iMac users can't take screenshots, PLEASE HELP!

[Fingers]

Hey people, I am so frustrated because I am not able to take screenshots of my gameplay. Everyone seems to know how to take screenshots on a PC, you simply hit the F12 key.

What not everyone realises is that iMac user's F12 is usually bound to some other operation (speaker volume in most cases) by default. As a result, hitting the F12 key on a Mac while ingame does not take screenshots.

I have tried going into options and reassigning the Screenshot to another key, but this doesn't work either. Regardless of the key the screenshot is assigned to, iMac users can't take screenshots!

I also thought I would be clever and took screenshots through my iMac (Shift-Command-3) but Steam doesn't allow us to upload any outside photos into your screenshot folder. >:(

Please help me because I am unable to share my sprays or experiences with any of my Steam friends.

Thanks for your time.

[Small Breadboy]

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[Neptonic]

I just rebound mine to \

[zgtk]

Even with Option + fn + F12 my macbook still just changes the volume. Cannot for the life of me figure out why.

[ໄаvаиສuໄa]

I used command shift 3, and it came up on my desktop, but I'm not sure where the screenshot folder is to put my screenshot into
Apparently you go to Users/[Your name Here]/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/
but there's nothing there

[ໄаvаиສuໄa]

I mean, no folder called 'screenshots'

[MhadNess]

ok

[Maxie]

Escrito originalmente por Beminfire:

Escrito originalmente por RedJester:

You could rebind the keys used. I use 'Shift+\'.

How can you rebind them? Through Steam? If yes, tell me!

You can rebind them in the game haha

[Finesse]

The problem is still actual. A can't take screenshot with any key combination either.

I can take screenshots only via game and via OS X, but both aren't saved in Steam.

P.S. Don't treat us as fools, we all know about fn and F* keys.

[lotb]

One thing that you can do is hit your function key (normally the bottom left key will have fn labeled on it) and then hit whatever keybind you have for screenshots. Or if you prefer not having to press fn to do this you can go into system settings and change it so you dont have to hit fn to take screenshots. However you do have to hit fn to change volume or brightness and all the other default keys. I have my computer set up like this. I hope this helps!

[HeartMiyu]

i can take screen shots easily, but i cant get it to appear on steam.. they go to my desktop.. but i want them to appear under screenshots in steam.. i even made a folder in steam prefrences.. it doesnt work

[Tech Writer]

Screenshots won't work for me, either. I tried rebinding the command with a handful of different keyboard shortcuts, and none of them create a screenshot. I've tried in two or three different games, too. I'm using the Steam client on OS X Yosemite 10.10.5.

There are a few other features I can't get to work, either. My impression from trying to wrangle them makes me suspect that there are some fundamental issues with using Steam under MacOS. From searching the community, it looks like there's not much support for Mac at all. Has anyone found any solid guidance for how to get Steam to work properly on Mac? I'd be especially happy to see a "How to get Steam to work for your Mac" workflow from Steam support that's been QA'ed.

Overlay: At first, I couldn't get the overlay to work at all. I tried a handful of different fixes. The closest I came was setting the MacOS privacy setting for accessibility to allow Steam to have control of the computer. That allowed me to use the shortcut to open the overlay (Shift+Tab, by default). But when I returned to the game after opening the overlay, there was no cursor in the game, which made it unplayable. So I turned off the accessibility option.

Posting a review: I typed up a review for a game, clicked the Yes button to recommend it, then clicked the button to post it. The post button then disappeared, but otherwise the screen remained unchanged (the input box still showed my typed review, the Yes button was selected, and no indication was displayed to indicate anything had posted). In my profile, my review list showed zero reviews.

Cards for exploring my queue: Earlier this week, there was an offer indicating that I'd get some special cards if I explored my queue. I went through the entire queue, and a message appeared indicating that the special cards would be in my inventory. But there's no sign of them.

I do have sympathy for Steam's staff, especially QA. They are in the unenviable position of trying to support a platform to launch software made by tons of different game companies and indie developers. That introduces a lot of variables-- and between new releases, updates, and fixes, I'm sure it's impossible to test every possible combination of Steam + game + OS. But now that I've recently started exploring some of Steam's own features, I'm disappointed to see that so many of them simply don't work for me.

[Finesse]

Screenshots are taken in some games. As for me I can take screenshots in L4D2 but can't in HL, HL2, HL2:E1.

[Yannick]

fn and f12

[andreas.ebbert-karroum]

Escrito originalmente por BabyFawnLegs:

option + fn + f12

You'll get used to it ^^

This works, but you have to grant Steam accessibility permissions.

In system settings, go to the privacy settincs > accessibility > Check Steam.

Hope that solves the mystery for all of you :)

[mike8itall]

fn + f12 does not work for me. Opt + fn + f12 does not either.

Accessibility privileges check box was already checked.

I found an option to reverse the f keys so fn was used for vol functions etc.

This was on my logitec settings, so f1-f12 were without the fn. Direct push.

Also no good.

Oh, and please don't suggest to try what others have already suggested.
It makes it look like you haven't even read through the post. Really annoying to read the same answer over and over. Glad it worked for you, didn't work for the rest of us.
Unless you're just being a smart ass, then that's ok.