1. How To Change Alt And Controls On Keyboard For Mac

The most important key on a Mac’s keyboard is arguably the Command Key (⌘), which is used in a tremendous number of important keyboard shortcuts, from Command-C to copy, to Command-P to print, to Command-Shift-3 to. On a PC/Windows keyboard, however, many of the same keyboard shortcuts utilize the Control Key (⌃) instead of the Command Key. Beyond this difference, Mac and PC keyboards also feature unique layouts, with the Alt/Option Key on a PC keyboard occupying the location of the Command Key on a Mac keyboard (immediately adjacent to the left and right of the Space Bar). This makes switching back and forth between using a Mac and PC a bit frustrating, as the user must adjust the position of their fingers after each switch to utilize all of the important keyboard shortcuts in Windows and OS X.

Thankfully, users can solve this problem by optionally remapping the functions of their keyboard, effectively switching the Control and Command keys. Here’s how to do it. To remap your keyboard’s “modifier keys” — the name of keys that change the function of other keys or shortcuts, such as Command, Control, Option, and Caps Lock — in OS X, head to System Preferences > Keyboard and click the button labeled Modifier Keys in the bottom-right side of the window. This will display a list of your Mac’s four modifier keys, which by default are each set to their own function. To remap any of these keys, such as our example of switching the function of the Command and Control keys, click the drop-down menu to the right of the first key you’d like to change and select its new desired function. Next, click the drop-down menu to the right of the same key you chose in the drop-down of the first entry and change it to match the first key. In our example, we’ll set the Command Key entry to Control and the Control Key Entry to Command.

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Step 6: Tap Change Key Sequence. Step 7: Select new key sequence from Not Assigned, Ctrl+Shift, Left Alt+Shift and Grave Accent to switch input language and keyboard layout, and then click OK.

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How To Change Alt And Controls On Keyboard For Mac

Once you’ve made your changes, just press OK to save them and close the window, then close System Preferences. To test the new configuration, head to an application that uses a shortcut with, by default, the Command Key (which is virtually any application). For example, launch Safari and press the keyboard shortcut Control-T to create a new tab. The default shortcut for creating a new tab is Command-T, but now that you’ve switched the Command and Control key functions in System Preferences, using the Control-T shortcut should result in the appearance of a new tab in the Safari window. By switching the Command and Control keys, those who frequently use both a Mac and a PC — for example, someone who uses a PC at work but a Mac at home — can train their fingers to rely on the Control key for most important shortcuts, and count on the fact that the same key will provide the same basic functions from the same location on their keyboard.