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Using Mac Keyboards in a Virtual Machine
PC and Mac keyboards differ, so you will need to press certain key combinations
to enable certain PC commands on a Mac keyboard. See Table 1.
Table 1. PC and Mac Keyboards.
PC Keyboard
Apple External
Keyboard
MacBook and
MacBook Pro
Built-In Keyboard
Print Screen F14
Scroll Lock F15
Pause/Break F16
Backspace delete delete
delete (Forward Delete) delete fn+delete
Insert help
Num Lock clear fn+num lock F6
Command
(Windows logo key — between
Ctrl and Alt keys)
Alt alt option alt option
NOTE On the MacBook and MacBook Pro built-in keyboards, the function keys
are not accessible unless you press Fn plus the desired Function key.