Use Mac with a normal keyboard - the best tips

You can also use your Mac with a normal keyboard. We have put together the best tips for you:

Windows key instead of control for Mac on the normal keyboard

For the usual keyboard shortcuts with the Command key (CMD) on the Mac, you have to use the Windows key on the normal keyboard.

• Copy key command: [Windows] + [C]
• Paste key command: [Windows] + [V]
• Cut shortcut: [Windows] + [X]

New key assignment on Mac

The symbols on the keyboard no longer match when you connect them to your Mac. We show you the most important symbols.

• You create square brackets "[" and "]" with [ALT Gr] + [5] and [ALT] + [6].
• The hyphen "|" create with [ALT Gr] + [6].
• Insert curly brackets with [ALT Gr] + [8] and [ALT] + [9].
• You create the "@" symbol by pressing [ALT Gr] and [L].
• Press the [F12] key on Mac to eject a CD from the drive.

In another practical tip, we will show you how you can combine PDFs under Mac.