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A simple solution to this problem is to remap the Windows and ALT key and the command and option/alt keys on the Windows PC keyboard connected to the Mac, so that the keyboard layouts will mimic expectations based on the standard Apple modifier key layout, rather than what it says on the PC keyboard.For most Mac users who connect a PC keyboard to their Mac, this will dramatically improve their. Mouse keys is a feature of some graphical user interfaces that uses the keyboard (especially. MouseKeys for Apple Inc's Mac OS X is enabled and configured via the Accessibility (apple → System Preferences → Accessibility → Mouse.
Hello there, OrangeSlices.The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great steps for troubleshooting the issue you're describing:Some keys don't work as expected. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences. From the View menu, choose Speech. Click the Text to Speech tab. If 'Speak selected text when the key is pressed' is enabled, the key or key combination set to speak text cannot be used for other purposes or used to type text-click Set Key and change it to a less-commonly used key combination (try to use modifier keys such as Shift, Command, Option, and Control). Or, disable the 'Speak selected text when the key is pressed' option.
Click the Accessibilty or Universal Access pane in System Preferences, then click the Keyboard tab. Make sure that Slow Keys is turned off. With Slow Keys on, you need to press a key for a longer period of time for it to be recognized. In the Accessibilty or Universal Access pane, click the Mouse tab, and make sure Mouse Keys is turned off. With Mouse Keys enabled, you cannot use the Numeric Keypad to enter numbers-instead the keypad moves the pointer (cursor). Hello there, OrangeSlices.The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great steps for troubleshooting the issue you're describing:Some keys don't work as expected. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
From the View menu, choose Speech. Click the Text to Speech tab. If 'Speak selected text when the key is pressed' is enabled, the key or key combination set to speak text cannot be used for other purposes or used to type text-click Set Key and change it to a less-commonly used key combination (try to use modifier keys such as Shift, Command, Option, and Control).
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Or, disable the 'Speak selected text when the key is pressed' option. Click the Accessibilty or Universal Access pane in System Preferences, then click the Keyboard tab. Make sure that Slow Keys is turned off. With Slow Keys on, you need to press a key for a longer period of time for it to be recognized. In the Accessibilty or Universal Access pane, click the Mouse tab, and make sure Mouse Keys is turned off.
With Mouse Keys enabled, you cannot use the Numeric Keypad to enter numbers-instead the keypad moves the pointer (cursor). Apple Footer.This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.
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