You've certainly noticed that the keyboard does not exacly look the same (except for the international differences) and you are struggling to find your old good @, €, [] amongst others. here some quick tips:
LEGEND:
This is the APPLE /COMMAND key (note: in the older keyboards this key had also an apple logo) and replaces as well the WINDOWS key as sometimes the CRTL key:- COMMAND +X = cut
- COMMAND +C = copy
- COMMAND +V =paste
- COMMAND +Q =quit application
- COMMAND +W=close window (but not app)
- COMMAND +A =select all
- COMMAND +S =save
This is the ALT / OPTION key and has similar behaviour as the ALT(ALT-GR) key on PCs: it can be also used toghether with other keys (tipically COMMAND)- ALT+G = @
- ALT+E= €
- ALT+5=[
- ALT+6=]
- ALT+7=|
- ALT+N=~
This is the CONTROL (CTRL) key and is not so used on the mac platform, but recently a little bit more, when using a Windows install via Bootcamp or Parallels/VMware.Here are some interesting links:
Shortcuts (apple.com)
UPDATE: Friend and also blogger Enrique pointed me out that your can access all those special characters maps by selecting the "Keyboard Viewer". You can either fire it up by checkboxing the corresponding item in "Input menu" from "International" in System Preferences (and then access it from the menu bar) or typing "Key" if you have Quicksilver with the correct plugin & script installed.
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Using Quicksilver, if you've enabled it (i think you need to enable the plugin), you type "KEY" and you should access the Show Keyboard Viewer. There you can see on-screen exactly what you will have when you press which buttons. For me it's particularly useful since I have an american keyboard physically, but use European settings.
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