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keyboard symbols do not work

Numbers and symbols at top of keyboard do not work. Any solutions, short of buying a new keyboard. Current keyboard and Mac are 10 years old.

Posted on Sep 12, 2022 3:28 PM

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Posted on Sep 12, 2022 4:57 PM

They work in no apps or the work everywhere except when using the Numbers app?


If an entire row of keys does not work it may be a hardware problem. I don't know the electrical layout of an Apple keyboard to say that with certainty, though. I assume you have tried unplugging/plugging in the keyboard, rebooting, resetting the PRAM and all the usual universal fixes (hopefully) to odd problems.


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Sep 12, 2022 4:57 PM in response to LBG35

They work in no apps or the work everywhere except when using the Numbers app?


If an entire row of keys does not work it may be a hardware problem. I don't know the electrical layout of an Apple keyboard to say that with certainty, though. I assume you have tried unplugging/plugging in the keyboard, rebooting, resetting the PRAM and all the usual universal fixes (hopefully) to odd problems.


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keyboard symbols do not work

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