{"id":13448,"date":"2017-05-17T16:59:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T11:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=13448"},"modified":"2017-05-17T17:05:07","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T11:35:07","slug":"remap-windows-keyboards-work-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/remap-windows-keyboards-work-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remap Windows Keyboards to Work with Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a ton of incredible keyboards available, extending from passage level membrane keyboards, to top of the line console with mechanical switches. Nonetheless, a large portion of these keyboards are designed to be utilized with a Windows PC. Keyboards designed particularly for Macs are few and far in the middle of, and mechanical keyboards for Macs are essentially non-existent. Along these lines, on the off chance that you need to treat yourself to an astonishing keyboard, that is sadly just accessible in a Windows variation, here&#8217;s the way to utilize a Windows keyboard on Mac.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"how-to-use-windows-keyboard-on-mac-the-problem\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How to Use Windows Keyboard on Mac: The Problem<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The problem with using a Windows oriented keyboard with a Mac, is not that the functions are different,\u00a0<strong>it\u2019s the layout<\/strong>\u00a0that causes issues.\u00a0For example, if you connect a Windows keyboard to a Mac, the Windows key will work as the \u201ccommand\u201d key, and the \u201cAlt\u201d key will work as the \u201coption\u201d key. This is counter intuitive, because on a standard Mac keyboard, the command key is placed right next to the space bar\u2026 where the Alt key will be on a Windows keyboard. If that sounds confusing, believe me, using a keyboard in that manner is even more so.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>Fortunately, there is an easy way to configure a Windows keyboard to work properly\u00a0with a Mac, and you don\u2019t even need to install a third party application to do it. Let\u2019s see how to do that.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m configuring a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Logitech-Prodigy-G213-Gaming-Keyboard\/dp\/B01K48R5V4\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=beebom-20&amp;linkId=8cf66cb2c159db9a85c15284dbe64b00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Logitech G213<\/strong> <strong>keyboard<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>to work sanely with a MacBook Air, running macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Developer Beta. The process will be exactly the same for other Windows keyboards.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"remapping-modifier-keys-to-work-properly-on-mac\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Remapping Modifier Keys to Work\u00a0Properly on Mac<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you have a Windows keyboard that you want to use with a Mac, you can easily remap the modifier keys (the Windows, Alt, Ctrl, Caps Lock), to behave the way they would on a Mac keyboard. Simply follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open\u00a0<strong>System Preferences<\/strong>, and go to \u201c<strong>Keyboard<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/system-preferences-keyboard.png\" alt=\"How to Remap Windows Keyboards to Work with Mac\" width=\"640\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/system-preferences-keyboard.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/system-preferences-keyboard-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here, click on the button on the bottom right, which reads \u201c<strong>Modifier Keys<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/modifier-keys.png\" alt=\"How to Remap Windows Keyboards to Work with Mac\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/modifier-keys.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/modifier-keys-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>In the window that pops up, select your Windows keyboard from the drop down\u00a0menu. I\u2019ve selected \u201c<strong>G213 Gaming Keyboard<\/strong> \u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/select-keyboard-from-dropdown.png\" alt=\"How to Remap Windows Keyboards to Work with Mac\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/select-keyboard-from-dropdown.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/select-keyboard-from-dropdown-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, make the following changes to the list of modifier keys displayed below the keyboard you selected:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change the value for the \u201c<strong>Option Key<\/strong>\u201d to \u201c<strong>Command<\/strong> \u201c. Change the value for the \u201c<strong>Command Key<\/strong>\u201d to \u201c<strong>Option<\/strong> \u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/change-keys.png\" alt=\"How to Remap Windows Keyboards to Work with Mac\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/change-keys.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/change-keys-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>This will ensure that the\u00a0Windows key on your\u00a0Windows keyboard (which is in the position where the option key\u00a0would normally be) will behave like the option key, and the Alt key on your Windows keyboard (which is in the position where the command key would normally be) will behave like the command key. Which basically means, that all our problems are remedied.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"easily-use-windows-keyboard-on-mac\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Easily Use Windows Keyboard on Mac<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>That is basically all you need to do to be able to use a keyboard designed for Windows PCs, with your Mac. There\u00a0are no other differences between a Windows keyboard, and a Mac keyboard, and once you\u2019ve made these changes, you will be able to use\u00a0your Windows keyboard easily with your Mac. So, go ahead, and get that keyboard you\u2019ve been eyeing for so long, with the happy knowledge that you can easily customize it to work\u00a0properly with your Mac.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Remap Windows Keyboards to Work with Mac &#8211; Internet &#8211; Ton of incredible keyboards available, extending from passage level membrane keyboards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18379,51206,5739],"tags":[40212,40217,40227,40216,40206,40203,40208,40207,40211,31771,40209,40223,40225,40224,40218,40226,40219,40205,40213,40215,40204,40220,40222,40221,40214,40210],"class_list":["post-13448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internet","category-mac","category-pc","tag-apple-keyboard-layout","tag-button-remapper","tag-command-key-in-windows","tag-computer-key-shortcuts","tag-computer-short-keys","tag-computer-shortcut-keys","tag-imac-keyboard","tag-keyboard-for-mac","tag-keymap","tag-mac-keyboard","tag-macbook-keyboard","tag-map-key","tag-option-key-in-mac","tag-option-key-mac","tag-pc-keys","tag-sharpkeys","tag-short-keys-in-computer","tag-short-keys-of-computer","tag-short-keys-of-computer-keyboard","tag-shortcut-keys-computer","tag-shortcut-keys-in-computer","tag-shortcut-keys-in-keyboard","tag-shortcut-keys-on-keyboard","tag-shortcuts-of-keyboard","tag-swap-keyboard","tag-windows-keyboard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}