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The function keys can be activated in the session by pressing additionally the FN key (for example, FN+F1). To perform actions that use the Command button on the Mac, you will need to use the control button in Windows (for example Copy = Ctrl+C). The Command key on the Mac keyboard equals the Windows key. The remote session maps your keyboard to the best matching keyboard language available on the remote PC. Some of these are Mac specific layouts or custom layouts for which an exact match may not be available on the version of Windows you are remoting into. There are many types of Mac keyboard layouts. I don't like the grab-accent option because I move among several keyboards during the day from home to the office.Īgain, I'm pretty sure I learned about all this first here on AppleVis, so digging can probably find more detailed tutorials based on the old app names, which were "PC keyboard hack" and "key remap for macbook.Mac keyboard layouts differ from the Windows keyboard layouts. Seil, though, is necessary for using the CapsLock key in a virtual machine. Karabiner is a fabulous key remapping utility that includes, among many other features, the ability to use the caps lock key as a VO key. There's probably a more rational method of locating it. You can find Seil by visiting clicking on Karabiner, and then clicking on "related apps." That's the way I found it just now, anyway. Only caveat is to always use the "select key" option to find the desired keys from a list, since the "type key" option will require mouse intervention to get out of the edit box.

Sharpkeys simply writes a key to the Windows registry, so it has always been very stable for me in many years of use on many machines.

Then you sharp keys from to map PrintScreen to Insert (or caps lock, if you prefer). Look for a mac app named "Seil" and follow the directions-it's a little tricky, and involves first disabling the caps lock key in the System Preferences and then remapping the Capslock key in Seil to something neutral like Print Screen (which the mac thinks of as F13, since the key codes don't seem to match up between mac and Windows). Anyway, the names of the apps have changed since then. I could have sworn I got the original idea on appleVis a year or two ago. The solution I learned was to install an app that does this. Interact with the table and make sure the key you added is selected.Īlthough the Fusion key remaper works great for swapping the alt and Windows keys, for instance (e.g., remapping command to alt and option to win in Fusion's preferences), Capslock isn't passed through, even though remapping it is an option.

The end result should be that the to combo box is set to insert. Ignore any erroneous keys VoiceOver may announce such as up.

Arrow to insert, then stop interacting twice.