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Input menu is not showing in the menu bar, I'm having a slight problem with my keyboard, it suddenly types " when I press @ and vice versa. I'm running a 2020 M1 Macbook Pro on Ventura 13.4.1. No other keys seem to be affected.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.4
philstockford wrote:
Input menu is not showing in the menu bar, I'm having a slight problem with my keyboard, it suddenly types " when I press @ and vice versa. I'm running a 2020 M1 Macbook Pro on Ventura 13.4.1. No other keys seem to be affected.
What is the "Input menu " on the menu bar?
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FWIW, the "Input menu" only appears if you have "Show Input menu in the menu bar" enabled in System Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources > Edit… and, you have more than one Input Source.
philstockford wrote:
it suddenly types " when I press @ and vice versa.
That means you have the wrong input source active. Go to system settings > keyboard > text input > edit and see what is on your list of Input Sources. It sounds like you have British PC there instead of British. Remove British PC and any other language keyboard which you do not use for writing.
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Welcome. FWIW, if you have an antivirus app installed you should completely uninstall it. They are not needed and are known to cause problems.
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philstockford wrote:
"Show Input menu in the menu bar" was ticked but not showing in the menu bar
Issue now resolved as per Tom Gewecke's suggestion (below)
I'm glad you have your issue resolved but you had two different issues. One, the Input menu not appearing in the menu bar, and the one addressed by Tom. If you had more than just the British PC source enabled the Input menu should be visible. I was only addressing the former.
Thanks for your further reply dialabrain, and for pointing this out. In fact, I believe the issue of input menu not showing in the menu bar was due to a third party app that I had been using, "Bartender 4". I uninstalled Bartender and the input menu then appeared, which allowed me to understand and follow Tom's advice.
Unfortunately, I am typing this with the accessibility keyboard because theM1 keyboard and external keyboard had both stopped working in this thread; but still works correctly on a "Word.doc" page ?!?
Yes I did, though still strange happenings at the moment, sometimes both keyboards work on this thread and sometimes not. I will disconnect the external one and see if any effect. Will also do a virus check. Again, thanks for your help.
leroydouglas wrote: What is the "Input menu " on the menu bar?
Write in another language on Mac - Apple Support
"Show Input menu in the menu bar" was ticked but not showing in the menu bar
Issue now resolved as per Tom Gewecke's suggestion (below)
Thank you Tom, all now good after following your advice and removing British PC, Many thanks for taking the time to help.
You're welcome. Have you tried disconnecting the external keyboard?
I see you added to your post. 😎
dialabrain . . have uninstalled the antivirus suite and rebooted the macbook and all seems well. Will read your suggestion above. Regards . . .
Hopefully that will sort out the keyboard issue.
input menu not in M1 macbook menu bar running ventura 13.4.1
