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    Question about the Macbook Pro keyboard & touchpad

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by jaslyn, Mar 18, 2008.

  1. jaslyn

    jaslyn Notebook Geek

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    Well, I decided to buy a Macbook Pro but there're just a few stuff I'd like to know first.

    Does the 'apple' key of the notebook double up as the 'windows' key? Also, I'd be using Windows Vista a lot on my notebook too, and I heard that the touchpad only has a single button to press. Will this be a big problem for me if I need to right-click?

    Thanks.
     
    jaslyn, Mar 18, 2008
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  2. GeekGrrl

    GeekGrrl Notebook Enthusiast

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    You can do a right click on the Apple by using two fingers on your touchpad (not that I've really mastered this - I use a mouse);

    As for the Apple key - it is what you use instead of the CTRL key. So to save is CTRL +S on a PC; Apple + S on a Mac...

    I'm a recent Mac convert myself, and the transition is pretty smooth. My only keyboard complaint is that there is only one way - backward - to delete on a Mac. No forward deleting here....
     
    GeekGrrl, Mar 18, 2008
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  3. trueintentions

    trueintentions Notebook Evangelist

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    You can right click by either using two fingers, or you can also hold ctrl and click normally. Also, as always, you can also attach a mouse.

    As Geekgrrl mentioned, the Apple key is used in place of CTRL key. :)
     
    trueintentions, Mar 18, 2008
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  4. jaslyn

    jaslyn Notebook Geek

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    Mmm....thanks for the replies, but what I was wondering about is the 'Windows' key in...Windows. You know, the button that you press to have your start menu pop up?

    Can the Apple button be used as the Windows button in Windows OS?
     
    jaslyn, Mar 18, 2008
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    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    In Windows, the Apple key serves as the Windows key. Of course, you can remap it, but that is its default setting in both Boot Camp and Parallels/VMWare.
     
    Budding, Mar 18, 2008
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  6. jaslyn

    jaslyn Notebook Geek

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    Alright. Thanks so much. :)
     
    jaslyn, Mar 18, 2008
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