Mac equivalents of Windows keys

Apple Magic Wireless Keyboard – Silver. Another top rated keyboard for Mac, related to the above model is the Apple Magic keyboard. It shares many of the same features as it’s cousin above, but is a more compact keyboard without the extended layout and numeric keypad.

Many of the keys that you'd see on a PC have equivalent keys on an Apple keyboard.

• The best compact keyboard for Mac is the Apple Magic Keyboard. This wireless keyboard is a native to Apple and works perfectly with macOS and iOS. It's built of rigid aluminum and doesn't show any signs of flex.
• Windows and Mac Keyboard Differences. At least five keys have different names or symbols on a Windows keyboard than they do on a Mac keyboard, which can make it difficult to follow Mac-related instructions. For example, a software manual may tell you to hold down the command key ( ⌘ ), which appears to be missing from your Windows keyboard.

Windows logo: Press Command (⌘).

Backspace or Delete: Press Delete.

Enter or ⏎: Press Return.

Alt (left): Press Option (⌥).

Alt GR (right): Press Option + Control.

Applications: This key isn't available on Apple keyboards.

Use the On-Screen Keyboard for other functions

If your Apple keyboard doesn't include the following keys, you can recreate them in Windows using the On-Screen Keyboard.

Use the Snipping Tool to print screen

To recreate the Print Screen and Print Active Window function in Windows, use the Snipping Tool.

If your keyboard isn't working as expected in Windows

If your Apple keyboard works as expected in macOS but not in Windows, try these solutions:

• Install the latest Apple software updates for Windows.
• Install the latest Windows support software.
• If you're using Microsoft Windows 10 N, install the latest Media Feature Pack.

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Keyboard For Mac Desktop

• Microsoft provides a keyboard mapping article that describes using a Windows keyboard with macOS.
• Use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to find key combinations for the unique characters used by the language and region your Apple keyboard is designed to support:
  1. Download, install, and open the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.
  2. Choose File > Load Existing Keyboard.
  3. Select the keyboard you want to see.
  4. Find the country or region name in the keyboard list that's followed by '(Apple)'.
  5. Follow the instructions provided with the app. You can print images of the keyboard, including what keys look like when holding modifiers like Shift, Option, or Fn.