Keyboard Shortcuts from Windows to Macs

Keyboard Shortcuts from Windows to Macs: Overview

            Many Windows users know familiar keyboard shortcuts for common tasks, like “Cut,” “Copy,” and “Paste,” for example. However, you may feel a bit lost if having to use a Mac computer or MacBook Pro, for example. In addition, even though the PC market is shrinking, Apple just announced one of its biggest quarters ever with a notable increase in the sales of its Mac computers. This means that some of you are clearly switching to Macs from PCs. In light of this, we thought that a blog post that shows how to perform some common tasks in both operating systems would be helpful to many of you, who may be using new Macs for the first time. In this blog post, we will cover switching keyboard shortcuts from Windows to Macs.

            When switching keyboard shortcuts from Windows to Macs, it is useful to note that many of the keyboard shortcuts remain the same, but simply use the “Command” and/or “Option” key on the Mac keyboard in place of the “Ctrl” key on the Windows keyboard. However, many other keyboard shortcuts are completely different. Below is a table, grouped by computing category, that lists commonly used keyboard shortcuts in each category, the Windows keyboard shortcut, and the corresponding Mac keyboard shortcut. We hope this list makes transitioning from one to the other easier for you.

Keyboard Shortcuts from Windows to Macs: Table

Keyboard Shortcuts from Windows to Macs: A picture of a glowing keyboard.