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baseball4200
5 years ago
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How do I turn off the screen capture feature in Sims4 on a Mac?

How do I turn off the screen capture feature in Sims4 on a Mac? Every time I press Command, Shift it automatically screenshots it and I want to turn that feature off? Like all users we want to use th...
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  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    5 years ago

    @baseball4200

    Taking screenshots in game is done by pressing C.

    Taking screenshots in macOS is CMD, Shift and 3 or 4 or 5.

    Have you changed the default settings in System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Screenshots?

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Bluebellflora
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5 years ago

@baseball4200

Taking screenshots in game is done by pressing C.

Taking screenshots in macOS is CMD, Shift and 3 or 4 or 5.

Have you changed the default settings in System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Screenshots?

  • FurtherHat's avatar
    FurtherHat
    5 years ago
    @Bluebellflora Do you know how to turn off the screen captures on Windows- instead of Mac?
  • silopw's avatar
    silopw
    4 years ago

    I try that and it still doesn't work 

  • BenjiThatFoxGuy's avatar
    BenjiThatFoxGuy
    New Novice
    4 years ago
    @Bluebellflora It's cmd+shift+3
    It can be changed in system preferences -> keyboard -> shortcuts
    It can be changed to something else or disabled entirely (untick the box).
    • Bluebellflora's avatar
      Bluebellflora
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      4 years ago
      @BenjiThatFoxGuy

      What is? Sorry, I'm confused as this is an old thread, not sure what you're posting in answer to.
    • SGLBL's avatar
      SGLBL
      4 years ago

      Hi, this shortcut is related to MAC keyboard although she's wondering about the shortcut in the game, which I'm having the same issue. 

      I could notice the command + shift + C makes screenshots when inside the game when I want to open the cheat box instead. 

      I thought this could be because Macbook keyboard for screenshots have the same shortcut but no. Shortcuts are differents. So i guess I'll need to change the shortcut for screenshot in the game. Would you know how to proceed with it?

      Cheers

      • Bluebellflora's avatar
        Bluebellflora
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        4 years ago
        @SGLBL

        You should just be able to press the letter C in-game to take screenshots.

        The cheat box is brought up by pressing CTRL, Shift and C, even on Macs. If you need to press CMD, Shift and C it could be because the modifier keys in System Preferences have been changed?
  • jessiegarxia's avatar
    jessiegarxia
    3 years ago

    How do I get to system preferences? Sorry my first time owning a Mac and just downloaded Sims4. 

      • NixTipsy's avatar
        NixTipsy
        3 years ago

        It definitely isn't the preferences on Mac. Mac screenshot shortcut is SHIFT - COMMAND - 3

        This a a problem with something in the game. I am also having a problem with this.

        And there seems to be no way to change any preferences in the game itself for screenshots or cheat screens or otherwise.

        Has anyone found a work around or a solution so far?

  • wolfinavoid's avatar
    wolfinavoid
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 years ago

    Is there a way to turn off the screen capture "feature" built into the Sims 4? If I wanted to take a screenshot I would do it with my computer's normal keyboard combination. I often press the in game screenshot button by mistake and I want to turn that off completely.

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