Mac OS Keyboard is an encoding used in Classic Mac OS to represent keyboard symbols.
| Mac OS Keyboard [1] | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| 0x | NUL | ⇥ | ⇤ | ⌤ | ⇧ | ⌃ | ⌥ | BS | ␣ | ⌦ | ↩ | ↪ | CR | title="U+F802 Private use orU+1F589 LOWER LEFT PENCIL" style="padding:0px;background:#FFD"}}|🖉 [lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 1x | ⇣ | ⌘ | ✓ | ◆ |  * | ⌫ | ⇠ | ⇡ | ⇢ | ⎋ | ⌧ | |||||
| 2x | SP | |||||||||||||||
| 3x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| 4x | F | |||||||||||||||
| 5x | ||||||||||||||||
| 6x | ␣ | ⇞ | ⇪ | ← | → | ↖ | ? ⃝ | ↑ | ↘ | ↓ | ⇟ |  | | ❘⃝ | F1 | |
| 7x | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 | |||||
| 8x | F13 | F14 | F15 | ⎈ | ⎇ | ⏏ | ||||||||||
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In computing, a Control keyCtrl is a modifier key which, when pressed in conjunction with another key, performs a special operation ; similar to the Shift key, the Control key rarely performs any function when pressed by itself. The Control key is located on or near the bottom left side of most keyboards, with many featuring an additional one at the bottom right.
A function key is a key on a computer or terminal keyboard which can be programmed so as to cause an operating system command interpreter or application program to perform certain actions, a form of soft key. On some keyboards/computers, function keys may have default actions, accessible on power-on.
GarageBand is a line of digital audio workstations for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS devices that allows users to create music or podcasts. GarageBand is developed by Apple for macOS, and was once part of the iLife software suite, along with iMovie and iDVD. Its music and podcast creation system enables users to create multiple tracks with pre-made MIDI keyboards, pre-made loops, an array of various instrumental effects, and voice recordings.
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