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# Use Default Screenshot Shortcuts With CleanShot X
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_[Watch the screencast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoMWfe1F9h4) that
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accompanies this TIL to see how to do this visually._
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On macOS there are a set of keyboard shortcuts for taking screenshots. The one
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that I use most often is `Cmd-Shift-4`. It turns the cursor into cross hairs so
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that I can make a drag selection of part of the screen to be captured as a
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screenshot.
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I've recently transitioned to using CleanShot X for taking screenshots. It
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offers some improvements over the built-in screenshot tool, like annotations
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and sticking recently screenshots in the corner of the window. As part of this
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transition, I wanted `Cmd-Shift-4` to activate CleanShot X's _Capture Area_
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feature instead of the built-in one.
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To do this, first open up _System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts_. Then go
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to the _Screenshots_ section and de-select any shortcuts that you want to
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remap. For `Cmd-Shift-4`, that is "Save picture of selected area as a file".
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Then I open _Preferences > Shortcuts_ for CleanShot X and map _Capture Area_ to
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`Cmd-Shift-4`.
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Hitting `Cmd-Shift-4` will now activate CleanShot X's Capture Area instead of
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the one for the built-in screenshot app.
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