option r not working for symbol

need to be able to type the

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used to be able to hold down alt then hit r and symbol would populate, now this doesnt work, help!

Posted on Oct 15, 2018 9:08 AM

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Posted on Oct 15, 2018 10:37 AM

® Hmmm. is this the only symbol not working? As a work around you can always copy and paste: ®


What happens when from >System Preferences>Keyboard>Input Source>Show Input menu in Menu Bar> and you click on the option r from the onscreen keyboard?




You can try a simple

Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379



1. Shut down the computer.

2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.

3. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys.

4. Turn on the computer.

5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.

6. Release the keys.



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Oct 15, 2018 10:37 AM in response to Hinesta

® Hmmm. is this the only symbol not working? As a work around you can always copy and paste: ®


What happens when from >System Preferences>Keyboard>Input Source>Show Input menu in Menu Bar> and you click on the option r from the onscreen keyboard?




You can try a simple

Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379



1. Shut down the computer.

2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.

3. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys.

4. Turn on the computer.

5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.

6. Release the keys.



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