How To Screenshot On Mac With Windows Keyboard

Mac Keyboard Shortcuts and Their Windows Equivalents

If you are new to Mac OS Ten, it can be frustrating to learn some of the hot-keys that you were used to on Windows. While there isn't always an verbal equivalent, in that location are a few shortcuts that are similar and volition get yous started.

Control-Alt-Delete

In Windows Command-Alt-Delete volition bring up the security window assuasive you lot to change users and lock the computer, amongst other things. There are a few hot-keys on the Mac that can perform the same functions.

Control-Command-Squirt restarts the Mac
Control-Pick-Command-Squirt shuts down the Mac immediately
Shift-Control-Q logs you lot out and then you tin can login as another account

Control-Shift-Escape

Control-Shift-Escape pulls up the task manage on Windows and the equivalent on the Mac is the Force Quit card. You admission that with Control-Selection-Escape.

Print Screen

Y'all tin put a snapshot of screen into your clipboard on Windows with the Print Screen button. Mac offers several hot-keys for screen shots:

Shift-Command-3 takes a screen shot of the unabridged screen
Shift-Command-4 takes a screen shot of an surface area
Shift-Command-iv-Space takes a screen shot of a specific window

The cursor changes to bear witness you lot which screen shot blazon yous'll exist taking, and the shot it saved to your desktop.

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File and Certificate Shortcuts

There are many shortcuts you can apply to open, edit, manage and close documents and files in Windows and Macintosh.

To open a file in Windows, you blazon Control-O, and on the Mac you hit Control-O.

To open up a new document hit Command-N or Control-N on a Mac.

To select all the text on a page or document, you hit Control-A or Command-A on a Mac.

Copy highlighted text with Control-C or Command-C on a Mac.

Cut the highlighted text with Command-X or Command-X on a Mac.

Paste the copied or cut text with Control-V or Control-V on a Mac.

Paste special text with Control-Alt-V orControl-Control-V

Print the current document with Control-P or Control-P on a Mac.

Save the file or document with Control-South or Command-S on a Mac.

Closing a window is slightly different on a Mac from Windows. On Windows, you close a file window with Alt-F4 and the equivalent on a Mac is Control-W. Simply that only closes the open window, non the unabridged app. If you need to close the entire app, you lot hit Control-Q.

Other Macintosh Shortcuts

You can acquire other Mac shortcuts by going to the System Preferences, then Keyboard in the Shortcuts tab. My favorite hot-keys are Command-Q to quit apps and Command-W to close windows.

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