This is useful if you’re using a generic keyboard or if you’ve enabled a keyboard layout that you don’t recognize or don’t remember adding. When you tap a key, it will tell you which key you’ve pressed. Off the bat, this app will detect which keyboard you have. Visit it on your Mac and tap the keys on your keyboard. If you have a keyboard that you cannot identify all keys on, you should give Keyboard Tester a try. In some very rare cases, the Command and Option keys may be swapped. On a Windows/generic PC keyboard, the Mac modifier keys are as follows Follow the on-screen instructions to help macOS recognize your keyboard. This will open the keyboard identification window. Open System Preferences and select Keyboard. macOS will automatically ask you to identify the new keyboard you’ve connected however, if it doesn’t you can force it to recognize the new keyboard. A generic keyboard, whether it’s wired or wireless will connect with Mac without needing additional software. Identify New KeyboardĬonnect your Windows/generic keyboard to your Mac. Here’s how you an use a Windows keyboard with a Mac.
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You might need to tell your Mac that you’re using a different keyboard, and it will take a little trial and error to figure out which are the Ctrl and Command keys but that’s about it. If you don’t own an Apple keyboard, or you’re stuck using a generic one that’s meant for a Windows PC, it will work just as well. While Apple does have its very own branded keyboards, both wired and wireless, it doesn’t restrict you to using them.
You can use just about any keyboard with your iMac, Macbook, or Mac Mini.
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