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Macbook Pro keyboard (certain keys) not working
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<blockquote data-quote="rickschmoo" data-source="post: 1327744" data-attributes="member: 224027"><p><strong>Diagnosis with MacOS built-in Keyboard Viewer</strong></p><p></p><p>Before opening up your chassis / lugging your computer to the Apple Store, do some diagnosis with MacOS's built-in Keyboard Viewer.</p><p></p><p>My issue was similar to those described here and elsewhere:</p><p>- delete key not working</p><p>- up/down arrow equivalent to page up/page down</p><p>- space bar not working intermittently</p><p></p><p>Use the Keyboard Viewer as follows:</p><p>1. Open System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard sub-tab -> check the "Show Keyboard and Character Viewer in menu bar" checkbox</p><p>2. Click the little window icon which appears top-right next to your battery meter, and select the "Show Keyboard Viewer" menu option</p><p>3. A small window will appear showing your Mac keyboard. Each key is highlighted with each keystroke.</p><p></p><p>Hey presto! Using the Keyboard Viewer, I could immediately see my problem - the Function ('fn' key) at the bottom left of my keyboard was sticking.</p><p></p><p>Since Macbook keyboards are really hard to get at (see <a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/07/how-not-to-fix/#comments" target="_blank">Wired Gadgetlab</a>), and what the **** - its an old computer - I just removed the function key and the keyboard is back to normal. Yay. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rickschmoo, post: 1327744, member: 224027"] [b]Diagnosis with MacOS built-in Keyboard Viewer[/b] Before opening up your chassis / lugging your computer to the Apple Store, do some diagnosis with MacOS's built-in Keyboard Viewer. My issue was similar to those described here and elsewhere: - delete key not working - up/down arrow equivalent to page up/page down - space bar not working intermittently Use the Keyboard Viewer as follows: 1. Open System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard sub-tab -> check the "Show Keyboard and Character Viewer in menu bar" checkbox 2. Click the little window icon which appears top-right next to your battery meter, and select the "Show Keyboard Viewer" menu option 3. A small window will appear showing your Mac keyboard. Each key is highlighted with each keystroke. Hey presto! Using the Keyboard Viewer, I could immediately see my problem - the Function ('fn' key) at the bottom left of my keyboard was sticking. Since Macbook keyboards are really hard to get at (see [URL="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/07/how-not-to-fix/#comments"]Wired Gadgetlab[/URL]), and what the **** - its an old computer - I just removed the function key and the keyboard is back to normal. Yay. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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