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1. #How to do alt key on mac keyboard in windows how to
2. #How to do alt key on mac keyboard in windows pro

Alt codes 32 through 126 are dedicated to these keys. This is helpful if one of your keyboard keys is non-operational. Maybe the finger print key, as it can also be the power key, but I'm not at all sure, and I am not willing to do the research. As I mentioned earlier, you can use Alt codes to type characters you could otherwise type on your keyboard.

#How to do alt key on mac keyboard in windows pro

If you have one of the Late 2016 Macbook Pro w/Touch Bar models, I have no idea what key you would use, as that Mac does not have F-keys, nor eject. Or it may be the power button (some keyboards allow the power button to act as the eject key). Depending on which keyboard you have, it may be F12 or it may be Eject. My keyboard has a separate F12 and a separate Eject key, so it was the fn+Eject key that functioned as an Insert key. While the entry says F12(Eject) to Forward Delete/Insert, I found that on my keyboard it was the dedicated "Eject" key that was turned into the Delete/Insert key. To a Windows PC (I think it is running Windows 7, as that is what work has given me I do not spend much time using the Windows system, rather I'm always working with Unix & Linux systems) On UK or European keyboards, hold down the Option key (also known as the ALT key) and press the number 2 key. You will see the sign above the number 2. On US keyboards, hold down the Shift key and press the number 2 key.

#How to do alt key on mac keyboard in windows how to

OK, I found a 'Karabiner' solution that worked for Me via Microsoft Remote Desktop Here’s how to type the sign on a Mac or MacBook based on your region. I can't promise anything, but I'm sure I can spend a little time this weekend (after vacuuming the house 🙂 ). It is even possible, I'll succeed where you fail, and that might indicate a difference because of Critix (anything different in the setup is a possible cause of interference, so it can also be a useful diagnostic). I mostly have to use Windows to take some mandatory training courses that are written only for Windows, otherwise I spend most of my time working with Linux/Unix systems at work.īut if you can explain how I would use the "Insert" key, and how it should behave when I use it (I really am that Windows ignorant 🙂), on some commonly available Windows app (Notepad, Firefox, Thunderbird, Internet Explorer, etc.), I could experiment a little and see if I can come up with something, or some Karabiner setting that works. I have limited Windows experience, but I do have Microsoft Remote Desktop and access to some Windows systems at work (not via Citrix, just directly to the Windows systems).