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Try looking here.

Also for the meantime: System Preferences > Keyboard > Show Keyboard & Character Viewer in the menu bar.

Then go to the new icon in right hand corner > Show Keyboard Viewer.

parajo wrote:

i use a BELGIAN FRENCH keyboard !

Option/alt + shift + : should give you \

Tom Gewecke wrote:

Option/alt + shift + : should give you \

AussieDJ wrote:

On the Apple French AZERTY keyboard, \ is alt + shift + :

No luck for the OP previously on that try I'm afraid Tom.

AussieDJ wrote:

No luck for the OP previously on that try I'm afraid Tom.

I missed that. But the Belgian and French keyboard layouts do have \ in the same place, there is no difference for that character. So I am wondering what in fact the OP could be using. I don't think there are any other AZERTY layouts (Canadian French is Qwerty, Swiss French is Qwertz).

Tom Gewecke wrote:

I missed that. But the Belgian and French keyboard layouts do have \ in the same place, there is no difference for that character. So I am wondering what in fact the OP could be using. I don't think there are any other AZERTY layouts (Canadian French is Qwerty, Swiss French is Qwertz).

I think we need a photo.

http://iankits.blogspot.com/2011/01/macbook-pro-keyboard-missing-keys-list.html

\ Backslash - ' ALT + SHIFT + 7 '

AussieDJ wrote:

http://iankits.blogspot.com/2011/01/macbook-pro-keyboard-missing-keys-list.html

\ Backslash - ' ALT + SHIFT + 7 '

So you think he is using a German Qwertz keyboard?

Tom Gewecke wrote:

So you think he is using a German Qwertz keyboard?

Just thought it was worth a shot for him, seeing's as nothing has worked so far.

Found something that might be helpful:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1381200?threadID=1381200

Basically changing the keyboard to American, and swapping round some shortcuts.

parajo wrote:

I don't find any image of it on Apple store or other links !

Here is the link which shows pictures.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2841

Could you tell us what does appear on the screen in TextEdit when you type Option/alt + Shift + : ?

Could you make sure that in System Prefs/language & text/input sources, there is only one box checked, Belgian? And also check the box for Show Input Menu in Menu Bar, and the box for Keyboard Viewer.

If you choose Keyboard Viewer in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen, and then do Option/alt + shift + : , what appears on the key?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Belgian_pc_keyboard.svg /500px-Belgian_pc_keyboard.svg.png

This link shows an image of the keyboard. It is not Mac but it might just be the same, try option + alligator mouth key (<>)

Look At the image first then see if it works because this fourm is getting out of hand.

Z Dude 23

Z Dude 23 wrote:

It is not Mac but it might just be the same, try option + alligator mouth key (<>)

Mac and PC keyboards are slightly different, and a MacBook can only have the Mac version. On that Option/alt + < should normally produce ≤ .

HI , If you are using paralles on a Mac Book Pro, you can try :

ctrl + alt + ? = \

This is working for me

Cheers