Macbook keyboard types wrong letters, numbers, symbols

Hello goodybum,

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

Let's review your input sources:

"Change Input Sources settings on Mac

On your Mac, use the Input Sources window in Keyboard settings to add input sources that allow you to type in other languages, and change options for specific sources. When you use an input source, you can type in any language that uses the same script or alphabet. Learn how to use input sources.

To open this pane, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Keyboard  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) In the Text Input section on the right, click Edit."

More details can be found here: Change Input Sources settings on Mac

If the issue persist, let's test in another user account to see if the same thing happens.

Cheers!

goodybum wrote:

need to press shift plus number to bring up the number onscreen.

You have somehow gotten the French input source active by mistake. Remove it from your list in settings > keyboard > input sources.