ventura 13.7.3 how to run regedit without an apple keyboard

No apologies are necessary. Folks that make the switch have a bit of a learning curve, especially if you have 30+ experience with PCs. Most likely, I imagine that (with PCs) started with DOS and worked you way thru the myriad of Windows versions. Actually, it isn't much different with long time Mac users either. To carbon-date myself, my first personal computer was a Commodore PET.

Anyways, welcome to the Apple ecosystem! Feel free to use this forum to ask questions or ask for assistance with using any Mac product. We are all volunteers here just trying to help others.

To help you get better acquainted with using your Mac, may I suggest the following:

• A Quick Guide to Using a Mac for Windows Users - MUO
• MacOS for Windows users - GitHubGist

Also, as can expect, there are numerous books, eBooks, and websites standing ready to shed some light for new users. One great source for very inexpensive eBooks it Take Control Books. One, I suggest, is Mac Basics.

Finally, if you are near an Apple Store, they periodically put on group or one-on-one help seminars.

See if this helps: from the Apple menu choose System Settings, then click on Appearance.

You can choose which color to use for highlight and accent:

What is this "regedit" that you speak of? There is no Windows Registry Editor on a Mac.

weshood wrote:

When I highlight to copy and past the highlighter is so translucent it is not really visible. It was not like this before. How can I change it?

What app or apps are you talking about?