How to configure an external Windows keyboard in OS X?

Question

I have an external windows keyboard hooked up to my mac.

I want the ALT (Windows) key = COMMAND (Mac) key
I want the CTRL (Windows) key = CONTROL (Mac) key

How can I do this?

peelman · Answer 1 · 2010-11-24 17:05:29Z

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Open System Preferences -> Keyboard. Click the Modifier Keys button. Select the keyboard from the drop down, assign away.

answered Nov 24 '10 at 17:05

peelman
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	i dont have the option to assign anything. everything is pre-set in the dropdown menu for the 4 select keys. – Sheehan Alam Nov 24 '10 at 18:11
	You should be seeing this: peelman.us/skitch/keyboard-20101124-133401.jpg What version of OS X are you running? – peelman Nov 24 '10 at 18:34
	i see that, but how can i chance which key is caps lock? in that example... – Sheehan Alam Nov 24 '10 at 23:18
	I’m doing just that in the screen shot... – peelman Nov 25 '10 at 1:26
	The labels represent the physical keys. The drop-down lets you choose what key each physical key will act like. – Lawrence Velázquez Nov 25 '10 at 4:12

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