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Makeuseof: If you change your computer from Windows to Mac, you may be shocked at first.There are no useful keys such as "HOME" or "END" on the Mac, and a shortcut that you are familiar with on Windows cannot be used.And the Mac control (Ctrl) key is different from Windows.

But you don't have to give up!It may take some time to get the muscles of the hand to get used to the operation of the Mac keyboard, but it does not take that much time.If you learn the differences between Windows and Mac keys, you'll get used to it right away.

This time, let's tell us the points to get used to the Mac keyboard for users who have migrated from Windows to Mac.

In addition, try shortcuts using the control keys used in Windows, such as "Ctrl+D" used to book marks on a web page.

There is also a keyboard on the Mac named (Control or Ctrl).It is located on the left side of the space bar, between FN and Option.If you keep using a Mac, you will know, but there are also shortcuts that use this control key.The most important thing to know at the moment is that if you combine control keys and clicks, a context menu (similar to a right -click menu) will be opened everywhere.

Like a Window control key, if you want to use a Mac control key, you can change the command key function into a control key.Click the apple mark on the left end of the menu bar at the top of the screen to open the "System Environment Setting> Keyboard".

Select the "Keyboard" tab and "Modify Key" at the bottom right....Click the button.

On the screen that came out, select "Command" from the "Control key" pull -down menu, select "Control" from the "Command key" pull -down menu, and finally press the "OK" button.Now that the functions of the two keys have been replaced, you can use shortcuts in the same way, even if you become a Mac from Windows.

If you like to use "Alt+Tab" when switching the app on Windows, if you use the "Command+Tab" shortcut on Mac, you will get used to switching the app without having to worry about it.The Mac command key is in the same position as the Windows Alt key (left of the space bar).You don't have to remember the shortcuts again.The finger muscles should already remember that movement.

After selecting a file on Windows and pressing the Enter key, the file opens in File Explorer.In the case of a Mac, you can change the file name by selecting a file or folder and pressing the Enter key.Same as Windows F2 key.The shortcut that opens the file on the Mac is "CMD+O".

Also, if you press the space bar while the file is selected, you can see the file preview without opening the file in the app.

Windows's "Home" and "End" keys are very convenient, but not most Mac keyboards.However, it is okay if you learn the substitute shortcut.In the case of "Home", "CMD+left arrow key", for "END", "CMD+right arrow key".When using this shortcut, the command key to the right of the space bar is easier to use.

You can also use "Ctrl+A" or "Ctrl+E" as a shortcut for "Home" and "end", but when used in text, the cursor will fly at the end of the paragraph.("CMD+arrow key" flies at the end of the line.) The "Ctrl" key here is, of course, a Mac control key.

If you want to move the cursor to the bottom (last), use "CMD+Shimoya Mark", and if you want to move to the top, use "CMD+Upper Yeah Key".When combined with the "SHIFT" key, the position of the cursor at that time to the position where the cursor moves with shortcuts can be a major selection.

If you move to a Mac, you should know the "option" key as soon as possible.With the same function as the "Alt" key of Windows, you can enter special characters, symbols, pronunciation, etc. by pressing the option key.

Not all shortcuts using ALT keys on Windows can not be replaced with the Mac option key.You can see which one can be used and which one cannot be used as you use the shortcut.

Press "CMD+W" on a Mac and close the app window, just as pressed "Alt+F4" on Windows.This is one of the most frequently used shortcuts, so you should learn.If you want to complete the app completely, it is "CMD+Q" instead of "CMD+W".

The combination of Windows "Ctrl+Alt+DEL" is a helping shortcut when the OS causes a defect.This is because the task manager opens, which forcibly terminates the solidified app.In the case of a Mac, press "CMD+Option+ESC" at the same time to open the application forced termination screen.

The Windows task manager, which monitors a CPU on a Mac or sees memory and network use, is called "Activity Monitor".

Press the "Print Screen" key or "Win+Print Screen" on Windows to take screenshots at that time.If you want to take a screenshot in the same way on a Mac, use "CMD+Shift+3".The images taken are saved on the desktop with a PNG file.On Mac, you can take screenshots in various ways, so please refer to this guide article.

To customize the shortcuts of the screenshot, you can use "System Environment Setting> Keyboard> Shortcut> Screenshot".Select the shortcut part you want to change and enter a simple shortcut that is easy to remember.

The Mac Delete key is the same feature as the Backspace key of Windows.However, you may not get used to it at first because it is not in the same position as the backspace key.

So, unfortunately, Mac is not the one that hits the Windows DEL key that erases the right character of the cursor.However, the shortcut of "FN+DELETE" is the same function as the DEL key.If you have selected a file and pressed the DEL key when deleting a file on Windows, remember "CMD+Delete" in the case of Mac.

Before you get used to the Mac keyboard, you may feel uncomfortable, but it is only for the first week.On Mac, you can customize the shortcut keys, change the arrangement of the function key, automate, and use the context menu, so you can use it even more to you and change to your liking.

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Akshata Shanbhag (translated by Yuko Matano)