The Control key on your PC keyboard maps to your Mac's Control key.  The Windows key on your PC keyboard maps to your Mac's Command key.

When using a PC keyboard you would use <kbd>windows key</kbd><kbd>C</kbd> to copy and <kbd>windows key</kbd><kbd>V</kbd> to paste, etc.

You can set universal keyboard shortcuts in **System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Application Shortcuts > All Applications**, you can enter menu values (Save, Copy, Paste, etc) and then assign new key combinations to them.  In the example below I've set <kbd>control</kbd><kbd>C</kbd> to copy and <kbd>control</kbd><kbd>U</kbd> to paste.

![Example][1]
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