



SEE ALSO: How to Modify or Create Custom Keyboard Layouts on Mac Easily Use Windows Keyboard on Mac Which basically means, that all our problems are remedied. This will ensure that the Windows key on your Windows keyboard (which is in the position where the option key would normally be) will behave like the option key, and the Alt key on your Windows keyboard (which is in the position where the command key would normally be) will behave like the command key. If you have a Windows keyboard that you want to use with a Mac, you can easily remap the modifier keys (the Windows, Alt, Ctrl, Caps Lock), to behave the way they would on a Mac keyboard. Remapping Modifier Keys to Work Properly on Mac The process will be exactly the same for other Windows keyboards. Note : I’m configuring a Logitech G213 keyboard to work sanely with a MacBook Air, running macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Developer Beta.
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If that sounds confusing, believe me, using a keyboard in that manner is even more so.įortunately, there is an easy way to configure a Windows keyboard to work properly with a Mac, and you don’t even need to install a third party application to do it. This is counterintuitive, because on a standard Mac keyboard, the command key is placed right next to the space bar… where the Alt key will be on a Windows keyboard. The problem with using a Windows oriented keyboard with a Mac, is not that the functions are different, it’s the layout that causes issues. For example, if you connect a Windows keyboard to a Mac, the Windows key will work as the “command” key, and the “Alt” key will work as the “option” key.
