I'm completely new to the Mac and I have a whole lot of problems with the shortcuts etc.
Is it possible to remap the keys to match my windows expirience? For example I'd like to have CTRL+C, CTRL+V as Copy & Paste.
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I'm completely new to the Mac and I have a whole lot of problems with the shortcuts etc.
Is it possible to remap the keys to match my windows expirience? For example I'd like to have CTRL+C, CTRL+V as Copy & Paste.
Best Answer
What I recommend for you is remapping the keys so that pressing the Control button on your keyboard tells you computer that you're pressing command. That way, you can use the button you're used to automatically without having to set up each shortcut you want. Here's how:
Go to System Preferences (in your Applications folder) and click
Keyboard
. Go to theKeyboard
tab and click theModifier Keys...
button.Select your keyboard from the
Select keyboard...
menu.To give yourself a Windows-like experience, do the following:
In the first menu, Leave
Caps Lock
alone.Set the second menu to
Command
so that the line reads like this:Control (^) Key: ⌘ Command
Change the third menu to
Option
.Change the fourth menu to
Control
.With this setup, pressing the
Contro
l button will make the computer think you've pressedCommand
. So, any shortcut that sayscommand-v
will work when you presscontrol-v
. The option key behaves like the alt key. The command button works as the control key usually does on a Mac. You can use it for things such as right-clicking.Hope this works for you!