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What are Mac and Windows equivalent keys?

You can learn from this article what the Mac and Windows equivalent keys are in GoToMyPC.

Keyboard Mapping

Currently the following keys are considered equivalent.

Mac Windows
Option/Alt Alt
Command (Apple) Windows
Clear Num Lock
Control Ctrl

Here is an example of a common keyboard activity:

Desired Operation Viewer Type (client) Host Type Keyboard Combination
Copy Mac Window Control key + c
Copy Windows Mac Windows key + c

Right-Click from a Mac Client

To right-click an item on a host Windows PC from a Mac client, hold <Shift> + <Ctrl> and then click. You can also select the Set Right-click button in the Mac Viewer to set your next mouse click to be a PC right-click.

Article last updated: 17 March, 2023