Jan 27, 2017 - It generally sits next to the Ctrl key on the left of the bottom row. The Alt key will be more familiar to Windows PC users as the key immediately to the left of the Spacebar. So if you plug a Windows or IBM PC keyboard into a Mac, pressing the Alt key has the same effect as pressing the Option key.
If you are using our Mac client app to control a computer remotely which is running either the Mac Streamer or the Windows Streamer, and you want to use a combination of keys for 'shortcut' purposes, you will need to use the Fn key together with those combination keys when they include the Shift key or the Alt (Option) key. For example, during a Splashtop connection session: 1. If you want to use the Shift+ F4 key combination to put Windows in Sleep mode (for a Lenovo Windows NB), you would need to press Fn+ Shift+ F4 on the Mac keyboard. If you want to use the Alt+ F4 key combination to close a window on a remote computer running the Windows Streamer, you would need to press Fn+ Option+ F4 on the Mac keyboard.
Other keys, like Ctrl, Command (='Win key' for Windows), are the same between Mac and Windows. In addition, if you are controlling another Mac, the Global hotkey on the Mac keyboard like ' Command'+Tab (change app), the ' Enable access for assistive devices' option must first be enabled; then your Splashtop app can successfully send it to the remote computer running the Mac Streamer. Here is how to find the option ' Enable access for assistive devices' — For OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and 10.7 (Lion): System Preferences - Universal Access - Enable access for assistive devices For OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion): System Preferences - Accessibility - Enable access for assistive devices.
![Option Key On Windows Keyboard For Mac Option Key On Windows Keyboard For Mac](http://cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pc-keyboard-modifier-keys-610x277.jpg)
I wanted to, once again, report that modifier keys DO NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. Either they should work or not work. This should NOT be a situation where they work SOMETIMES. Usually talking about keystrokes using CMD key. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don't.
Some keystrokes seem to affect CLIENT but don't affect the STREAMER computer at all (CMD H, for 'Hide' - doesn't affect STREAMER computer being worked on remotely. Only affects CLIENT computer being worked from). Be nice if this would work consistently. Another example: I can use CMD arrow key to navigate through SOME folder paths, but not all. Very odd and frustrating, as you never know when the keystroke will work and when it won't. And, when it doesn't, everything gets done TWICE, because you have to manually do what you were unable to do with the keystroke.