"change keyboard type" in keyboard preferences is missing

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"change keyboard type" in keyboard preferences is missing

I just connected a new keyboard to my iMac. I need to switch the type of keyboard but when I go to the apple menu / system preferences / keyboard / keyboard / the button ""change keyboard type" that should be on the lower left corner *according to another postis missing.

The keyboard I am trying to install is a brand new Magic keyboard with numeric keypad 'Spanish', connecting to imac on High Sierra Version 10.13.6

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 17, 2022 12:23 PM

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dialabrain

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Mar 17, 2022 12:32 PM in response to pepealonso

You can try restarting but, according to Apple's website, the current Magic Keyboards require a late 2014-15 iMac for compatibility. That may be why it's not showing,

Magic Keyboard - US English - Apple

Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad for Mac models - Apple

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Tom Gewecke

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Mar 18, 2022 5:24 AM in response to pepealonso

pepealonso wrote:

I changed my keyboard to an Spanish one but can’t change the settings accordingly because the button in preferences seems to be missing

The keyboard mapping is changed in system preferences > keyboard > input sources. Make sure there is just one item on the list, with the name Spanish ISO. Does the keyboard work correctly then?

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Tom Gewecke

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Mar 17, 2022 12:49 PM in response to pepealonso

What is not working that you think changing the type will fix?

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pepealonso Author

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Mar 17, 2022 11:44 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

The keyboard type is set to the English keyboard and works correctly with an English keyboard. However I changed my keyboard to an Spanish one but can’t change the settings accordingly because the button in preferences seems to be missing

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