Proper Usage of a Mac Keyboard

(This post doesn't even mention Dvorak. CRAZY, HUH?)

Upon your first glance at a Mac keyboard,

You probably simply replaced Control

With Command, calling it Apple, without

Exploring all the things it lets you do.

If you experimented a whole lot,

You may now realize the scope of things,

But if you didn't, or you missed something,

Iambic Pentameter's here to help!

If you just made the switch to OS X,

You're probably wondering why the Mac

Needs five modifier keys, and how to

Remember what each of them does.

The key, pun unintentional, is found

Within each key's individual name.

The Command Key does one specific task.

The main one, it's self-explanatory.

It's represented by a Saint John's Arms,
Because common keys need to be pretty.

The Option Key gives you optional things;

Normally, this means special characters.
It's represented by a microswitch,
Because it switches an input's effect.

The Control Key is not used all that much.

It's used in tandem with clicking to give

A contextual menu. Control things!

It looks like an up arrowhead because

Violence is good means to gain control.

Function changes the function of some keys;

It simulates the number pad on 'Books,

And gives access to F1 through F12,

Preventing them from changing light and sound.

It's abbreviated in a nice font.

Shift makes something go the other way;

Shift-Space, for example, is like "Page Up",

Where Space, in web page contexts, is "Page Down".

It's represented by an up arrow,

To indicate the raising of the case.





You've probably seen many instances
Of 'Pokémon' being spelled improperly.
Many people, not knowing what to type
(That is, hold Alt, press 0233),
End up omitting Pokémon's accent
And from that, pronouncing it "Polkamon".

As a Mac user, you can help to stop

Such typos from tarnishing Nintendo!
Simply press Option-E followed by E,
And they'll all think you're a bigger nerd still.
For Spanish cuisine, Option-N's cool, too.

With all these Optional keyboard buttons,

Your emoticon library is huge!
Do not limit yourself to *pondering*
When hyphen-accent-underscore-accent-
Hyphen gets your point across much better: -`_´-
Bullet points, typable with Option-8,
Are also handy tools to get used to: ´•_•`

Mac OS X includes a fake keyboard
That you can use to find these fake buttons.
It's called Keyboard Viewer, and it is found
In the place you found Japanese input.
Add it to your Input Menu, and you
Can see a character before it's typed;
Hold Option, Shift, or both to see more keys!

Gaah! Once again, this post is way too long.