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My Macbook keeps adding a period or space after certain words

My Macbook keeps adding a period after certain words while I am typing. Does anybody know how to repair this?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jan 24, 2021 7:37 PM

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Posted on Jan 24, 2021 7:49 PM

Uncheck "Add period with double-space" in System Preferences > Keyboard > Text.

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Jan 24, 2021 7:47 PM in response to Azulesblue

Your keyboard may have some dust particles stuck inside it which can cause this. If your MacBook Pro 15" is a model produced between 2016-2019, then you should be eligible for a keyboard replacement from Apple free of charge. See this link for more info: Keyboard Service Program for MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. This may be the instance of "Letters or characters repeat unexpectedly".

My Macbook keeps adding a period or space after certain words

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