Mac: Change system keyboard layout to ANSI

I bought my mac in japan secondhand

i get mac with physical ansi keyboArd layout but in the system my keyboard layout is Japanese keyboard how to change it

Posted on Nov 16, 2025 8:07 PM

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Nov 17, 2025 4:27 AM in response to nicolauspaus

nicolauspaus wrote:

in the system my keyboard layout is Japanese keyboard

Do you mean that when you press the hardware keys you get the wrong output on the screen? Like you press 9 and 0 appears, or 8 and 7 appears? If so, this may help


How To Fix Keyboard Type Problems - Apple Community


If it is only the keyboard viewer itself which is wrong, this can easily be changed via settings in the ... button in the top right corner.


Mac: Change system keyboard layout to ANSI

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