Questions tagged [keyboard]
A physical device with buttons that allow characters to be entered
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Cmd+O in Notes (open list) does not work (in MacOS 13 - Ventura). How to fix it or debug it?
Use case:
Open a note with a click into right-bottom corner (hot-corner).
Press Cmd+O to open your notes list (accessible in menu Window).
Does not work...
CMD+O suppose to open the list in Notes.
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MBP and Elements: Flip function keys from fn to standard when external keyboard is used
I like using my MBP function keys as regular function keys whenever I work on the go (I need my function keys). However, when an external keyboard is plugged in, I want to make the special functions ...
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How to fix Safe Boot startup? (Left shift not working as well) [duplicate]
My computer is a MacBook Pro (13 in, mid-2010). When powering it on, it boots in Safe Boot, which heavily restricts my usage of it. Simultaneously (and possibly liked to this) my left shift key gives ...
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Macbook Pro key rubber part broke [duplicate]
I have an M1 MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021). I was cleaning my keyboard by removing the keys and trying to clean the dirt underneath. I had already successfully cleaned a few keys, when this happened: I ...
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iTerm2: remap Close split panel to Option + <key>
I'm trying to use this answer to remap closing a split pane to Opt+W.
But when I press Opt+W in iTerm2 it inserts < .
I tried something already but regardless of using Esc+ or Meta+ the pane does ...
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How to turn of [Fn] key changing keyboard language in Monterey
I just upgraded to Monterey and am being driven a bit spare by accidental language switching resulting from the side of my hand hitting the fn key on my Magic Keyboard. Is there a way to disable this? ...
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Difference between ABC and US keyboard layout
I have found this: Why does Mac OS include both ABC and US keyboard layouts when the two perform the same functions?, where the answer stated:
ABC is just the same as US but you don't have an ...
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Mac with different keyboards
I have a MacBook Pro with two large monitors. I like to have a keyboard and mouse in front of each monitor, so I have keyboard/trackpad in the MacBook Pro, an original Apple keyboard/mouse in front of ...
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two keys in my macbook keyboard isnt working and it is a software issue coz it is recognised in my virtual keyoard can any one help me out?
**two keys in my macbook keyboard ** is not working (b key & \ key ) when i try to type either of the key it is not showing up in the text box but it is recognised in my virtual keyboard also when ...
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How to disable a period after double-space in Mac OS Ventura?
I am on Ventura 13.0.1 and cannot seem to find a setting to disable Mac automatically entering a period after a double-space. In past versions of Mac OS, there was a setting under Preferences -> ...
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"Slide to Type " like iOS floating keyboard in macOS?
Is there any software that can use iOS floating keyboard in macOS?
I want to type using only the trackpad , use "Slide to Type " in my trackpad to typing:
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Cannot find the option "Allow different input source for each document"
I need to have my keyboard layout settings stick to the applications where I set them. So when I go to chats (say in the Telegram app), I want the language to be German or whatever else I left off ...
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Mac Mail - unable to move messages with using keyboard Cmd-? or Cmd-Shift-/ for some destination folders
I saw in a tip from Vincent (back in 2015) that I could use the 'Cmd-?' or 'Cmd-Shift-/' to use the power of MacOS to move mail from inbox to another folder.
This works perfectly when the destination ...
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Force USB-C keyboard to wake up
My MacBook Pro M1 is connected to USB-C EPOMAKER keyboard directly, after waking up, the keyboard just does not work, I have to unplug it and plug it again.
Any idea if this issue was resolved?
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Open menu of control center using apple script
I'm trying to change the focus mode using an apple script (I'm not interested in using shortcuts), but I don't know how to know the order of the menu item in the menu.
Here is the first part of my ...
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<> and ^° keys switched on Satechi compact backlit USB keyboard
Using a Satechi Compact Backlit USB keyboard QWERTZ variant: https://satechi.net/products/compact-backlit-bluetooth-keyboard
It is a nice product however < > and ^ ° keys are switched. Did a ...
