Using Apple&Windows in parallel - keyboard shortcuts confusing. :-/

[flobach]

After nearly exclusively using Apple hardware for over 16 years, my work requires me to use windows for certain programmes.

Has anybody else had to relearn these, and got any tips? Especially ctrl vs cmd is annoying. Or did you just remap the Shortcuts?

For time & task management I will be still using my iPad Air in parallel to the Win10 machine, so using one set of shortcuts on one device and a different one on another is going to be unproductive.

Thanks in advance!

 

[c0ppo]

Only thing I change under win10 and Linux is Ctrl position. I swap it with alt so it behaves almost as cmd on MacOS.

As far as shortcuts go, under gnome DE it's almost the same as MacOS. But you're just gonna have to get used to win10 shortcuts. I know most of them because I've used windows almost all of my life. But I still hate them. They are not logical at all, and are incoherent. But just use them and get used to them. There's no way around it, because you can't customize them at all.

 

[maflynn]

Especially ctrl vs cmd is annoying

It just mussle memory, many of the cmd key sequences in macOS are the same, but using the ctl key, i.e., cmd+z is the same as ctl+z

This may be helpful:

List of all Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts: The ultimate guide

Windows 10 includes many keyboard shortcuts to make your experience around the desktop easier, and you can check them out here.

www.windowscentral.com

Keyboard shortcut	Action
Ctrl + A	Select all content.
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)	Copy selected items to clipboard.
Ctrl + X	Cut selected items to clipboard.
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)	Paste content from clipboard.
Ctrl + Z	Undo an action, including undelete files (limited).
Ctrl + Y	Redo an action.
Ctrl + Shift + N	Create new folder on desktop or File Explorer.
Alt + F4	Close active window. (If no active window present, then shutdown box appears.)
Ctrl + D	Delete selected item to the Recycle Bin.
F2	Rename selected item.
ESC	Close current task.
Shift + Delete	Delete selected item permanently skipping Recycle Bin.
Alt + Tab	Switch between open apps.
Windows key + I	Open Settings app.
Windows key + E	Open File Explorer.
Windows key + A	Open Action center.
Windows key + D	Display and hide the desktop.
Windows key + L	Lock device.
Windows key + V	Open Clipboard bin.
Windows key + period (.) or semicolon (	Open emoji panel.
Windows key + PrtScn	Capture full screenshot in the "Screenshots" folder.
Windows key + Shift + S	Capture part of the screen in a screenshot.
Windows key + Left arrow key	Snap app or window left.
Windows key + Right arrow key	Snap app or window right.