Press Command+Shift+3. This will place an image file on your desktop. Double-click on the file to open it in Preview.
Take a screenshot of just a portion of the screen:
1. Press Command+Shift+4. When the cursor changes to a cross-hairs, click and drag over the area that you want.
![macshot1](https://laimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/17011/macshot1.jpg)
2. An image file will be placed on your desktop.
3. Double-click on the file to open it in Preview.