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How to remove language switching option from lockscreen on macos
I have a bunch of not so fun colleagues at my work that get fun about changing my keyboard language on the lockscreen, using the topbar menu.
I've looked the internet but I haven't found any option to ...
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Automatically run a specific app when mouse is connected/detected?
I've been surfing around the internet to look for a simple app or script or shortcut thing that can automatically run certain thing when a device is detected/connected.
I wanted to run a specific app ...
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Copy and hightlight text passage in Preview [duplicate]
As I study academic texts in PDFs, I often find myself:
Selecting a text passage
Copying the text (using Cmd+C)
Highlighting the text passage (using Cmd+Shift+H).
I am looking for a way to automate ...
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Shortcut for toggling between different fullscreen windows of same app?
I have macOS Monterey and want to find out how to jump between fullscreens of the same app. I'm not found this answer here. But it seems Cmd+Opt+` works.
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Keynote Hijacks the media keys
I’m on Monterey, Mac Studio 2022. I use a Keychron keyboard, and use Karabiner to map some keys.
I occasionally have to open Keynote to view powerpoints, but opening Keynote stops the media keys from ...
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Control MacBook brightness with keyboard when connected to monitor via thunderbolt
I've been using HDMI monitor so far, and when I connect it to my laptop, I simply lower the laptop screen brightness to 0 on my keyboard.
Now after I switched to a new, thunderbolt monitor (LG ...
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Why do some macOS applications not respect the "Automatically switch to a document's Input Source" setting?
That setting is shown here under Keyboard | Input Sources:
I have repeatedly attempted to update the Input Source to usd2 for the Messages app:
It does not work at all : the Input Source stays as ...
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Change default keyboard input source
I have an Option-friendly keyboard source used for enabling mnemonics in menus. It is still English language based but is more keyboardist friendly than the default keyboard input source.
I'd actually ...
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Can I use my Macbook keyboard to control my Apple TV via Bluetooth or otherwise?
As the title says, and if yes - how can I do this?
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Apple Script, Accessibility Keyboard Panels
I use Accessibility Keyboard Panels. I want a applescript a Button to switch "Panel A" with "Panel B".
I now that I can do it direct command from the Panel Editor.
But the script ...
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None of my keyboard shortcuts work
I've set some keyboard shortcut keys like:
But none of them work, for example, the shortcuts that I have set for the item service, none of them work, it's not even that the shortcuts are similar, or ...
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How to sync app shortcuts between Macs using the same Apple ID?
I have some shortcuts defined in "System Settings / Keyboard / App Shortcuts", is there any way to sync these shortcuts between Macs?
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Input language ignored with external keyboard on ipadOS
It is rather strange, but sometimes language switching in ipadOS with external keyboard ignores the selected language (see the image). Sometimes it works correctly (e.g. in spotlight search), but in ...
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One key on iPhone keyboard is not working
The letter "i" on my iPhone is not working anymore. I tried a factory reset, but it still isn't working. Other letters are working fine but there are other areas on the screen that seem to ...
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How can I use a keyboard shortcut to switch focus to another display?
I looked at this question - Keyboard shortcut to switch focus between multiple displays on OS X 10.9+ - but the op doesn't seem to have the same goal as me.
I have a multi-monitor setup, and I have ...
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How to create shortcuts which only apply to a certain app?
I want to map Cmd+J/Cmd+K to Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab only when Chrome is active, in Windows, it's quite simple to implement by using AutoHotkey:
#IfWinActive ahk_exe chrome.exe
^j::Send ^+{Tab}
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How to create a global shortcut using the Shortcuts app?
Below is my current config using the Shortcuts app, although Control-5 works in some apps, it still conflicts with the apps which use Control-5.
How to create a system-wide shortcut so that when it's ...
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Shortcut to Sleep puts a laptop to sleep and awake immediately
Custom shortcut "Sleep" puts a laptop asleep, but after a second or less wakes it up.
