So to make a Windows keyboard work like a Mac keyboard just change the option key to the command key and the command key to the option key as follows: You'll also note that the Modifier Keys dialog ...

Macworld One thing that never ceases to amaze me about macOS is the amount you can do with just a few keyboard shortcuts. In ...

With OS X you can use a PC keyboard and still use the same familiar layout of modifier keys that is the default for Apple's systems. Modifier keys for Mac systems are the Shift, Control, Option (Alt), ...

Sometimes modifier keys on the keyboard may not work properly. If this is the case, you may find that either specific keys will not work, or certain combinations of keys will not work. Sometimes ...

Readers offer their best tips for saving unsaved work from a crash, tweaking shortcuts in OS X, and jumping to the top of your inbox in Apple Mail. Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips ...

I’ve complained about this before on these forums: one thing that keeps me from adopting Linux on the desktop is that under Linux, keyboards are handled more or less like under Windows. While I spent ...

I recently purchased a IBM travel mate keyboard that I am anxious to use with my Mac. It does not have a windows key. If I go to System Preference -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Modifier Keys you can change ...

Terminal is inarguably useful, but it does have its annoying quirks. For example, there are lots of standard key combinations for moving the cursor that don’t work on the Terminal command line.

A key that is pressed on a keyboard in combination with a letter or digit key to perform some function. The modifier key is held down while another key is pressed one or more times. For example, a ...

A set of input keys on a personal computer or computer terminal. Along with the standard letter keys on a typewriter, computer keyboards have keys for cursor movement and entering commands as outlined ...