Mac keys on Microsoft keyboard

I have a Microsoft wireless desktop 7000 and the Intellipoint 6.2 drivers for the Mac. The keyboard and mouse are recognized by my iMac but how but what is the equivalent of the "command" key on a non-Apple keyboard?

Alt - the one just to the right and left of the spacebar.
That being said, sometimes you have to go in to the preferences and switch the modifier keys because the keyboard itself is programmed to switch Command and Option keys when used on a Mac. It's weird.
Try just using Alt as the command key first. If that doesn't work, try going in to the Keyboard preferences, click the "Modifier Keys..." button, and switch the Option and Command keys around.

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