Mbp Keyboard Shortcuts

This is the ultimate guide for working with MacBook keyboards, including accessing special functions, characters, accents, and using keyboard shortcuts in Mac OS system. Click on the list below to jump to an appropriate section.

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So yesterday I was typing on my 2015 MBP and at some point I became so frustrated that I pounded heavily on the keyboard for one time with four fingers of my right hand.(anger management issues, I'm aware). Now like I said, the surface of the impact was only that of the tip of my four fingers, not the whole hand, and this happened for once. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 2019 MBP Keyboard? Quick question about the 2019 MacBook Pro keyboards - are they better than the earlier ones? I'm looking to buy a new MacBook sometime soon but I am on a very limited budget. I basically eliminated 2016-2018 models because the keyboard is. This one can be a real savior if you accidentally closed an important tab in a browser, like that pancake recipe or payment confirmation. There's an easy Mac keyboard shortcut to restore it. To restore a closed tab: Cmd + Shift + T. To shut down your Mac instantly. No, the following Mac shortcut is not about the force shutdown. I use Home and End fairly frequently on a PC keyboard. When using my MBP with Parallels(Win 7) I feel lost without those keys. Is there a keyboard shortcut in Parallels/Win 7? I tried Cmnd-RightArrow for end but it doesn't work. Is there a listing of keyboard shortcuts for Parallels/Win7 somewhere? Printable Mac Keyboard Shortcut Page For macOS Mojave. There are hundreds of keyboard shortcuts for Mac users. There are Mission Control shortcuts, Finder shortcuts, system shortcuts, application shortcuts and more. Many you can find by just looking through the menu bar for that application.

MacBook Keyboard Diagram / Map

MacBook keyboard has few distinctive sections: Function keys (in light blue), which provides access to various functions in MacBook itself or Mac OS system. By combining them with the FN key, you'll get access to F1 - F12 keys, which can be associated with particular application features (useful in Photoshop for example).

The second section is the modifier keys (in light yellow). Shift allows to type uppercase letters and other additional characters. Command and Alt/Option are used in keyboard shortcuts, as well as the Control key, which is used almost exclusively by Mac OS X and Apple programs.

Return and left Shift has two variants, one used in the US and Eastern Asia (horizontal Return and long Shift), and second, used in Europe, Middle East and Africa (vertical Return and short left Shift). On the diagram, this is shown by dashed lines. Of course, MacBook keyboards have lots of localizations, the most common - US English - is shown above. If you're unsure about the localization you have, go and check it with this guide.

MacBook Air 11' has slightly different keyboard, with smaller top and bottom row keys to accommodate smaller laptop size. Newest MacBooks Pro with TouchBar don't have upper F keys row, instead, they have a touchscreen which changes displayed options based on context.

MacBook Keyboard Symbols Chart

MacBook Keyboard Special Characters and Accents Map

If you want to type special characters or accents, change your keyboard language to US International PC (thanks, Steve!) and use the map below to get them. You can also check out our solution to the two languages on one keyboard problem.

Where is the Print Screen Button?

Unlike PC keyboard, there is no Print Screen key on MacBook keyboard. This functionality is accessed by keyboard shortcuts and - on Mac - you have greater flexibility:

• Command + Shift + 3 - captures entire screen;
• Command + Shift + 4 - captures selected region. Your cursor turns to crosshair and by clicking and dragging you can specify which area you want to capture;
• Command + Shift + 4 + Space - captures selected window. First press the shortcut from above, then - when you have crosshair - hit Space. The cursor will turn to the camera and the active window will have a blue overlay. Click on it to get it captured.

In some apps, like Photoshop, you need to add Control into the mix, to paste the screenshot into the app.

MacBook Keyboard Tricks

There's a lot you can do in Mac OS by using the keyboard only. Antivirus x out. Here's a list of highly useful and not-so-useful keyboard shortcuts:

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Show the function keys

Press and hold the Fn (Function) key on your keyboard to see F1 through F12 in the Touch Bar.

You can also make the function keys appear automatically when you use specific apps:

1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Keyboard.
2. Click Shortcuts at the top of the window, then select Function Keys from the list on the left.
3. Click the add button (+), then select an app and click Add. For each app that you add, the function keys will automatically appear in the Touch Bar whenever you're using that app.

Or use the onscreen keyboard

As an alternative to showing the function keys in the Touch Bar, you can use the function keys in the onscreen keyboard.

1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Keyboard and complete one of these steps:
   • If you're using macOS Big Sur, select 'Show Input menu in menu bar' in the Input Sources pane.
   • If you're using macOS Catalina or earlier, select 'Show Keyboard and emoji viewers in menu bar' in the Keyboard pane.
2. Click the viewer icon in the menu bar, then choose Show Keyboard Viewer.
   
3. Click the Fn key in the onscreen keyboard to make it show all function keys.

Show the function keys when using Microsoft Windows

Press and hold the Fn (Function) key on your keyboard to see F1 through F12 in the Touch Bar.

Mbp Keyboard Shortcuts Shortcut

You can also make the function keys appear continuously in the Touch Bar:

Mbp Keyboard Shortcuts Keys

1. From the notification area on the right side of the Windows taskbar, click the up arrow to show hidden icons.
   
2. Click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Boot Camp Control Panel from the menu.
   
3. If you're asked whether to allow this app to make changes, click Yes.
4. Click the Keyboard tab.
5. Select 'Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys'.

Or use the onscreen keyboard

Mbp Keyboard Shortcuts

As an alternative to showing the function keys in the Touch Bar, you can use the onscreen keyboard:

1. From the Windows menu, select Windows Ease of Access.
2. Click On-Screen Keyboard.
3. Click the Fn key in the onscreen keyboard to make it show all function keys.

Learn more about the onscreen keyboard in Windows.