So when you want to make the leap from one to the other either because youre switching teams or you want to try both there can be a bit of a learning curve.

Learning Curve From Windows Mac For Work

I started out as a Windows user due to a love of PC gaming, and only recently made the switch to Mac for work.

Heres what Ive learned going from a Windows-based background to a Mac.

But in Mac, theyre both more convenient and more intrinsic to the experience, so brush up your piano-playing skills and get to work.

To actually quit the application, you can use the CommandQ shortcut.

Check Apples website for a complete list of the Macs shortcuts and commands.

Most laptops Ive used have some pretty basic scroll and zoom functions, but trying to do anything more will just confuse the system, depending on how basic your driver is.

Learning Curve From Windows How To Switch Between

Swiping with three fingers is how to switch between open applications.

One of my Windows PCs had similar functions, though it often didnt work when Id need it to, and Id end up with a 250-percent zoom on my Chrome tab.

For example, their minimize and close window buttons are on the top left, rather than the right, and the important stuff is at the top, not the bottom.

Instinctively looking for the start button is going to take some deprogramming, but itll be worth it.

If youre used to hitting next in a series of Windows install prompts, you might find this whole process refreshing, if not a little foreign.

You can then launch it from the Applications folder, no issue.

I was almost suspicious the first time I did it, since it was almost too easy for something (I found) so unintuitive.

When you do, the Boot Camp assistant will help create a partition on your computer.

Learning Curve For Mac From Windows