Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth: Common keyboard key mappings when you use a PC keyboard on a Macintosh

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When you use a Windows (PC) keyboard on a Macintosh computer, the keyboard shortcuts that you use map to different keys. In particular, the primary key that is used in keyboard shortcuts in combination with other keys is frequently different. The following are the primary key substitutions on the Windows keyboard, and their Macintosh equivalents. Collapse this tableExpand this tableWindowsMacintoshCONTROLCOMMAND (for most shortcuts) or
CONTROLALTOPTIONWindows/StartCOMMAND/AppleBACKSPACEDELETEDELETEDELSHIFTSHIFTENTERRETURN.The following are typical Windows keyboard shortcuts and their Macintosh equivalents that apply to the operating system. .System Shortcuts

Collapse this tableExpand this tableActionWindowsMacintoshBackward deleteBACKSPACEDELETECapture whole screen to ClipboardPRINT SCREENCOMMAND+CONTROL+SHIFT+3Capture frontmost windowALT+PRINT SCREENCOMMAND+SHIFT+3Close active windowCONTROL+WCOMMAND+WCopy a file/folderCONTROL+drag iconOPTION+drag iconCopy to ClipboardCONTROL+CCOMMAND+CCreate an alias or shortcutMouse right-click, then select Create ShortcutSelect item, then COMMAND+LDelete to ClipboardCONTROL+XCOMMAND+XExit a dialog box without changesESCESCFind/SearchCONTROL+FCOMMAND+FForce exit from unresponsive applicationCONTROL+ALT+DELETECOMMAND+OPTION+ESCForward deleteDELETEDEL (Mac notebooks: Function (fn)+DELETE)View item information or propertiesALT+ENTERCOMMAND+ILog off Current UserWindows logo key+LCOMMAND+SHIFT+QMaximize windowCONTROL+F10CONTROL+F3, then UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to select minimized windows on Dock, then ENTERMinimize windowsWindows logo key+MCOMMAND+MNew folderCONTROL+NCOMMAND+SHIFT+NOpen fileCONTROL+OCOMMAND+OPaste Clipboard contentCONTROL+VCOMMAND+VPrintCONTROL+PCOMMAND+PExit/quit programALT+F4COMMAND+QRename file/folderSelect item, then F2Select item, then ENTERSave fileCONTROL+SCOMMAND+SSelect all itemsCONTROL+ACOMMAND+ASelect more than one item in a list (noncontiguous)CONTROL, then click each itemCOMMAND, then click each itemSend items to Recycle Bin/TrashSelect items, then DELETESelect items, then COMMAND+DELETESend/receive e-mailCONTROL+KCOMMAND+KShut downWindows logo key+U+UCOMMAND+OPTION+CONTROL+Eject keySwitch to next windowCONTROL + F6COMMAND+~ (tilde)Switch to previous windowCONTROL+SHIFT+F6COMMAND+SHIFT+~ (tilde)Toggle through open applicationsALT+TABCOMMAND+TABType special charactersALT+character keyOPTION+character keyUndoCONTROL+ZCOMMAND+Z.Microsoft Office / iWork

The following are typical Windows keyboard shortcuts and their Macintosh equivalents that are specific to the Microsoft Office and Apple iWork office suites.Collapse this tableExpand this tableActionWindowsMacintoshAll CapsCONTROL+SHIFT+ACOMMAND+SHIFT+ABoldCONTROL+BCOMMAND+BExtend selection word leftCONTROL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROWOPTION+SHIFT+LEFT ARROWExtend selection word rightCONTROL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROWOPTION+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROWFont menuCONTROL+DCOMMAND+D (Office) or COMMAND+T (iWork)ItalicCONTROL+ICOMMAND+IMove to beginning of current or previous wordCONTROL+LEFT ARROWOPTION+LEFT ARROWMove to end of current or next wordCONTROL+RIGHT ARROWOPTION+RIGHT ARROWMove to end of current lineCONTROL+ENDOPTION+ENDNew document, new e-mail message, and so onCONTROL+NCOMMAND+NUnderlineCONTROL+UCOMMAND+U.Windows Internet Explorer / Safari Shortcuts

The following are typical Windows keyboard shortcuts and their Macintosh equivalents that are specific to the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari Web browsers.Collapse this tableExpand this tableActionWindowsMacintoshBackALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACECOMMAND+LEFT ARROW or DELETEFind word/phrase on a pageCTRL+FCOMMAND+FForwardALT+RIGHT ARROW or SHIFT+BACKSPACECOMMAND+RIGHT ARROW or SHIFT+DELETEBrowse to home pageALT+HOMECOMMAND+SHIFT+HOpen new browser windowCTRL+NCOMMAND+NOpen new tabCTRL+TCOMMAND+TPrint pageCTRL+PCOMMAND+PRefresh Web pageCTRL+RCOMMAND+RSwitch to next tabCTRL+TABCOMMAND+} (right brace)Switch to previous tabCTRL+SHIFT+TABCOMMAND+{ (left brace)Toggle full screenF11NoneIncrease text sizeCTRL+PLUS SIGN (+)COMMAND+PLUS SIGN (+)Reduce text sizeCTRL+MINUS SIGN (-)COMMAND+MINUS SIGN (-).For more information, visit the Apple Support Web site for the following articles:Switch 101: On Windows, I used to…http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2514
(http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2514)
Apple Pro external keyboard mapping in Windowshttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT1168
(http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1168)

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