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

    Aug 2, 2017 · To swap the behavior of keys, go to System Preferences --> Keyboard --> Modifier Keys, select the right keyboard and set the desired behavior per key. An option would be to …

  2. Mac-style Option key for special characters in Windows

    Sep 22, 2014 · One feature I like about OS X is that the Option key can be used to enter special characters while typing, making it easy to enter scientific symbols, accents, and so on. I know …

  3. How can I remap the Windows and Alt keys in OS X? - Super User

    47 Under the Keyboard System Preferences pane, there is a button for "Modifier Keys" which allows you to remap command/option/control on a per-keyboard basis. There isn't any need to …

  4. Full list of option key mappings in Mac US keyboard

    The option key with any alphanumeric or symbol key in a Mac keyboard would insert a special character. The special character would also change when shift is also held with option. E.g., …

  5. How to re-map command and option keys on Mac OS X with a PC …

    Sadly, what is supposed to be the right option key is w/o functionality (it's a "fn" key on my keyboard). Having that key as an option key would allow for curly/squared braces on german …

  6. How do I get into boot options with a non-mac keyboard?

    Mar 30, 2013 · I boot my mac mini, hold down alt on my non-mac keyboard, but it does not go to boot options. How do I get to boot options with a non-mac keyboard then?

  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 …

  8. How can I get exactly the same keyboard layout in Windows as in …

    I am using macOS on my MacBook Pro, but for different reasons I do also have to use Windows 10 to make some programming now and then. I would like to use exactly the same keyboard …

  9. 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 …

  10. How to reinstall osx with a windows keyboard - Super User

    Nov 23, 2014 · The Command key maps to the ALT key on a standard US English keyboard Try holding down ALT + R and see if that works. Alternitavely, holding down ALT during EFI (when …