Hi Tim, No, that is not what I meant. I read something on Google that suggested that if I press and hold a key a list of other options would come up. It sounded similar to how it works on the iPhone. If you press and hold E, you'll get options for different related keys E acute, E grave, etc. But I have not been able to reproduce that on my Mac. When I press and hold the E key, nothing happens. Cheers, Donna
> On Sep 5, 2018, at 11:02 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > That's odd. Make sure that you've interacted with the editable area so that > you can actually type. The option key reference is not new at all, I'm not > sure why they're saying that it only works on newer Macs since it's been > available since way back in the 90's and probably even into the 80's. > Anyway, you can find lots of interesting characters just by holding down the > option key and pressing letters. For example, press option-4 and you'll get > the ¢ sign. Many of these are quite logical too. That is, shift-4 gives you > a $ sign whereas option-4 gives the ¢ sign. Shift-comma give the less than > sign whereas Option-comma gives the less than or equal to. Open a Pages or > TextEdit document and try them out. Note that this is a built-in thing to > the MacOS, so these combinations will work in any document whether web-based > or workstation based. The only limitation may be specific fonts that may or > may not have every option that another does. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Sep 5, 2018, at 06:49, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > wrote: > > When I press Option plus 1, all I get is the little chime. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Sep 5, 2018, at 7:29 AM, Brandon A. Olivares <thepianist2...@gmail.com >> <mailto:thepianist2...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Just press option+1, and you'll get it. :) >> >>> On Sep 5, 2018, at 8:27 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> In my quest for the inverted exclamation mark, have been reading that on >>> newer Macs, if you hold down a key, accented characters for that letter >>> will pop up as an option. But I have tried this out in both Pages and Text >>> edit with no luck. Does anyone know how to make this feature work? My Key >>> repeat is currently set at 60. >>> >>> Thanks for any help. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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