saves a lot of time.
If you’re moving from a Windows world to a Mac environment…this handy utility will bring a familiar Windows feature to OS X.
How to take a screenshot on your Mac
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- To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3.
- If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
How to capture a portion of the screen
- Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4.
- Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture. To move the selection, press and hold Space bar while dragging. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
- To take the screenshot, release your mouse or trackpad button.
- If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
Snap Camera Mac Os X
How to capture a window or menu
- Open the window or menu that you want to capture.
- Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4, and Space bar. The pointer changes to a camera icon . To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
- Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.
- If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
Where to find screenshots
By default, screenshots save to your desktop with the name ”Screen Shot [date] at [time].png.”
In macOS Mojave or later, you can change the default location of saved screenshots from the Options menu in the Screenshot app. You can also drag the thumbnail to a folder or document.
Learn more
- In macOS Mojave or later, you can also set a timer and choose where screenshots are saved with the Screenshot app. To open the app, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 5. Learn more about the Screenshot app.
- Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, might not let you take screenshots of their windows.
- To copy a screenshot to the Clipboard, press and hold the Control key while you take the screenshot. You can then paste the screenshot somewhere else. Or use Universal Clipboard to paste it on another Apple device.