Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8.1

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Consonanza.

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I'm struggling to use certain "standard" keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Access on my Windows 8.1 guest operating system. I'm using Windows in full screen mode (and also using a Windows keyboard for both Mac & Windows)..

To be honest I don't really understand all this stuff about mapping of MacOSX or High Sierra shortcuts to Windows. I just want to be to use regular Mac keyboard shortcuts when in the Mac and "standard" shortcuts when in Windows.

Microsoft Access uses a number of specific keyboard shortcuts (eg ctl-G to open the VBA editor, ctl-H to open the Find & Replace dialog box, CTL-' to copy the preceding record etc.

I have tried various things including going to Preference --> OS system shortcuts and switching from Auto to Never, but that does nothing. Should that fix it?

If not, is there some other way I can resolve this?
 
Hello @Consonanza, Please open Parallels Desktop Preference (click on the two red lines on the Mac menu bar and select preferences) > switch to Shortcuts Tab >Mac OS System preference and choose Send macOS system shortcuts as "Always".
Thanks
 
No, sorry I think you have misunderstood and that is my fault because of my loose wording.

When I wrote this " I just want to be to use regular Mac keyboard shortcuts when in the Mac and "standard" shortcuts when in Windows."

I meant " I just want to be to use regular Mac keyboard shortcuts when in the Mac and "standard" WINDOWS shortcuts when in Windows.

Using the "Always" option you suggested would surely mean that when I am in Windows, the MacOS system shortcuts would still be active. That is why I suggested above that the "Never" option seemed more appropriate , but even that didn't work.
 
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