Finding Windows Keys on a Mac Keyboard

Robert Carreno — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:06:31 +0000

A Mac keyboard has many keys that function the same as keys on a Windows keyboard, but that are named differently. Sometimes it can be hard to find out what the correct keys are online, so I created this list to show you what keys used on Windows do the same on a Mac.

*Windows Key*	*Mac Key*	*Use*
Alt	Option	Enters special characters, such as ѐ.
Control (Ctrl)	Control key on Mac – Command (⌘)	Performs actions or shortcuts. Ex. Pressing Ctrl-S or ⌘-S usually saves a document or file.
Num Lock	Num LockShift-Clear	In some applications, controls whether pressing keys in the numeric keyboard enters numbers or moves the cursor.
Scroll Lock	Control-F14	In some applications, controls whether pressing the arrow keys moves the cursor or scrolls in a windows.
Print Screen	⌘-Shift-3⌘-Shift-4	Takes pictures of the screen and saves to clipboard. On Mac, ⌘-Shift-3 takes a picture of the entire screen. ⌘-Shift-4 takes a picture of the part of the screen you select.
Shift	Shift	Same on both. Allows lowercase letters to become capitalized.

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