P and Dash Button on Keyboard Suddenly Typing Weird

When I use the P or - buttons on my iMac, they both type "p-"

This happened all of a suddenly, I didn't make any setting adjustments. Any help- is ap-p-reciated. (It's very annoying!)

iMac 27″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jul 27, 2023 1:08 PM

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rkaufmann87

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Jul 27, 2023 1:33 PM in response to brittny178

Please restart in Safe Mode and then restart normally and retest.

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P and Dash Button on Keyboard Suddenly Typing Weird

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