Show the Mouse Pointer in a Screen Shot

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<p>If you’ve ever taken a screen shot in Mac OS X you’ll notice the cursor is nowhere to be found, even if you’re taking a screenshot of something like a menu in use. By using Grab, you can take screen shots showing the mouse pointer though, and it’s even somewhat customizable. </p>

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<li>Launch Grab, located within the Applications Utilities folder</li>

<li>Pull down “Preferences” from the Grab menu</li>

<li>Select the desired cursor pointer type</li>

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<p>Now that you have selected a cursor, your best bet is to take a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/01/take-a-timed-screen-shot-in-mac-os-x/">timed screen shot</a>, which can be done through the Grab applications ‘Capture’ menu. Voila, your new screen shot has the mouse cursor included.</p>

<p>Note that the standard <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/05/13/print-screen-mac/">screen capture</a> keys will still not include the cursor, so you must continue to use Grab to capture a screen image with the pointer visible. </p>

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