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<p>Screen shots taken in Mac OS X save to files prefixed with “Screen Shot” in the file name, but this can be changed with a defaults write command to anything else. </p>

<h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Change the Default File Name of Screen Shots</h2>

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<li>Launch the Terminal and type the following command, replacing “OSXDaily” with the file name you wish to use</li>

<p><code>defaults write com.apple.screencapture name "OSXDaily"</code></p>

<li>Now restart SystemUIServer by killing it from the command line:</li>

<p><code>killall SytemUIServer</code></p>

<li>Take a screen shot to confirm the file name has been changed from default to the custom name</li>

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<p>Only new screen shots will be effected by this change, existing screenshot file names will remain the same.</p>

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<h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Return to Default Screen Shot File Names</h2>

<ul>

<li>Again from the Terminal, type the following command”

<code>defaults write com.apple.screencapture name "Screen Shot"</code></p>

<li>Again restart SystemUIServer by killing it</li>

<p><code>killall SytemUIServer</code></p>

<li>Confirm the file names have returned to the default by <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/05/13/print-screen-mac/">printing a screen</a> shot to the Mac OS X desktop with Command+Shift+3</li>

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<p>Other than changing file names, you can also <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/26/change-the-screenshot-save-file-location-in-mac-os-x/">change where screen shots save to</a> and <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/16/change-the-screenshot-capture-file-format/">change file type</a> to a format other than the PNG default. </p>

<p>Thanks to <a href="http://www.mactrast.com/2012/02/mac-tip-change-the-file-name-of-your-screenshots/">MacTrast</a> for the tip.</p>

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