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How do I access a colon on my macbook pro Spanish keyboard?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Aug 31, 2021 1:42 PM

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Tom Gewecke

Level 10

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Sep 1, 2021 2:57 AM in response to merilyn208

Make sure that your Input Source is set to Spanish ISO (not Spanish) in system preferences > keyboard > input sources. Then colon : should be at Shift Period, as is printed on the key.

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