A key that is pressed on a keyboard in combination with a letter or digit key to perform some function. The modifier key is held down while another key is pressed one or more times. For example, a ...

After seeing the leaks for the upcoming MacBook Pro, many people have wondered how their workflows might be hindered by the removal of the hardware Escape key. While it’s very likely that an Escape ...

I love a good mystery… as long as it has a solution. The case of the Library’s changing modifier key had me stumped for a while, but thankfully, our buddy Rob Griffiths figured it out. (Remember, ...

Anyone know how I could lock modifier keys in C#?<BR><BR>For instance, I need a little app that has checkboxes for control, alt, shift and if checked that modifier key becomes locked as if it's being ...

We’ve covered the usefulness of the Option (⌥) modifier key in macOS plenty of times in the past, but we’d like to remind you about its usefulness in the wake of the new Touch Bar-enabled MacBook Pro.

Even if you’ve used the Mac for decades, I suspect you have never fully understood the Fn key. Not helping is the fact that Apple sometimes calls it the Function key, but all Mac keyboards already ...

Throughout the day, I use many Windows keyboard shortcuts, whether it's Win + E for File Explorer or Ctrl + Shift + Esc for Task Manager. However, when I wanted to add custom shortcuts for apps and ...

I recently purchased a IBM travel mate keyboard that I am anxious to use with my Mac. It does not have a windows key. <BR><BR>If I go to System Preference -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Modifier Keys you can ...

You can date an Apple user as accurately as a botanist counting rings to date a tree, and you don’t even have to cut them in half first. What you do is work out what they call the Mac’s secondary ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...