{"id":48092,"date":"2019-05-01T02:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T07:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=48092"},"modified":"2019-05-03T09:51:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:51:01","slug":"how-to-use-the-keyboard-and-character-viewer-on-your-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/48092-how-to-use-the-keyboard-and-character-viewer-on-your-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the Keyboard and Character Viewer on your Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ever wanted to type a character such as (\uf8ff), \u20ac and \u00a3 on your Mac, but can\u2019t figure out how to do it? You\u2019ll need to summon up the virtual keyboard in macOS.<\/p>\n
This allows you to find the \u201chidden\u201d characters that you can type. The macOS has a feature called Keyboard and Character Viewers that shows an onscreen representation of your Mac\u2019s keyboard. <\/span><\/p>\n
Keyboard Viewer<\/h3>\n
To enable the Keyboard Viewer, go to System Preferences > Keyboard, and click the checkbox next to \u201cShow viewers for keyboard, emoji and symbols menu bar.” The viewer now appears in the top right side of the menu bar. <\/span><\/p>\n
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With the Keyboard Viewer enabled, you can insert a character into your text by clicking its key on this virtual keyboard. What\u2019s more, you can access hidden characters by holding down your keyboard\u2019s Shift and Option keys, separately or together.<\/p>\n
When first opened, the Keyboard Viewer simply shows the usual characters you see on your keyboard. You must press and hold modifier keys on your physical keyboard to see more. For example, if you press and hold the Shift key, the top row of keys changes to a tilde, exclamation point, ampersand, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n
Press and hold the Option key to view even more characters. Also, when you press and hold this key, some keys appear in orange. This shows some diacritical marks that can be added above some letters. <\/span><\/p>\n
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To apply them, keep depressing the Option key, click the orange key in the Keyboard Viewer, then click the letter on your physical keyboard that you want to apply it to. Another way to do it is to simply use keyboard shortcuts. You can find a lengthy list of such shortcuts on Apple’s Mac keyboard shortcuts<\/a> page.<\/p>\n
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