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  1. How to map the Command key to a "Windows" keyboard?

    Remapping a Windows keyboard so that the key positions match a standard Mac keyboard is pretty easy. Just open Keyboard Preferences, and click the Modifier Keys… button in the Keyboard tab. …

  2. Command and Option keys on Windows keyboard - Ask Different

    Aug 2, 2017 · In macOS the copy command is invoked by the key combo command + C. The Windows key is normally the command key. As your keyboard does not have a command key you can map …

  3. Ctrl key on Microsoft keyboard does not map to Mac's command

    The Windows key on your PC keyboard maps to your Mac's Command key. When using a PC keyboard you would use windows key C to copy and windows key V to paste, etc.

  4. Mac OSX not automatically remapping Windows key to Cmd

    Dec 7, 2014 · The alt key also doesn't seem to get mapped to anything initially. My ctrl key maps correctly to ctrl on mac, but this leaves me without a command, or an option key. I went into the …

  5. keyboard - Remapping keys to match Windows - Ask Different

    Mar 19, 2011 · You really should learn the Mac way of doing shortcuts (the Command key). After a few weeks of using both platforms, your brain will learn to use Command on the Mac and Control on …

  6. Is it possible to swap option and command keys for a specific keyboard?

    It's a Windows keyboard, so it has a Windows key and an alt key. The Windows key maps to Command, and the Alt key maps to option. The keys are reversed from their positions on a normal Mac …

  7. Repurposing "menu" button on Windows keyboards used in OS X

    Jun 15, 2020 · 33 Windows keyboards map pretty intuitively to OS X, leaving only the "context menu" button a little purposeless. I would like the menu key to behave as another Command key. How does …

  8. What do I type to produce the command symbol (⌘) in Mac OS X?

    Feb 1, 2019 · FYI, you can see all keyboard-accessible characters & what their key combinations are by using the keyboard viewer: Enable the Input Menu under Keyboard/Input Sources; Click on the kb in …

  9. macos external USB keyboard command key not working

    May 16, 2021 · I have a reliable external keyboard that worked normally with a macbook pro (2018). I've upgraded to a new macbook air and the command key isn't working with the external keyboard. For …

  10. Changing right-hand Command & Alt key order to be like a Windows …

    Apr 15, 2017 · I would like to switch the Right Command (⌘) Key order with the Alt Key under the System Preferences (to be just like Windows) but there appears to be no option under System …