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User profile for user: Juha_
Juha_ Author
User level: Level 1
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Strange yellow box

Hello.

I recently jumped from MacBook Air to Pro and strange feature started to work on the new device.

It's kinda annoying because most of the time when I duble click space bar this thing appear. I tried to find any shortcut to turn it off but I wasn't able to find the resource of this feature. Because of this there is sometimes problem with using space bar during writing a text or playing games.


Below screen how it looks.


Could someone tell me what is this and how turn this off?


Thanks

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.1

Posted on Jan 29, 2023 6:21 AM

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User profile for user: Tom Gewecke
Tom Gewecke
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Posted on Jan 31, 2023 9:05 AM

To fix your problem, make sure that Full Keyboard Access is turned OFF.

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User profile for user: OrigamiFan1
OrigamiFan1
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Jan 31, 2023 8:21 AM in response to Juha_

Hi Juha_,


For help with with this issue, it's recommended you check your accessibility settings. Specifically Full Keyboard Access. The steps below found in the article here can help. Navigate your Mac using Full Keyboard Access


"Turn on Full Keyboard Access

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Accessibility  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
  2. Go to Motor on the right, click Keyboard, then turn on Full Keyboard Access.
  3. Click the Info button  to change the appearance of Full Keyboard Access (for example, the outline color). Click Commands to see a complete list of Full Keyboard Access commands, customize keyboard shortcuts for default commands, set shortcuts for advanced commands, or restore default shortcuts.


Tip: When Full Keyboard Access is enabled on your Mac, quickly show the Full Keyboard Access shortcuts by pressing Tab-H, then using the arrow keys to navigate the lists."



The guide page here can help you get started: macOS general accessibility features - Apple Support


You can also find helpful information here: Get started with accessibility features on Mac


Cheers.





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