Monday, January 08, 2007
Hash key on a UK Mac Keyboard
This is for all Mac users in the UK, if you are having trouble finding the hash key on your Mac keyboard, I'll put you out of your misery, it isn't there. For some reason it was seen as expendable. However, hash signs can be written in abundance by holding the Alt key down and then pressing the number 3. #enjoy!
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Holy smokes! thanks for that. I thought for a second that apples "simple" design approach had gone a bit TOO far.
I get a nice £ sign when I do that
Thanks for this I'm a happy Apple switcher who does web design so the # is very important!
Thanks # you saved me!!!
I've just downloaded the latest release of RDC for the mac (Version 2), and it now appears to use the key combination CMD + \
just google hoe to find the hash key and your blog came out on top! thanks dude u saved me :)
What is the hash key anyway in non-mac computers. Thanks
if you get a £ sign ur pressing shift rather than alt. alt is the key between the 'cntrl' key and the 'cmd' key
thanks
Thank you..i have made a switch and i continue to be puzzled why apple does not make it easier for switchers...thanks again
Excellent - my first mac and my password has a # in it so I was going mad !!! Now if I can just find the home and end keys....
Thank you so much!! It's so easy when you know how!
I've 'pushed' your blog to the top of Google search for hash key on Macs.
seriously, thank you!
Interesting. For me it is SHIFT + 3 to get a #, even though the printing on the keys says that SHIFT + 3 should give me a £. In order to get a £ I have to press ALT + 3.
Hope that helps to confuse the situation. :-)
thanks mate , makes twitter #tags a bit easier !
Damn, for an OS based on unix, leaving the # off of the keyboard is mad...what about comments in scripts? What about coding in java and formatting of type #,###.## etc. Serious design problem for the keyboard. Glad I found your article though...
thx seeing the error of my ways is not good
Good workarounds for RDP users also at http://www.john.geek.nz/index.php/2009/01/mac-os-x-remote-desktop-client-uk-keyboard-bug-fix/
ah, nice one!
ha!
omg...thanks for that... twitter is usable now :)
Thanks! Just learning how to use twitter and was stuck - you're was one of first posts on google :)
brill - cheers!!!
cheers for that trying to change format of my telephone numbers in Address Book and got you on Google - very helpful!
Thanks Man, I Do HTML and Graphics, just switched to a mac about a couple of months ago until now i was pasting it from wiki lol
Having just joined the happy band of 'apple switcher's' I feel sure I will now bookmark or favourite your blog. Many thanks Andy
I know I'm late coming to this, but the alt3 thing only works if...unlike me...you haven't assigned alt as the control key for switching between spaces...I have now fixed this bu assigning a different key to switch spaces. "Simple"?
"I get a nice £ sign when I do that" your keyboard is more than likly in US mode like my bosses was so it would be shift+3 ######### lovly :D
Many thanks very needed for Twittering.
Sallyx
i felt like such a fucktard for being unable to find it. thank you sir
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