I've been using a Microsoft keyboard with my Mac for quite awhile. I just like how the keys feel better than the keyboards supplied by Apple. In fact, I'm dreading the day the Windows keyboard stops working and I have to find another. This model of the keyboard hasn't been made in years. I suppose I'll check out Microsoft, Logitech, and even Apple offerings. The point is you're not compelled to use an Apple keyboard unless you wish to; any wired USB keyboard, or, will work fine with a Mac.
In fact, Apple even sells the Mac Mini without a keyboard or, allowing customers to supply their own. There's just one little problem with using a non-Apple keyboard: figuring out some of the keyboard equivalents. There are at least five keys that may 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. Once you know the keyboard equivalents, you can use them to control various Mac functions, including using. Another helpful bit of information for new Mac users is to know which menu key symbols correspond to which keys on the keyboard. The symbols used in the Mac menus can be a bit strange to those new to the Mac, as well as old hands who may be more mousers than keyboard users. Say Hello to Your Mac's Keyboard Modifier Keys, will explain the symbols and how they map to your keyboard.
The Command and Option Key Swap The last bit of trouble you may run into depends on which platform you were using before you started using a Windows keyboard with your Mac. This problem is one of finger memory. Besides Windows and Mac keyboards having slightly different names, they also swap the positions of two often-used modifier keys: the Command and Option keys. If you’re a long-time Mac user transitioning to a Windows keyboard, the Windows key, which is equivalent to the Mac's Command key, occupies the physical position of the Option key on a Mac keyboard. Likewise, the Windows keyboard's Alt key is where you expect to find the Mac's Command key.
If you're used to using the modifier keys from your old Mac keyboard, you're likely to run into trouble for a while as you relearn the key locations. Instead of having to relearn key locations, you can use the Keyboard preference pane to reassign the modifier keys, allowing you to keep the fingering skills you already possess. Launch by clicking its, or selecting System Preferences from the Apple menu. In the System Preferences window that opens, select the Keyboard preference pane.
Click the Modifier Keys button. Use the pop-up menu next to the Option and Command keys to select the action you wish the modifier keys to perform. In this example, you want the Option key (the Alt key on a Windows keyboard) to execute the Command action, and the Command key (the Windows key on a Windows keyboard) to perform the Option action. Don’t worry if this sounds a bit confusing; it will make more sense when you see the dropdown pane in front of you. Also, if things get a bit mixed up, you can just click the Restore Defaults button to put everything back the way it was. Make your changes and click the OK button. You can close the System Preferences.
With the modifier key swap issue resolved, you shouldn't have any problems using any Windows keyboard with your Mac. Keyboard Shortcuts Those new to the Mac but use to using keyboard shortcuts to speed up their workflow may be a little taken aback by the notation used in the Mac's menu system to indicate when a keyboard shortcut is available. If a keyboard shortcut is available for a menu item, the shortcut will be displayed next to the menu item using the following notation: Keyboard Shortcut Notation Menu Item Notation Key ⌃ Control ⌥ Option ⌘ Command ⌫ Delete ⏎ Return or Enter ⇧ Shift.
Sometimes, even the simplest tasks can be forgotten if not practiced and repeated. In this short tutorial, I am going to show you some basic command line commands in Microsoft Windows, and their equivalent commands in Apple Mac OS Terminal. This is by no means a complete reference to the available commands, just a short list of some common commands available to you on your operating system. In this post, I will about Windows Command Line (CMD) and Mac OS Terminal Navigation Commands. Knowledge of CMD/Terminal commands may be needed for using command line interfaces (CLI) of applications where Graphical User Interface is missing, or when CLI provides a faster/easier way to perform a task.
Let’s see some of the commands The CMD/Terminal window To open the CMD window in Microsoft Windows you may follow several ways, one of them being choosing Run option from the start menu, typing “cmd” in run window, and clicking “enter”. This will open the CMD window in Microsoft Windows.
CMD window Here you will see the version of the Operating System, and the path to the home folder. The white sign in the picture points your current location in the disk.
Home folder is the usual starting point when you open CMD window. In Mac OS you will usually find the Terminal in Other programs folder. When you open the terminal, you will see the name of the current folder. A steam machine.
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If you want to know the full path to the current folder, you can type pwd and see the full path. List files and folders If you want to list files and folders in that directory use: WINDOWS MAC OS dir ls Here you see the list of directories in my home folder. Listing files in a directory with dir command in Windows CMD Move to directory If you want to change your current directory to another directory, use: WINDOWS MAC OS cd “path to the folder” cd “path to the folder” When you execute the command by pressing “enter” in your keyboard, if the path is correct, you will see that you current folder will change to the new path. Get back to parent directory If you want to go one directory up in the directory tree, execute: WINDOWS MAC OS cd. And you will see your current directory will change to the parent directory.
Please note that in windows two dots are connected to cd, and in MacOS there is a space between cd and dots. Get to the root Wherever you are in the directory tree, you can move to the root directory by executing: WINDOWS MAC OS cd cd / This will get you to the disk root of the directory tree.
Create a directory Creating a new directory is done using WINDOWS MAC OS mkdir MyFolder mkdir MyFolder This will create directory MyFolder in your current directory. Remove a directory Removing a directory first requires the directory to be emptied from contents, and then be removed. Removal commands are: WINDOWS MAC OS rmdir MyFolder rm -r MyFolder Rename a directory To rename a directory execute: WINDOWS MAC OS rmdir mv oldName newName Rename a file To rename a file execute: WINDOWS MAC OS ren oldFileName newFileName mv oldFileName newFileName Delete a file To delete a file exeute: WINDOWS MAC OS del filename rm -Rf filename Delete command does not ask for confirmation, so please be careful. Check the Path Some programs need to be added to the PATH in order to be accessible through command line interface. If you want to check your current path, you can execute the following command: WINDOWS MAC OS echo%path% echo “$PATH” This will print current path variable and you can check if required programs are added to the path. I hope this helps.