Both newbies and seasoned pros use Windows keyboards with Macs. Why throw away a perfectly good keyboard just because you switched platforms? Some people just prefer the feel of the keys over the ones Apple provides. Any wired USB keyboard or wireless Bluetooth keyboard will work just fine with a Mac.

In fact, Apple even sells the Mac Mini without a keyboard or mouse. There's just one small problem with using a non-Apple keyboard: figuring out some keyboard equivalents.

At least five keys have different names or symbols on a Windows keyboard than on a Mac keyboard, which can make it difficult to follow Mac-related instructions. For example, a software manual might tell you to hold down the command key ( ⌘ ), which appears to be missing from your Windows keyboard. It's there, it just looks a little different.

Here are the five most used special keys on a Mac and their Windows keyboard equivalents.