Weird Symbols when using command shortcuts

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Weird Symbols when using command shortcuts

So, I typically use a bluetooth keyboard. I've had previous problems with my keyboard leading me to exchange it for a new one, but one of those same problems happened again. When I try using a shortcut using command, such as cmd+q, or cmd+t, it will make symbols like œ or † which is quite weird. Im not sure if this is the right place to ask a question since it does involve a third party bluetooth keyboard, and I'm not talking about the built in keyboard.

Posted on Jul 23, 2021 2:38 PM

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Jul 23, 2021 5:15 PM in response to Çhris

The second alternative is common on non-Apple keyboards. All the alphabetics and numerics are fine, but the maker swapped around some of the modifier keys. You can use Keyboard viewer to see what is really going on:

Use the Keyboard Viewer on Mac - Apple Support

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Tom Gewecke

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Jul 24, 2021 2:39 AM in response to Çhris

Çhris wrote:

Command & Option is switched. Any way I can swap them? Before today, the keyboard would work perfectly fine with command being command and option being option.

Go to system preferences > keyboard > keyboard > modifier keys and see if that is set correctly.

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Çhris Author

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Jul 23, 2021 3:18 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Before this, using command shortcuts would work. I currently use the Logitech Keyboard K380, which is technically not an apple keyboard.

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Çhris Author

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Jul 23, 2021 11:03 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Command & Option is switched. Any way I can swap them? Before today, the keyboard would work perfectly fine with command being command and option being option.

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