A physical device with buttons that allow characters to be entered
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How to enable CTRL+4/5/6?
On Mountain Lion 10.8.2, when I use the Keyboard Viewer, I can see that CTRL-1, CTRL-2, CTRL-3 register correctly when I type them.
CTRL-4/5 however, only show the CTRL key being hit and the numbers ...
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Command + C does not always work from the first try in Microsoft Word (Office 2011)
I have no idea why COMMAND + C doesn't always register from the first time. I sometimes try to copy something off Word, but I have to press COMMAND + C more than once for it to register, otherwise ...
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Mac Mountain Lion on screen keyboard
Is there a way that, when you switch language inputs for your keyboard, the onscreen keyboard will automatically show up?
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How to use fn-key (function keys) with an external keyboard that has no fn-key?
I am using Lion on a late 2009 13 inch MacBook, with external monitor and an external Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - German (MB110D/B) while keeping the MacBook lid closed.
Some of the ...
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How to access user installed menubar icons with the keyboard?
I understand that Ctrl + F8 can be used to access the built-in Apple menu and Ctrl + F2 can be used to access program menus (e.g. this existing answer).
However, I have a bunch of user-installed ...
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Are Macbook Pro pre Unibody topcase parts are interchangeable?
I have a question for service engineers here.
I wonder if I can source topcase (with keyboard) from any pre unibody MBP for my beaten and torn A1150 one (Core Duo original MBP)
Thank you in advance.
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Can the ambient light sensor be adjusted to shut off the keyboard backlight?
I have a 2011 Macbook Air and I find that the ambient light sensor does a great job of setting an appropriate backlight brightness level. It's particularly good at not blinding you when you open up ...
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How do I press Control + Alt + KP4 on an Apple Wireless Keyboard - French?
I have an Apple Wireless Keyboard - French.
Could anyone tell me which shortcut is for the number lock? clear or F6 as suggested somewhere does not seem to work.
Also, where are number keys when ...
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Keyboard Issues Garage Band
Alright so I've been working in Garageband for about a month and have made a few tracks, but I've just come across a problem that I have yet to encounter, and I can't find anything about it online. ...
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How to determine what process controls key combinations?
I'd like to determine which process is handling a particular key combination. I've looked through the System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts list. I've also looked through another ...
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Macbook Pro 2012 i7 - Keyboard/trackpad not working in Bootcamp
I have a 2012 Macbook Pro 15" Core I7 8gb ram and Nvidia 650M. I have been running bootcamp on it for over a month when last night my keyboard and trackpad stopped working after a reboot. I ...
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iMac USB Ports Stopped Working
I have an iMac, and because I program I prefer to use the extended USB keyboard.
Just as the batteries to my wireless mouse died, my USB keyboard inexplicably stopped working. I've been using this ...
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Can't assign keyboard shortcut to service
In OSX 10.8.2, I created a service using Automator and saved it in ~/Library/Services. The service receives selected messages in Mail.app. It shows up in the list of services when I click on the ...
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Mimic Xcode's camelCase selection keyboard shortcuts in OS X
I spend a very large amount of time editing text in Xcode, and I would like maneuvering around text within the rest of the Cocoa Text System to offer an identical experience. There are 3 versions of ...
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How to assign F9 key to play/pause iTunes?
I change my front panel on my MacBook late 2007. I'm on mountain Lion.
I already attached Next and Previous (song) button to F10 and F8. But can't F9 button force to work. I think I don't know the ...
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Is there a utility OR applescript that will filter Y keystrokes temporarily?
Looking for a way to run a script OR a utility that will actively block keystrokes on my QWERTY keyboard. Specifically, I want to turn off the Y key, if you're curious. It is a 'problem hotkey' in ...
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The MS Natural Keyboard 4000: use right Alt (AltGr) as ⌥?
