Why can't I get accented letters when holding down a key anymore? I updated to 10.10.5. How do I turn on that function
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
If no additional characters are available for the key you're holding, the pop-over menu doesn't appear. The menu also isn't displayed when the Key Repeat slider is set to Off in the Keyboard pane of System Preferences.
from:
How to type accents, emoji, and symbols on your Mac - Apple Support
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Thanks for the response, Grant. Yes, you are correct but I think the latest update 10.10.5 has modified that. For example, the letter "e" has several accented option, but now it doesn't offer any. I have the "key repeat" slider off and still no accented letter option.
I apologize, but the last answer did not solve my issue.
I have the "key repeat" slider off and still no accented letter option.
key-repeat OFF = accented feature disabled
If you are still having this problem, make sure that you have activated some keyboard other than US in system prefs/keyboard/input sources, like Spanish or French. Also make sure you did not add Webroot to your system.
Thanks. I was able to get the accented letters to appear when pressing the keys.
Accented letters in 10.10.5
