May 29, 2017 About keyboard layouts. With standard English keyboards, you can switch between the QWERTY, AZERTY and QWERTY layouts. These layout names indicate the order of the first six keys on the top-left letter row. The most commonly used QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in 1873. Apple supplies a 'British' keyboard layout with the following differences: The # symbol is replaced by the £ symbol (as on PC keyboards); the # is available by pressing ⌥ Option+3; More recent Apple British keyboards move the backquote/ key to the left of the Z key and replace it with a section sign (§) and a plus-minus sign (±), respectively. Australians tend to use the American keyboard layout. One other source of confusion is the fact that some Mac keyboards label the Alt key Option while others call the Option key Alt (depending on. I love what Apple have done with the Japanese keyboard's enter key (but there the brackets are much worse): Image If I order new I definitely order the US style, but since I often buy refurbs I don't get to have that choice. I just got an iMac 21.5' installed Windows 10 (On request of my client). I have an issue with the '§' character on the Apple keyboard. I have used Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4 to map 'Danish (Apple)' keyboard so alle the key respond with their printed characters. It works for everything except the $ / § key.
Mac equivalents of Windows keys
Many of the keys that you'd see on a PC have equivalent keys on an Apple keyboard.
Windows logo: Press Command (⌘).
Backspace or Delete: Press Delete.
Enter or ⏎: Press Return.
Alt (left): Press Option (⌥).
Alt GR (right): Press Option + Control.
Applications: This key isn't available on Apple keyboards.
![]() Use the On-Screen Keyboard for other functions
If your Apple keyboard doesn't include the following keys, you can recreate them in Windows using the On-Screen Keyboard.
Use the Snipping Tool to print screen
How much is imovie. To recreate the Print Screen and Print Active Window function in Windows, use the Snipping Tool.
If your keyboard isn't working as expected in Windows
If your Apple keyboard works as expected in macOS but not in Windows, try these solutions:
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