option key is the equivalent of the alt key on a mac.
option key is the equivalent of the alt key on a mac.
what is the equivalent of the alt key on a mac?
option key
since the 1990s alt has been printed on the option key () on most mac keyboards. alt is used in non-mac software, such as non-macos unix and windows programs, but in macos it is always referred as the option key. the option key's behaviour in macos differs slightly from that of the windows alt key (it is used as a modifier rather than to access pull-down menus, for example).









































section::::alt key combinations.









































the key is well known as part of the key combinations:









































bullet::::- brings up a task manager in some operating systems, see control-alt-delete.
alt key
the right alt key is usually an equivalent of the altgr key because both the right alt key and the altgr key share the same scancode and are indistinguishable by software. however, on some keyboards it may not be the case, i.e. the keyboard has two alt keys, each of which acts as the left alt key. on compact keyboards like those of netbooks, the right alt key may be missing altogether. to allow the specific functionality of altgr when typing non-english text on such keyboards, windows allows it to be emulated by pressing the alt key together with the control key:
altgr key