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If you want the best VNC type solution then Remotix is the only one that fully supports the quirks Apple have added to their implementation in that it can connect to Screen Sharing without having to enable VNC mode. There is however some justifiable argument RDP is better. Most people go the VNC route because it is both built-in to OS X as Screen Sharing, and much cheaper.
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Of these I think this one is closet to your needs Both companies main focus is to provide software to make a Mac in to a Mac Terminal Server however as you probably know Microsoft Terminal Server and RDP use the same protocol. There are only two companies offering RDP compatible solutions for the Mac, these are AquaConnect, and CodeRebel.


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The “Delete” key on a PC keyboard lets you delete the character in front of the cursor. Go to Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac and select Download. In the Mac keyboard, there is only the “delete” key which is the equivalent of the BackSpace key on a PC keyboard. I could copy / paste using Command-C or Command-V to and from my RDP session and my Mac, and now with RDC 8, I have control-C on RDC then command-V on the Mac and vice versa. The “Fn + Up/Down” equivalent on the Mac keyboard lets you do the same. Well it wasn't like that on RDC 2.1 for Mac. PageUp or PageDown keys let you scroll one page up or down in a document. Pressing Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End will take you to the top or the bottom of a document or file.
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Pressing the Fn key with the left / right arrow keys will emulate the HOME and END keys on a full PC keyboard. Press for instance: “Command+R” to trigger the Windows Run dialog, etc… The “Command” key is like the “Win” key, it triggers the Windows Start Menu. The following table will tell you what keys combination you can use on a MacBook keyboard to get the same behavior as if you were using a regular PC keyboard: PC keyboard hotkey Make sure your global keyboard hotkeys are unassigned (from the System Preferences / Keyboard / Shortcuts) before you proceed. Very Important: Some of the hotkeys below conflict with your macOS’s default global hotkeys. Make sure you use the RDP Client to remote into the Windows Machine in order for the following keyboard shortcuts to work. This is different from the MacBook’s “Delete” key (which is equivalent to the “Backspace” key). What is important to know is that when using a MacBook’s keyboard, you don’t have all the keys that you usually have on a PC keyboard.Įssentially, you are missing the following keys:
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In this blog post, I am going to share with you how to get the missing keyboard keys that let you work in MS Windows via the remote desktop client under Mac OS X with the MacBook’s keyboard.
