To use the onscreen keyboard included in Mac OS X: Choose Apple, System Preferences, Language & Text. Select the Input Sources pane and check the box next to Keyboard & Character Viewer. To use the onscreen keyboard, select the Keyboard & Character Viewer icon on the status menu and choose Show Keyboard Viewer. Find a window on the desktop. If your desktop is covered by too many open windows, you can use Mission Control to quickly get to the desktop, or to see a simple view of everything that's open on the desktop, so it's easy to spot the window you need. See See open windows and spaces in Mission Control.
Launched last month, the Chrome Remote Desktop extension lets you connect to and control one computer from another but it can be especially handy for bridging the gap between PC and Mac. To use a Windows keyboard, simply connect it to your Mac (if it's a Bluetooth keyboard, your Mac should recognize it when you turn on the keyboard). You should be able to use it as soon as it's connected. You may be greeted with a Keyboard Setup Assistant prompt like the one in the image below. Like Apple's Magic keyboard, the MX Keys for Mac has a row of function keys that can either be used as regular F1 to F19 function keys, or as the macOS functions that do things like adjusting.
Right click
Click the right corner of your Apple mouse, or click with two fingers on your Apple trackpad. You can change this in Mouse preferences and Trackpad preferences.
Scroll, swipe, click
Settings for scroll direction, swipe gestures, and button assignments are also in Mouse and Trackpad preferences.
Close & resize windows
Buttons for closing, minimizing, and maximizing a window are in the upper-left corner of the window.
Change volume
Use the volume control in the menu bar, or use the volume keys on your Apple keyboard.
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Change Mac settings
Looking for the Control Panel? Use System Preferences instead.
Open apps
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You can also use Launchpad and the Dock to open your apps (programs).
Find files
Use Spotlight to quickly find and open apps, documents, and other files.
Browse for files
Looking for Windows File Explorer? Learn about the Finder.
Throw files away
Looking for the Recycle Bin? Use the Trash, which is in the Dock. Pdf marker mac.
Rename files
Click the file once to select it, then press the Return key and type a new name. Press Return when done.
Preview files
Preview most files on your Mac using Quick Look. Click the file once to select it, then press Space bar.
Back up files
Time Machine keeps a copy of all your files, and it remembers how your system looked on any given day.
Keyboard shortcuts
Many Mac keyboard combinations use the Command (⌘) key. Learn more keys and keyboard shortcuts
Cut
Copy
Paste
Undo
Close window
Switch apps
Change Mac settings
Looking for the Control Panel? Use System Preferences instead.
Open apps
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You can also use Launchpad and the Dock to open your apps (programs).
Find files
Use Spotlight to quickly find and open apps, documents, and other files.
Browse for files
Looking for Windows File Explorer? Learn about the Finder.
Throw files away
Looking for the Recycle Bin? Use the Trash, which is in the Dock. Pdf marker mac.
Rename files
Click the file once to select it, then press the Return key and type a new name. Press Return when done.
Preview files
Preview most files on your Mac using Quick Look. Click the file once to select it, then press Space bar.
Back up files
Time Machine keeps a copy of all your files, and it remembers how your system looked on any given day.
Keyboard shortcuts
Many Mac keyboard combinations use the Command (⌘) key. Learn more keys and keyboard shortcuts
Cut
Copy
Paste
Undo
Close window
Switch apps
Quit app
Forward delete
Find files
Force quit app
Take screenshot
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- For more information to help you get to know your Mac, use the Help menu in the Finder menu bar.
- What's it called on my Mac? includes additional Windows and Mac terms.
