Tuesday, April 8, 2014

OS X Mavericks: Windows keys on a Mac keyboard

OS X Mavericks: Windows keys on a Mac keyboard


A Mac keyboard has many keys that function the same as keys on a Windows keyboard. Here are some of them:
Windows keyMac keyUse
Forward delete
Fn-Delete
Deletes the character to the right. On portable Macs, press Fn-Delete.
Alt
Option
Enters special characters, such as é.
Control
Windows key
Command (⌘)
Performs actions or shortcuts. For example, pressing Command (⌘)-S usually saves a document or file.
Home and End
Command (⌘)-Left Arrow and Command (⌘)-Right Arrow
On the Mac, use the Command and arrow keys to go to the beginning or end of the current line, and use the Home and End keys to go to the beginning or end of the current document.
Num lock
Num lock
Shift-Clear
In some apps, controls whether pressing keys in the numeric keyboard enters numbers or moves the cursor.
Scroll Lock
Control-F14
In some apps, controls whether pressing the arrow keys moves the cursor or scrolls in a window.
Print Screen
Shift-Command (⌘)-3
Shift-Command (⌘)-4
Takes pictures of the screen. Shift-Command (⌘)-3 takes a picture of the entire screen. Shift-Command (⌘)-4 takes a picture of the part of the screen you select.
Pressing the Option key while viewing a menu reveals hidden menu items. For example, in many apps, if you press the Option key while viewing the File menu, File > Close changes to File > Close All.

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