Apple Keyboards with Mac Mini

Hi guys.
I had a Mac Mini for some time and it was my first encounter with mac system and I must say I looooooooove it!
I just bought my apple keyboard cauz before I was using a normal PC keyboard. However I think there r some buttons not working. Aren't the "apple button" supposed to do something?
Also I find on the top under finder help that the shortcut is the square button with the ? button but when I press those two, nothing happens. Any help????
And one more thing... what's with the backlight feature that I found in system preferences, does the apple keyboard have a backlight in it???
Thank you in advance and sorry for the dumb newbie questions...
Carol

Hi Carol,
(In addition to Rob's excellent answer)
The Apple key is well known as the Command key.
Keys equivalents are easy to remember, but the general Mac behaviour is to use the Command key where Windows usually uses Control.
Keyboard Equivalents:
<table border=0><tr><td>Mac OS</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>Windows</td></tr><tr><td>Control key</td><td> </td><td>⌃</td><td> </td><td>Ctrl key</td></tr><tr><td>Option key</td><td> </td><td>⌥</td><td> </td><td>Alt key</td></tr><tr><td>Command key</td><td> </td><td>⌘</td><td> </td><td>Windows key</td></tr></table>
Those articles too are going to help you forget Windows habits :
- USB: Third Party Keyboards May Not Have Command, Option Keys
- What's it called on my Mac?
Enjoy your new keyboard!
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