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If there's only one user account on your Mac

Positioning and key structure (of buttons) on a keyboard is made in the country where the device or keypad will be sold, if we talk about an external one rather than a laptop or MacBook. The character layout order and the type they give layout of the keyboard.You've probably noticed if you've been looking for it buy a MacBook, as in the technical specifications is passed and 'Keyboard Layout. Oct 08, 2014 Open System Preferences in OS X and go to 'Keyboard' panel Choose the 'Keyboard' tab and check the box for 'Show Keyboard & Character Viewers in menu bar' – this enables a handy indicator in the menu bar to let you know what language / keyboard is currently active, more on this in a moment. The longer answer is an authorized Apple dealer will fix your MacBook Pro keyboard for free. In some rare cases a blast of compressed air could clear the dust from the keyboard. Even though it won't do the job for most, it's worth trying since a can of air only costs a few dollars.

If there's only one user account on your Mac, use these steps to change the primary language you use with that account. This also changes the language used at the login screen:

  1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
  2. Click Language & Region.
  3. Drag the desired language to the top of the Preferred languages list. If the language you want isn't listed, click the Add (+) button to add the language you want.
  4. Restart your Mac.

After your Mac restarts, the login screen uses the language you set.

If there's more than one user account on your Mac

If there's more than one user account on your Mac, or you want to change only the language at the login screen, use these steps:

  1. Log in as an admin user.
  2. Open Terminal from the Utilities folder.
  3. Type or paste this command in Terminal:
  4. Press Return.
  5. When prompted for a password, enter an administrator account password and press Return.
  6. A list of available languages is displayed. Type the number that appears next to the language you want to use, then press Return.
  7. Quit Terminal.

The next time you log out or restart your Mac, the login screen uses the language you set.

Change your keyboard layout

To select a different input method or keyboard at the login screen, click the Input menu in the upper-right corner of the menu bar and choose an option.

If you don't see the Input menu, use these steps to add it to the login screen:

  1. Log in.
  2. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
  3. Click the Users & Groups icon.
  4. Click the lock icon. Enter an admin user name and password.
  5. Click Login Options.
  6. Select the option to Show Input menu in login window.


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