Hello everyone,
Literally one second I was able to create Spanish accents using shift+option+E + the letter, and the next second it didn't work on Pages or the Internet. I tried rebooting and then refiguring keyboard settings, and neither worked. I can't do the work I do without those accents! So frustrating! Got any tips on how to fix it? Thanks!
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
KellyJH wrote:
Literally one second I was able to create Spanish accents using shift+option+E + the letter, and the next second it didn't work on Pages or the Internet.
On the US keyboard, it's NOT "shift+option+E" that does this. Just "option+E." Does that not work?
KellyJH wrote:
Literally one second I was able to create Spanish accents using shift+option+E + the letter, and the next second it didn't work on Pages or the Internet.
On the US keyboard, it's NOT "shift+option+E" that does this. Just "option+E." Does that not work?
One way to get the accents is to run the following command in Terminal and reboot:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true
Reboot required to activate
Change true to false to turn off
Now when you press and hold down the letter key you want to accent you'll get this:
Either click on the accent you want or press the number key shown below it.
::face palm:: Yes. Thank you, Tom. It's been a long couple of weeks! Foggy brain. ;-)
Help! Spanish accents on Catalina 10.15.6 stopped.
