Windows – How to set up Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection for Mac to work with the Portuguese keyboard layout

Does ⌘ + alt + 2 work? This is a combination for @ in bootcamp.

For the other keys:

• ⌘ + alt + 7 to get {
• ⌘ + alt + 0 to get }
• ⌘ + alt + 8 to get [
• ⌘ + alt + 9 to get ]

Microsoft's Remote Desktop Client has two very interesting (and very un-mac like) designs:

1. Invoking the app a second time simply raises the connection in process. You've no doubt tried to launch a "second instance" of the app this way, and been annoyed that it doesn't work. Don't worry, you're not alone, that's un-expected behavior.

2. As you see from my screenshot, it's as simple as File -> New Connection

However, don't try and use the ⌘n shortcut. If you're connected to a remote computer then shortcuts no longer work, and in fact, shortcuts are actually completely unbound after you connect to something. That's invariably due to the fact that because most keyboard shortcuts get sent through to the remote computer.

So, File -> New Connection. A new icon will appear in your Dock, and you will be prompted for the remote host address. One advantage to this 'un-mac like' convention is that it's simple to switch between remote hosts with one icon per connection in your Dock.