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A physical device with buttons that allow characters to be entered

The keyboard is a means of interacting with a device, whether it be using a combination of keys to execute an action (see ) or typing to produce text.

For questions specifically about the iPad keyboard, use , and for the Mac keyboard use .

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How to increase keyboard key repeat rate on OS X?

I know how to set the key repeat rate using System Preferences > Keyboard but it looks that the fastest settings is not enough. Is there any way to speed up even more? I do not know if others encountered the same issue, but I'm using a MacBook Pro,…
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Keyboard shortcut to unhide or unminimize a window in OS X

I am asking this question because I feel it belongs on apple, not superuser. Also the perfect answer is not checked off there. You hide a window using ⌘ + M. However even ⌘ + ⇥ to that window does not help as the window is minimized. How do you…
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How do you position your hand to use the command key? What finger do you use?

Sorry in advance about what seems like a trivial question. However, I've recently switched from PC to Mac, and while I'm really happy about the switch, this is one of the few issues I'm struggling with. On a PC, the most important shortcuts are…
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How can I tell exactly what keys are being pressed on the Mac?

At the moment I'm trying to remote control my machine and command and ctrl do not seem to be working properly. Is there some type of 'keyboard sniffer' functionality so I can see exactly what is and is not being received?
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How do you type a true minus sign (not a hyphen) on a Mac?

I'm looking for one of those ⌥+? shortcuts to type a minus sign (−) from the keyboard, without touching the mouse. I'm looking for the minus sign (−). It should have the same width as a plus sign (+), and its Unicode code point is 8722 (x2212 in…
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How switch Mac UK PC keyboard layout backslash \ and backtick ` to match normal UK PC layout

This is the normal UK PC Keyboard Layout: We can see the backslash is on the left-bottom corner (right of shift). But the mac configuration for UK PC layout, the backslash is on the left-top corner (left of the number 1), see the setting as…
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Is it possible to completely disable the keyboard backlight on a MacBook Pro?

I have a new MacBook Pro 13-inch (mid 2012). I have never liked the backlit keyboard. I am completely a touch-typist and I never look down at the keys. I just find the light going on and off to be annoying. I have heard about Lab Tick, which…
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What are these two keys, ⇞ and ⇟?

I see keyboard shortcuts in the menu of Brackets. There are two symbols that look like up arrow and down arrow, could anyone tell me what they are?
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Can't find ⌃ symbol in keyboard

I'm working in xcode and under editor>estructure there is a "re-indent" feature with this shortcut: ⌃l It sound really stupid, but I just moved from windows and for my life's sale I cannot figure out what key ⌃ is. What key is the ⌃ key and where…
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How do you make the fn keyboard button work like a Ctrl button?

I'm used to having the Control button at the bottom left corner of the keyboard. It's a little annoying to be pressing Fn + Tab when I wanted a Control + Tab and the position of the Control button in the new Mac keyboard layout is just very…
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What is the meaning of the "§" symbol (on the upper left corner of the mac keyboard)?

The title says it all, but I'll repeat it here: What is the meaning of the "§" symbol (on the upper left corner of the mac keyboard) as highlighted in the image here? Apparently, this is not printed on mac keyboards sold in the US, though it is on…
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Keyboard shortcut for toggling between Fn and F keys

Is there a keyboard shortcut for toggling between Function and classic F keys?
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Add Compose key to OS X

I want to change one of my keys on my keyboard to a Compose key so I can easily type common accents or characters, e.g.: Compose+e+' -> é. Is there a setting I can change or a program I can install to add this feature? For instance, I would like to…
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What is the ⌥ key?

Is this key the same as shift? If so, why don't people just call it shift? I spent a long time looking around for what this key means. Google returned no results. My MacBook Air keyboard does not have this symbol either.
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The Keyboard on my iMac seems to be typing slow and garbled

The bluetooth keyboard on my iMac seems to work for a while then starts to skip letters or mix up letters while I am typing. It seems there is also a delay between the time I type a character and when it shows up on screen. I've switched to my…
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