How do I enable key repeat in Mavericks?

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How do I enable key repeat in Mavericks?

I would love to be able to hold a key down & have it keep repeating so I can express myself fully without having to repeatedly hit the key to say things like Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.😁

I was searching for an answer to this question & came across this thread:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1423802

and apparently the linked answer there is to do this:

http://applesliced.com/ask/how-do-i-enable-key-repeat-in-os-x-mountain-lion

I'm a little hesitant to go messing with things unless more experienced users say it's okay. So I'm asking. Also, where would I find this Terminal app. they speak of?

iMac (27-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 3, 2014 5:02 PM

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Answer 1

leroydouglas

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Apr 3, 2014 5:10 PM in response to sandypaws

applications/utilities/terminal.app

go for it

key-repeat and disable the Press and Hold for additional characters, in terminal copy & paste:

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

hit the return key. That 's it. you can quit terminal.

reboot

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Answer 2

sandypaws Author

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Apr 18, 2014 6:06 PM in response to leroydouglas

Thank you! This worked like a charm. Now I can say Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thank you! And I didn't have to hit the h key all those times.😁

I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back on this. I am not real techy & did not know how access the applications/utilities/terminal.app but I called Apple Support & spoke with a wondeful gentleman who helped me access that & we did it & it was a resounding success!

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