Update to Monterey 12.1 disabled accents in Spanish Keyboard

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Update to Monterey 12.1 disabled accents in Spanish Keyboard

I used to be easy to use accents on the Spanish Keyboard but now I apparently have to go into something called terminal mode to reset them. I understand that the mac technology is getting more featured etc. but at the cost of ease of use. I have always invested in Apple products because they were easier to use. I am not the kind of person who wants to use something called terminal mode. I just want to be able to type accents. What happened? Is there an update coming to fix this?

Posted on May 28, 2022 9:39 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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May 28, 2022 11:22 AM in response to alexieha123

alexieha123 wrote:

I just want to be able to type accents.

The traditional way to type accents with a Spanish keyboard is to just use the keys which have Ñ and ' printed on them. Do those work for you? To make é you just type ' (next to Ñ) and then e. Other accents are also done that way.

The hold and press popup menu is another option, but most users find it slow compared to using the keys mentioned above. Sometimes this menu goes missing, and then you do need to use terminal to try to get it back. No update is going to change that. It's really not very hard. Just open Terminal app, and copy/paste this:

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true

and then restart.

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May 29, 2022 12:40 PM in response to alexieha123

Just how were you used to type the accents? If you did it like in the iPhone by pressing and holding the key and choosing from the menu that appears, then just do as Tom recommended. You need only do it once.

But if you used to do it by pressing the accent and then the key, that should always work. Please clarify.

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