Mac OS X is in many aspects completely different from Windows. However some things that you are accustomed to in Windows are quite similar in Mac OS X.
For instance this example:Keyboard Shortcuts - Text Editing
N.B. 'Command' also known as 'Apple key'
| Action | Windows | Mac | ||
| » begin of line | Home | Home | ||
| » end of line | End | End | ||
| » begin of document | Ctrl-Home | Command-Up Arrow | ||
| » end of document | Ctrl-End | Command-Down Arrow | ||
| Select from cursor until end of line | Shift-End | Command-Shift-Right Arrow | ||
| Select from cursor until end of document | Ctrl-Shift-End | Command-Shift-Down Arrow | ||
| Copy to clipboard | Ctrl-c | Command-c | ||
| Paste from clipboard | Ctrl-v | Command-v |
N.B. A complete overview of Mac OS keyboard shortcuts will be available as a separate MiniGuide as part of the MiniGuideZ collection.