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If you’re not sure which region or country your keyboard is from, check Apple’s list of keyboard localizations.

You can choose either “Swedish” or “Swedish Pro” settings and only the “Swedish Pro” setting allows you to type the “at” symbol using the normal Option key + number 2 key combination. The same goes for other languages such as Swedish.

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Setting it to “Spanish ISO” though allows you to type the “at” sign the European way using the Option key plus the number 2 key. Setting it to “Spanish” however requires you to press CMD + G together to get the symbol. For example, Spanish users can set keyboards to both “Spanish” (mainly for Latin America) and “Spanish ISO” (for Europe). You will see different language settings depending on your country. To check this go to Apple () Menu > System Preferences > Keyboard and click on the Input Sources tab. If you’re in another country other than the UK or USA, you may need to change your keyboard region settings before you can type the symbol. On UK or European keyboards, hold down the Option key (also known as the ALT key) and press the number 2 key.ģ. You will see the sign above the number 2. On US keyboards, hold down the Shift key and press the number 2 key.

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Here’s how to type the sign on a Mac or MacBook based on your region.ġ. For most people, the confusion is because the symbol requires pressing different keys combination on US and UK keyboards. The reason for this is it depends on the country you bought your Mac in and in some cases, which keyboard country setting you have configured on your Mac.

Enable the "Speech Viewer" log window via NVDA Menu => Tools => Speech Viewer so you can see what NVDA is saying more easily.If you’ve just got yourself a new Mac, you might be tearing your hair out trying to work out where the key or “at” sign is.

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Install the Focus Highlight addon for NVDA which makes it easier to see what object currently has each of NVDA’s different focus targets.

Open up your virtual machine and test out your new insert key.

Next, go to the "Simple Modifications" tab to map an unused key to the insert key.

Go back to the Karabiner Elements program and run through the Keyboard Setup Assistant to find your computer's keyboard.

While the program is running, go to System Preferences => Security and Privacy.

Run through the installation set-up and open the Karabiner Elements program - NOT the Karabiner EventViewer program.

You can find this information under the Apple logo => About this Mac. Make sure you pick the version that matches your Mac operating system.

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Download the Karabiner Elements program to your Mac - NOT on your virtual machine.However, there is an alternate open source program called Karabiner Elements that is a powerful and stable keyboard customizer that should work if SharpKeys doesn't. Reset the virtual machine before testing the new mapped keys.įor some newer Mac machines with touch bars, SharpKeys may not be the best solution.In the right column, choose the "Special: Insert" key to map the actual key to the virtual key.Examples of this include: left or right alt key, or the left or right control key.

Note: You can choose any keyboard key to map, but it makes sense to use a key that is duplicated on your keyboard so you do not lose any functionality. That key will be highlighted on the left column.

Or just find the key you want to replace on the list manually.

Click the "Type Key" button and press the key you want to replace.

Run the SharpKeys program and click the "Add" button.

Open your virtual machine program and download and install SharpKeys.

Included in the application is a list of common keyboard keys and a Type Key feature to automatically recognize most keyboard keys. SharpKeys is a utility that manages a Registry key that allows Windows to remap one key to any other key. One option to remap an unused key to the missing insert key is by using an open source program called SharpKeys. If you are going to be using Windows screen readers a lot on your Mac, this is probably the best option. This option is more expensive, but also more reliable.

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There are many external keyboards you can plugin or that use Bluetooth to connect to your Mac. Use an external keyboard that has an insert key. Before trying any of the methods below, you may want to configure NVDA to use "Laptop" keyboard layout in the NVDA menu (NVDA+n) => Preferences => Keyboard Settings since the desktop layout relies on many keys which do not exist on some Mac keyboards (depending on your computer and/or keyboard model).