Alternate characters don't show since Catalina update

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Alternate characters don't show since Catalina update

Since I installed the latest update (MacOs Catalina) on my MacBook Pro, I no longer have any alternate characters appear when typing. Does anybody have a solution?

MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 17, 2020 3:18 AM

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Mar 17, 2020 4:16 AM in response to JulesCourage

JulesCourage wrote:

Since I installed the latest update (MacOs Catalina) on my MacBook Pro, I no longer have any alternate characters appear when typing. Does anybody have a solution?

What alternate characters might you be referring to ?

Enter characters with accent marks on Mac - Apple Support

How to use emoji, accents, and symbols on your Mac - Apple ...

Use the Keyboard Viewer on Mac - Apple Support

Use the Accessibility Keyboard on Mac - Apple Support

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JulesCourage Author

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Mar 17, 2020 4:21 AM in response to leroydouglas

I am referring to accent characters. Usually when you press and hold a key on the keyboard — for example, a — the accent menu is displayed. This is no longer happening for any of the letters on my keyboard - no accent character menu shows when pressing and holding a key that definitely has accent characters.

Thank you.

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Tom Gewecke

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Mar 17, 2020 6:16 AM in response to JulesCourage

Try playing with the settings for key repeat and delay in system preferences/keyboard/keyboard

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JulesCourage Author

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Mar 17, 2020 6:31 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Thank you very much! Simple solution, problem solved.

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