For the first time, you could reassign the keys on a PC keyboard so you didn’t have to “type different” to use the Control, Option, and Command ( a.k.a.
Mac OS X 10.4 TigerĪpple pretty well ignored the issue until it released Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger in April 2005, at which point it added a wonderful feature to the Keyboard & Mouse system pref. There were different versions of uControl depending on your version of OS X up to 10.3.9.
Mac OS X 10.0-10.3.9īy some time in 2004, I was using the free uControl system preference that let me reassign keys, turn off Caps Lock, and much more so I could type as though I was using a keyboard with a real Mac layout. The long-discontinued Acer Aspire keyboard in the above photo has been used with my Macs since I acquired it in 1999, back in the Classic Mac OS Days, and it worked well with the free version of USB Overdrive using the Classic Mac OS. In the OS X 10.4 version of the Keyboard system preference, your settings would look like this: Regardless of which version of the Mac OS you are using, what you want to do is reassign the following keys to let your PC keyboard become layout equivalent to a Mac keyboard: The Command and Option keys are reversed from what we’re used to Which Keys to Remap The only problem is these keyboards are all designed for Windows computers, not Macs, and by default, some of the keys are in the “wrong” location as far as Mac users are concerned. (Some of their ‘boards have excellent reputations.)
You can even use a Microsoft keyboard if you’re so inclined. The nice thing is, since Apple’s switch to USB, you can use any PC keyboard with your Mac. That’s it, and they tend to cost a lot more than PC keyboards – even good PC keyboards.
Apple and a few other companies make USB and Bluetooth keyboards with the Mac layout. YouTube supports the use of these keys on your keyboard.Face it, there aren’t a lot of Mac keyboard options out there. Important Note: Many modern keyboards have built-in multimedia buttons that allow you to rewind, fast forward, and pause content playback. I key = Returns to the Youtube Home screen but the video continues in the mini-player. Key C = Toggle open and close subtitles.
F key = Toggle full screen (Esc also exits full screen mode). Shift + N key = Go to the next video in the playlist. Shift key + P = Go to the previous video in the playlist. Shift key + 1 = Move between H1 headings. Space key = Activate the button that is highlighted. Youtube shortcuts for ontrol of the navigation interface Down key = Volume down (in full screen or video priority mode). Up key = Volume up (in full screen or video priority mode). = Go back to the previous frame (during pause). key, = Advance to the next frame (during pause). K key = Play / Pause (or Space, unless a button is present). That said, below we show you all the Yotube keyboard shortcuts so that you can use them on your computer and thus improve the user experience in controlling the playback of videos: Youtube keyboard shortcuts to control the playback of videos. The keyboard shortcuts for YouTube are a real blessing, however, by putting a but, it must be said that these are not customizable. The truth is that these shortcuts have been available for quite some time, but YouTube keeps them hidden or without giving them too much diffusion. Youtube keyboard shortcuts are a combination of keys that allow you to control the playback of the platform's videos from the browser version on a computer with operating systems such as Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. Fortunately YouTube offers keyboard shortcuts for computer users that can be used and take advantage of them to gain an experience similar to that of a touch screen device. However, this can only be done if your device is tactile and generally the screens of computers and laptops are not.
This is really useful since it allows you to go forward or backward in the playback of YouTube videos without having to use the playback bar, which is usually less accurate. Related: Keyboard shortcuts for Netflix (Windows and Mac OSx)Īs we already told you on TechnoWikis, the videos played in the YouTube app you can automatically rewind or fast forward several seconds just by clicking on one of the video edges. Fortunately YouTube offers keyboard shortcuts for PC users. For example, many users complain that in the Web version of YouTube they cannot rewind or fast forward the videos by several seconds without having to use the play bar. Although generally the Web versions usually have a greater number of options, the truth is that on Youtube it may seem the opposite. However, there is also an official YouTube app for mobile devices such as iPhone or Android. Youtube has a Web version that is usually accessed from your computer's browser.