I would like to use the right-Alt key (Alt Gr) as ⌥ key. These are modifier keys right of the spacebar on MS 4000 Keyboard: . I currently have the Application key mapped as ⌥, but Alt Gr would be ...
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Send keyboard clicks FROM bluetooth phone TO Ubuntu
Note:
This questions lies firmly between Ask Different and Ask Ubuntu so I will take solutions from the Apple site here and cross-post for Ubuntu answers on the other site.
Motivation:
I've made a ...
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Replace keyboard on macbook pro
Are there any differences between 815-9201 Keyboard and 815-9349 other than the function keys have been changed for differences in the newer operating systems? As I have a A1226 but the 815-9349 is ...
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Mac mini Apple bluetooth keyboard DELETE key can't do 'backward delete'
I have mac mini and I bought an original apple bluetooth keyboard from ebay. The problem is that the DELETE key always do 'DELETE' action and not 'Backspace', even if I use the function key with it. ...
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Logitech keyboard case and iOS 6
I have this keyboard case for my 'new iPad' (which I had originally bought for an iPad 2): http://www.zagg.com/accessories/logitech-ipad-2-keyboard-case
(In fact, this was me: Will the Logitech ...
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Model number mapping
How does one correlate model numbers like MN110LL/B with the A1243 that is listed on the bottom of the actual keyboard that looks the same as the MN110LL/B in pictures. I have tried looking at About ...
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How to input accented characters to an OS running in a VM?
I have a MacBook Pro with English (US) keyboard layout. I usually hold the right-alt (option) key, and press E to activate the accented vowel insertion (it shows a placeholder where the accented ...
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How do I determine which application handles a global shortcut?
I have some global shortcut that does nothing apparent, but is overriding the combination in all applications. The shortcut is Command+Alt+F, which overrides the "Google Search" in Safari, and the ...
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Switch control and caps lock from command line
My tribe like to switch their control and caps lock keys. I know how to do this† from the GUI. I'd like to go one step further, and put this step in my nascent dotfiles/osx file. Does anyone know how ...
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How can I stop keyboard backlight from lighting up when logging out and back in
On my user I have my keyboard backlight set to off pretty much all the time. But it seems like the default setting is 'on', because when I go to the Login window, to lock my laptop when I leave it for ...
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Different Keyboards equals different backlights?
i replaced my old keyboard (german layout) with an us keyboard. It works fine but the backlight seems to be misfit a litte. Is it possible that they using different kinds of backlights?
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Mac OS X custom keyboard shortcuts
Whenever I set a custom keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X (10.6.8) for a menu item, I cannot use it until I open its menu by clicking on it at least once. This happens every time I launch an app and ...
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Gmail-like keyboard shortcuts in Mail.app (keys without modifiers)
How can I create keyboard shortcuts in Mail.app that do not require modifiers? For example, I'd like j/k to scroll the message pane. Maybe n/p to navigate between messages. Maybe N/P to navigate ...
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What is the Numbers keyboard shortcut to get in the formula bar of a cell?
I am looking for a keyboard shortcut in Numbers to edit the current cell via the formula bar (if that is the right word). Screen shot:
Please note, I am not looking for this answer. That is how to ...
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Mac OS not all shortcuts are visible in Preferences
I have a question about mac shortcuts. I wanted to change Command-` shortcut but I do not find it in the shortcut settings. It was there before but now it has disappeared as well as most of the ...
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How come my Launchpad key opens Dashboard instead, and how can I fix it?
The answer is not as simple as you might think at first glance; please read the details of my question.
I know the difference between Standard Function keys and Special keys. Standard Function keys ...
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How can I execute key shortcuts that use characters requiring Shift, like #?
I have a 2011 13" MacBook Pro and I'm using Snow Leopard.
When I program, I use Eclipse. Recently, I installed a plugin and I wanted to use a key shortcut rather than navigating 3 menus every time to ...
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Track mostly used keyboard keys
I want to get statistics of key and shortcut usage to remap them lately.
