The first time you looked at a Mac's keyboard, you probably noticed a few weird symbols — the modifier keys. They include the Command, Control, Option, Caps Lock, and Globe key, and you'll ...

If your Mac is having problems, macOS has multiple keyboard combinations that you can hold to recover your system, start in safe mode, run diagnostics, and more. Here's how to use them.

For example, any time you reflexively try to use a keyboard shortcut that includes the Command key, you’ll end up hitting Alt instead. The wrong things will happen on your Mac, then you'll swear ...

Command (or CMD) – ⌘ Option – ⌥ Shift – ⇧ Control – ^ Function (or Fn) Now that you know how to work with modifier keys let’s dive in and explore the best keyboard shortcuts for Mac.

Apple rarely mentions keyboard shortcuts, you're just somehow expected to find them. So here are ten AppleInsider favorites, each one of which is guaranteed to speed up working on your Mac.

One of the defining features of the Mac platform is the Command key, which originated from the Open Apple key on earlier Apple computer systems and joins the Shift, Control, Option, and Fn keys as ...

While Apple's habit of being different could inconvenience users coming from Windows, the alt key alternative is simple to find.