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After an OS update on my macbook pro, my Accent Menu is not working. When I press and hold a key that allows for accents (such as 'a') the letter just repeats. I have tried turning off the Key Repeat slider but the Accent Menu still does not pop-up. Please help me fix it, Apple is trying to make my life harder.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2
justgab wrote:
After an OS update on my macbook pro, my Accent Menu is not working. When I press and hold a key that allows for accents (such as 'a') the letter just repeats.
Try this which works for some people:
open Terminal app and type
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true
and then restart.
justgab wrote:
After an OS update on my macbook pro, my Accent Menu is not working. When I press and hold a key that allows for accents (such as 'a') the letter just repeats.
Try this which works for some people:
open Terminal app and type
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true
and then restart.
Hello,
I have indeed tried restarting my computer and that did not help. There is also nothing about the Accent Menu on that guide. I tried following the instructions and nothing worked or applied to my issue.
Did you try the terminal command? Let us know the results.
Yes! It worked, thank you so much! You should be Apple CEO.
Hi there justgab,
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand your keyboard is not working as expected. We’ll be happy to help.
Have you made any changes to your keyboard settings? Have you tried restarting your Mac yet? If not, let’s start with that step. Then test to see if the accents work.
If the issue continues, follow this guide: If your Mac doesn’t respond to key presses. We hope this helps.
Best regards.
Thanks for reaching back out justgab,
With regard to that article, you'll want to use the steps at the bottom to check Settings and Accessibility features that might affect how your keyboard responds. For more help with your keyboard, you can use the following link to contact Apple Support: Contact Apple Support.
Take care.
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