I bought my Mac in Spain. I cannot find change keyboard type in Keyboard preferences. I have set to English language but many keys are physically different.
How do I change the physical layout of the keyboard to standard British keyboard?
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1You want to change the actual physical buttons? Why didn't you just buy your Mac in the UK then? lol. Also I guess you can pull them off and replace them with english mac keys, but ermm... may not work well.– DanCommented Apr 27, 2015 at 12:26
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This may help: dotkam.com/2011/01/04/edit-keyboard-layout-on-mac– DanCommented Apr 27, 2015 at 12:29
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Thanks Dan. Will try Ukelete. I bought the Mac in Spain because I have a home here.– Hans SnookCommented Apr 28, 2015 at 13:11
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Ah fair enough. Hope that helps :)– DanCommented Apr 28, 2015 at 14:21
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OS X includes an British keyboard layout that you can switch to under Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources. If you hit the + button and search for British it'll come up. That'll give you Apple's version of a British keyboard layout.
If you'd like British to match a PC's keyboard, there's a second Apple mapping named British - PC. This'll put the @ and | symbols where they should be in that layout.
You might find that Apple's British - PC keyboard mapping isn't quite right, as because their British keyboards aren't laid out as a typical British (BS4822) keyboard is. There's a great solution for this with a custom keyboard mapping. The one I linked there works like a charm.
Besides using the UK-English keyboard layout get some replacement stickers and stick them carefully on your Spanish keyboard.
answered Feb 2, 2016 at 13:12
