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Alt key on Mac is indeed exist. And it’s called Option key.

Both ‘Redo’ and ‘Repeat an Action’ have the same shortcut — ‘F4 ’ or ‘Ctrl + Y’ (‘ ⌘ + Y’ for Mac). However, they have entirely different functions. Here’s a quick differentiation between the two: Redo is the opposite of ‘Undo’. It’s useful when you want to reverse an undo action. Special symbols. One of more confusing aspects of keyboard shortcuts on the Mac are the symbols. The F4 key is labled F4 on the Mac keyboard. Is there an equivalent to Microsoft Paint for the Apple Mac? If one uses a Mac computer and needs an equivalent to Microsoft Paint, one can get a free.

Windows vs Mac—there are so many differences. A lot of our customers have used a PC before and then decide they want to switch to Mac for better performance, nicer design, or for better security. However, they were afraid they would have a hard time getting used to the macOS keyboard. We hear questions like, “How can I close a Window? The Mac keyboard doesn’t have the Alt + F4 shortcut.” We always give them two answers:

The F4 key is labled F4 on the Mac keyboard. As you are typing in a cell reference, press the F4 key.As you are typing in a cell reference, press the F4 key.As you are typing in a cell reference. 1: You are using a MAC. The F4 shortcut to lock a reference only works on Windows. If you’re running MAC, use the shortcut: ⌘ + T to toggle absolute and relative references. 2: Your marker is not INSIDE the reference when you use the shortcut. You can’t select a cell and press F4 and have it change all references to absolute.

1. With Parallels Desktop for Mac you have the choice to use the same keyboard shortcuts you had on your PC.

2. If you want to use the Mac keyboard you will experience that the alt key is very different, as we explain in this blog post.

Where is the Alt key on a Mac keyboard?

The PC-keyboard equivalent of Alt on a Mac is called the Option key, and you’ll find the Option Key on your Mac if you go two keys to the left of the spacebar. However, the option key on a Mac keyboard is used in a different way than the alt key on a Windows PC. In terms of functionality, the alt key in Windows is often more comparable with the Command key than with the Option key on a Mac. You might be also familiar with the Ctrl and Alt keys from your PC. On your Mac keyboard, you have Command (⌘ cmd), Control (ctrl), and Option (⌥ alt) keys.

How do Windows shortcuts change on a Mac?

Check out some equivalents of popular Windows alt shortcuts on a Mac, which might be especially helpful for those users who are new to Mac:

When running Windows on a Mac with Parallels Desktop, is it possible to use Windows shortcuts on a Mac?

If you run Windows on your Mac with Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can configure your keyboard shortcuts the way you want to work, with either macOS or Windows shortcuts. Click here for more information on how to set the different shortcuts.

You can find even more useful Mac shortcuts in the infographic here.

Missing your Start Menu and familiar Windows look and feel? You can use Parallels Desktop and have Windows 10 along with your favorite Windows apps on your new Mac.

In Word, Excel, PPT you can use this key combination:

Alt F4 For Macs

Command + y

⌘ + y

It should repeat your last command:

(e.g. make the next selection bold, in Excel make a column the same width, on a slide move over selected text one tab and so on)

As an FYI, ⌘ + y will not work on every action. For example, in Office 2011, if you want to change text color, and then select another section of text to also change its text, then ⌘ + y works.

F4 Macbook Excel

But if you want to highlight a section of text, and then select another section of text then ⌘ + y will not work, it ends up doing the text color but not the text highlight.

This is not a major impediment.

May 14, 2015 5:54 AM