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The inverted question mark command is not functioning on the MAGIC KEYBOARD. Spanish teacher, searched existing answers. Option+Shift+? is how you do this on a Macbook. Please help.

I have searched for the answer in apple communities. This is a problem with Magic Keyboard. It should act as a Macbook with the magic keyboard, but, there is one missing character. The inverted question mark.


I am aware I can use the touchpad keyboard instead, but I want to use the Magic Keyboard.

I am aware I can set text replacement to make my own shortcut.


But- for 300$ in addition to Ipad Pro- this Spanish teacher needs this to be corrected. Please help!

Thank you.

Posted on Sep 13, 2021 8:33 PM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2021 11:07 AM

You need to contact google docs support, there is something messed up with them.


How exactly are you accessing google docs? If via a browser, try a different one.


In settings > general > keyboard > hardware keyboard, tap on the right edge, and make sure that Spanish ISO is checked. Then try typing the ¿ by hitting Shift =. If that works, it would provide more info about where google docs is failing.

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Sep 15, 2021 11:07 AM in response to Staceyhendrix

You need to contact google docs support, there is something messed up with them.


How exactly are you accessing google docs? If via a browser, try a different one.


In settings > general > keyboard > hardware keyboard, tap on the right edge, and make sure that Spanish ISO is checked. Then try typing the ¿ by hitting Shift =. If that works, it would provide more info about where google docs is failing.

Sep 15, 2021 10:10 AM in response to Staceyhendrix

Staceyhendrix wrote:

Hi. To answer your question- yes I am holding down Option+Shift while I press the \ key. I am using Google Docs


You need to press the / key, not the \ key.


What happens when you press option shift / when you are typing right here?


Did you check settings > general > keyboard > hardware keyboard and tap over at the right edge as I suggested?

Sep 15, 2021 10:55 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

It works in this forum ¿


It does NOT work in Google Docs, which is what I use for teaching. 


I did check settings> general > keyboard > hardware keyboard and tapped to the right edge as you suggested. I tried US, Automatic and US international and the problem remains. 


I will need to use Google docs, could you please try google docs and let me know what happens for you? THANK YOU

The inverted question mark command is not functioning on the MAGIC KEYBOARD. Spanish teacher, searched existing answers. Option+Shift+? is how you do this on a Macbook. Please help.

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