Is there any software or convenient methods?
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Keybinding shortcut to emulate Vim o/O (New line below/above current line)
I am using XCode for development but have come accustomed to the o/O shortcut in Vim to create a new line below/above the current line without having to move to the beginning/end of the current line.
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How to fix problems with different keyboard layouts in iChat screen sharing?
My Mac has a QWERTY keyboard. When someone with a Mac with an AZERTY keyboard shared their screen with me in iChat, I had to pretend I was typing on an AZERTY keyboard to make any text I was typing ...
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Chrome shortcut for selecting web content
Is there a keyboard shortcut in chrome (on mac osx) to let me select the web page content? Sometimes after I goto a web page I want to start scrolling using my space bar but it gets stuck in a textbox ...
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Custom keyboard layout problem with some apps
I have an early 2011 Macbook Pro with Lion. I used Ukelele and KeyRemap4Macbook to customize my keyboard layout, because I wasn't satisfied with the default one.
Namely I switched right Cmd with ...
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Do any iOS writing apps support keyboard shortcuts for bold/italics?
When an iPad or iPhone is connected to an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard, the Pages app does
not respond to the standard keyboard shortcuts (Command-B, Command-I) for bold and italics. There is a touch ...
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Keyboard layout change menu accumulates duplicate keyboard layouts
My keyboard layout menu — occasionally the one showing up in my menu bar, and occasionally the one showing up when using the keyboard layout change hotkey — accumulates more and more copies of the ...
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How to override the play/pause function of the button in earphone remote control?
I enjoy using Keyboard Maestro to set custom keys to take control of apps, I can apply more functions to the play/pause button in the earphone remote, but by default it is set to control iTunes.
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since updating to 10.8.3 on my MBP, my keyboard backlight does not come on until i enter my password
since updating to 10.8.3 on my MBP, my keyboard backlight does not come on until I enter my password and my mac comes up. This makes it very difficult to enter my password at night with low light ...
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Why does iOS autocorrect some words but not others when using a bluetooth keyboard?
I know that official iOS support for bluetooth keyboards is minimal, and that AutoCorrect is theoretically unavailable. (According to Meg St. Claire via the Apple support forums, this is by design). ...
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Keyboard-trackpad combos for Mac, where the trackpad lies underneath the keyboard.
I am currently looking for a keyboard-trackpad combo for the Mac where the trackpad lies underneath beneath the keyboard (i.e. just like they would be on a Macbook; in fact the reason why I'm looking ...
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Keyboard shortcut to mirror from OS X to AppleTV?
Is there a keyboard shortcut to mirror from OS X to AppleTV and to stop mirroring?
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What are some useful keyboard language switchers that are designed to use with 3+ languages?
I've been using ⌘-Space for a long time, and it's been quite comfortable. However, recently I added third input language, and since then it's been a real pain to switch. What are some useful ...
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“Home” and “End” HotKeys in Vim INSERT Mode with MacBook Pro
I am pretty new to Vim and to Mac, I have a MacBook Pro with Retina Display running OS X 10.8.3, which do NOT have naive Home, End, PageUp and PageDown keys.
I know the Fn + arrow keys can work in ...
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Keyboard Shortcut to Right Size All Columns Individually in Finder in OSX Lion?
Is it possible to set a keyboard shortcut for resizing all columns individually in Finder in OSX Lion?
The way to do it without a shortcut is right clicking on a column divider and then choosing the ...
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Script MBP keyboard backlight to full brightness?
I've been searching around and trying some simple apple scripts, but have been completely thwarted in my attempts to set the MBP keyboard backlight to full brightness from any sort of script or ...
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Ctrl+Fn+F4 is automatically switching between Desktops
I seem to be having an issue with my Ctrl+Fn+F4 where it is automatically switching back to a previous desktop. I am running Sublime, Terminal, and Chrome browser in Desktop 3 and In Desktop 1, ...
