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Apple MacBook key action stuck

Keyboard keeps typing —————- automatically


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Posted on May 30, 2022 1:42 PM

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May 30, 2022 6:11 PM in response to Singularity59

Singularity59 Said:

"Apple MacBook key action stuck: Keyboard keeps typing —————- automatically"

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Stopping "double-dash to Emdash" conversion:

Replace the Double Dash with a Double Dash itself in Keyboard Preferences. Try the following...

  1. Go to: System Prferences
  2. Click: Keyboard
  3. Tap: Text tab
  4. Enter: -- in "Replace" and -- in "With"


Report back if that does the trick.


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Apple MacBook key action stuck

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