The Complete Beginner’s Guide to macOS For Windows Users (and not only)
This macOS beginner’s guide is a good starting point for Windows users and anyone new to the Apple ecosystem. It includes a Mac keyboard explained section that provides an overview of the unique keys compared to Windows and the purpose of each one. You’ll also learn the main touchpad gestures, the basics of the system layout such as the menu bar and dock, and the differences in the window control buttons. Additionally, the video covers how to navigate with Finder and Spotlight search, gives a quick introduction to the Terminal, and explains the most essential keyboard shortcuts. It also shows how to install apps, recognize common file extensions, and the quickest way to force quit unresponsive apps.
Command for remapping the tilde key:
hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":[{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000035,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x700000064},{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000064,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x700000035}]}'
NOTE: This remap works until you reboot your Mac, after that you will need to enter the command again.
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Keyboard Explained
2:36 Trackpad Gestures
3:51 Menu Bar and Dock
6:05 Window Controls
7:23 Finder
8:53 How to Search For Apps
10:11 How To Get New Apps
11:17 Activity Monitor and Force Quit
12:13 Outro