Also: This free utility is so simple and useful, it should be shipped with every Mac It was the fact that, for years, I had gotten so used to reaching over to the bottom-left corner of the keyboard for the Control key in order to select all (Ctrl+A,) copy (Ctrl+C,) paste (Ctrl+V,) and do all the other useful Windows-based shortcuts, that by the time I was presented with the MacBook’s repositioned Control key alternative, the Command key, my muscle memory was beginning to question itself. So what if I told you you can remap the Apple keyboard so that the Globe key, which is situated where the Control key is typically found on a Windows layout, serves as the Command key instead? Here’s the lowdown. Also: The best ergonomic keyboards (Even if you’ve always been a Mac user, and everything I just wrote meant nothing to you, you’ll still want to read this. There’s a good chance that the following remapping feature will benefit you just as much, too.)
How to remap the Globe key into the Command key
How this helps
From a Windows user perspective, being able to still access my usual keyboard shortcuts – and by usual I mean ones I use dozens of times a day – without searching for the right combination of keys increases my productivity. It’s also a more natural and effortless action to shift my pinky downward to press and hold the new Command key versus tucking my thumb underneath my hand to hit the old one. You can also access this menu by clicking the Apple icon on the top left of the status bar > System Preferences > and then Keyboard. Note: There is a “Control key” on the Mac keyboard but it doesn’t function the same as that on Windows. The Command key is the direct alternative.
