Function keys (all keyboards)
Depending on your settings, press fn + F-Key to perform the related function.
F Key | Symbol | Function | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
F1 | Brightness down | Only with internal displays on Windows 8+10 | |
F2 | Brightness up | Only with internal displays on Windows 8+10 | |
F3 | Task view / Timeline | Same as win+tab | |
F4 | Application switcher | Same as alt+tab | |
... | |||
F7 | Previous track | shift + F7 = Fast rewind | |
F8 | Play / Pause | shift + F8 = Stop | |
F9 | Next track | shift + F9 = Fast forward | |
F10 | Mute volume | ||
F11 | Volume down | ||
F12 | Volume up |
Sleep key (all keyboards)
Press fn + space-bar keys together, can be turned off in the modifiers menu.
Third character / symbol on some keys (all keyboards)
In order to type the additional third character / symbol on some keys follow these steps:
- Install and activate the belonging Magic Keyboard Layout for your language.
- Press the right command and / or right option key + with actual key.
The right command / option keys act like the Alt Gr key on Windows keyboards.
Small keyboards (Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Keyboard)
Press the
button in the application to get this table as a popup window.Windows keyboard | Apple keyboard | command ⌘ / option swapped |
---|---|---|
Windows Flag | command ⌘ | option |
Alt (left side) | option | command ⌘ |
Alt Gr (right side) | control+option | control+command ⌘ |
▤ Menu | shift+F10 | |
Backspace ← | delete | |
Enter | return | |
Pause | Break | fn+esc | |
Del | fn+delete or | |
Ins | fn+return or fn+ | |
Home | fn+ | |
End | fn+ | |
Page Up | fn+ | |
Page Down | fn+ | |
Ctrl+Alt+Del | fn+control+option+delete | fn+control+command ⌘+delete |
Scroll Lock | fn+left shift+F12 | |
Print Screen | fn+left shift+F11 | |
Alt+Print Screen | fn+option+left shift+F11 | fn+command ⌘+left shift+F11 |
Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Windows keyboard | Apple keyboard |
---|---|
Print Screen | F13 |
Scroll Lock | F14 |
Pause | Break | F15 |
optional | |
fn | Ins |
fn |