⌘ is the Command or Cmd () key ⌃ is the Control or Ctrl key ⌥ is the Option or Alt key ⇧ is the Shift key ⇪ is the Caps Lock key fn is the Function key To achieve that using a MacBook keyboard inside a Remote Desktop session, press Fn+Deleteĭo you want to master Batch Files programming? Look no further, the Batchography is the right book for you.Īvailable in print or e-book editions from Amazon.The standard keyboard symbols you’ll encounter on most Mac and Apple keyboards are as follows: Basic Mac keyboard symbol list: The “Delete” key on a PC keyboard lets you delete the character in front of the cursor. In the Mac keyboard, there is only the “delete” key which is the equivalent of the BackSpace key on a PC keyboard. The “Fn + Up/Down” equivalent on the Mac keyboard lets you do the same. PageUp or PageDown keys let you scroll one page up or down in a document. Pressing Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End will take you to the top or the bottom of a document or file. Pressing the Fn key with the left / right arrow keys will emulate the HOME and END keys on a full PC keyboard. Press for instance: “Command+R” to trigger the Windows Run dialog, etc… The “Command” key is like the “Win” key, it triggers the Windows Start Menu. The following table will tell you what keys combination you can use on a MacBook keyboard to get the same behavior as if you were using a regular PC keyboard: PC keyboard hotkey Make sure your global keyboard hotkeys are unassigned (from the System Preferences / Keyboard / Shortcuts) before you proceed.

Very Important: Some of the hotkeys below conflict with your macOS’s default global hotkeys. Make sure you use the RDP Client to remote into the Windows Machine in order for the following keyboard shortcuts to work. This is different from the MacBook’s “Delete” key (which is equivalent to the “Backspace” key).

What is important to know is that when using a MacBook’s keyboard, you don’t have all the keys that you usually have on a PC keyboard.Įssentially, you are missing the following keys: In this blog post, I am going to share with you how to get the missing keyboard keys that let you work in MS Windows via the remote desktop client under Mac OS X with the MacBook’s keyboard.

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