Images on your Mac are as pretty as a picture hanging from a fixture. Whether you want high-contrast illustrations for boardroom presentations or photos to share across your social network, saving images on Mac is a no-brainer. You can import pictures from a local folder, use screen capture, or simply drag-and-drop to your preferred destination.
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Today’s article imparts exquisite ways on how to save an image on Mac without scrambling.
Part 1. How to Save an Image Manually on Your Mac?
Right-Click to Save Image
Right-clicking to save an image gives you leverage to manipulate files. For a trackpad, use two fingers to tap it and if your mouse lacks a distinct right-click, press the Control key to activate it.
- Right-click on the picture, and then hit “Save Image As” in the dropdown menu.
- Type the file title or name for the highlighted image, and determine the destination of the saved item.
- Hit the blue “Save” button.
Drag-and-Drop to Save Image
Drag-and-drop offers the fastest way to save a file on a Mac with limited control than right-clicking because you can’t rename it. If this feature does not work, try to restart the Finder. Just hit Command+Option+Esc to throw up the “Force Quit” menu.
- Left-click and latch onto the image you want to save.
- Drag it to your desired location like the desktop, folder or launch documents.
- When a green orb with a “+” icon pops up, release the photo to store it into its new destination.
Part 2. How to Copy a Picture from a Website on Mac?
A vast majority of images nestled in Web servers exist as separate files that your browser command can store in your Mac. Others like those embedded in animation files or slideshows don’t exist as isolated images on a server. To extract these pictures, a screen capture comes in handy.
The built-in Macintosh Grab utility in OS X allows you to capture screen images. Alternatively, invoke a keyboard shortcut command to get the job done.
Use a Browser to Copy the Image
- Head for the web page with the image you wish to copy.
- Right-click the picture and choose “Save Image As” in the prompt menu. If the “Save” option does not show up, go for the screen capture technique to import it.
- Rename the image file using the “Save As” dialog box and hit “Save” to download it to your Mac.
Alternatively, latch onto right-click for the “open image in new tab” option and drag the image to a folder on your Mac. Grab the image and yank it where you want it.
Use Screen Capture Tool to Copy the Image
- Open the website with the image you wish to copy.
- Launch the Grab application via the Utilities folder in the Macintosh Applications folder.
- Choose “Selection” in the “Capture” menu. Mark the photo you wish to copy by hitting and yanking a rectangle enfolding it with your mouse. The imported photo should appear in a fresh, unnamed Grab window.
- Choose “Save” in the Grab File menu to copy the picture to your computer. TIFF acts as the default file format for these files.
Tips:
Use keyboard shortcuts to grab screenshots on the Macintosh. Hold down “Shift+Command+3” to capture a screenshot of the entire Macintosh display. For a partial result, hold down “Shift+Command+4” and crop a portion of the screen to capture.
The Preview feature in the Macintosh Applications allows you to change the Grab TIFF file you imported to JPG or PNG. Preview also supports screenshot capture akin to Grab. The option “Take Screen Shot” appears in the “File” menu with choices for “Entire Screen”, “Selection” or “Window”.