I though, because of pressed modifier keys, but it's kind of a ridiculous bug which should be fixed ages ...
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Remap keys for Home/End for ssh connections
I have a Mac Arm M1 running Monterey.
I typically use my mac by ssh-ing into the mac and then using vim/grep whatever cli utils.
How can I make it so that the Home/End keys work as expected like they ...
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Keyboard shortcuts for basic ops in Stage Manager
In stage manager, what are keyboard shortcuts for
Toggle between apps in the focused group?
Switch which group is in focus?
Command + backtick sort of works for #1, but not really.
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How to swap Z & Y keys on QWERTZ keyboard but keep everything else as it is? [duplicate]
I want to swap Z & Y keys on QWERTZ layout German keyboard but I prefer keeping everything else pretty much as it is.
I’m fine with the German keyboard, but I’ve always used QWERTY and so very ...
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How do you disable media keys on a Macbook Pro OS 12.2.1?
I just got a Macbook Pro and to my astonishment the media keys (that's these keys)
are no longer keys but touch buttons which will result in an incredible number of false positives. This is the ...
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Built-in keyboard not working after sleep (MBP 2015 Monterey)
My MacBook Pro Retina 2015 (Monterey) keyboard not working anymore after sleep. The trackpad is working normally, and the wired keyboard is working but my built-in is not.
I can access Recovery Mode, ...
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CMD + N to navigate windows in Ventura
I use Cmd + Number to navigate to different windows as is the case in this question. However, in Ventura I can't find how to make the change from Opt + Cmd + Number to Cmd + Number as the preferences ...
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a single keyboard shortcut that toggles between 2 resolutions on MacOS 12.6
My own answer at https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/436069/53510 does not work for me now that my MacBook Pro has 12.6, and neither does this answer: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/448556/53510
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How to open up application switcher on Mac with ergodox keyboard?
I want to have one button that opens up the application switcher with the ergodox keyboard. I tried setting a key to command and tab when held and it opens up the application switcher, but it keeps ...
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Switch workspace animation lag (with screen recording)
Both my Macbook and Mac are suffering from a disturbing lag, right after workspace animation finishes the window gets its focus a split second late. During the time, the OS ignores any input, so one ...
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Prevent Outlook for Mac from selecting the entire word when selecting text?
How do I prevent Outlook for Mac (currently v16... but earlier versions too) from selecting the entire word when selecting text?
This seems to be default Microsoft Office behavior. Word for Mac has a ...
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iPhone keyboard language changes unintentionally
I have this obnoxious problem for last 2 years since I bought my first iPhone in 2020 (iPhone 12). I use English as well as Hindi in my native keyboard. Going to emoji layout and coming back again to ...
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How to use Use F function keys as Control Strip Default Set in MBP Touch Bar
In the MBP touch bar, I have selected the use of F function key rows for the touch bar. Touchbar always shows up as F1, F2...F12. I attained many shortcut combinations to them and use them in many ...
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Typing predictions on iphone - my language not supported
My language (Slovak) is not among the supported languages for typing predictions on my iphone. Is there any way how I can get it there? An app or some trick? Thank you!
PS: by predictions, I mean that ...
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Easy way to remap Option key to Up arrow on Mac?
My up arrow key has failed (MBP mid 2012). Apple tells me I require keyboard replacement at $300. I want to remap the option key to up arrow key as a temporary solution (keys are very close).
I am ...
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Is it possible to edit AppleDeviceManagementHIDEventService?
I'm having an issue with apple bluetooth connected devices which show low battery warning at 2% which is too low for my oppinion and usage.
So while i was googling on how to "increase" the ...
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GTK+3 Application running on macOS does not have the same keyboard shortcuts
I am running a Gtk+3 application on macOS x using brew. The application works fine except for the keyboard shortcuts.
The keyboard shortcuts have a different mapping than the "standard" Mac ...
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