Hello Andy, Here’s the method I usually use to enter variants of a character in Mac. I select from the list of alternative characters that pops up automatically when I press and hold a letter key for a few seconds. For example, On my Macbook Air running OS 10.9.4, if I am composing an email and my cursor is in the body of the email and I want to type the letter you mentioned, the “n” with a tilde over it, I can press and hold the “n” key for a couple of seconds, release the key, then press the right arrow key to hear alternative character choices, then press the Return key to select and insert the desired character. Note that this feature is not implemented perfectly across all applications running under Mac OS. For example, in Textedit I can use the left or right arrow keys by themselves to navigate through all alternative characters that pop up, but in Mail & Pages I need to use a combination of the arrow keys and VO+arrow keys in order to fully navigate these popups. I suggest spending a few minutes testing this out with letters that offer big lists of alternate characters, such as “a” and “e” and you’ll quickly get a feel for how it works.
Regarding your keyboard layout, you can check your keyboards in System Preferences / Keyboard / Input sources. While you’re at it, you might want to also verify your language & Region settings in System Preferences / Language and Region. HTH, Bryan On Jul 22, 2014, at 5:02 PM, Andy Collins <a...@recreation.plus.com> wrote: ...but I don't know how to type it so that it becomes part of a written letter; for example, I want to write 'n' with a Tilde over it, but holding down shift accent and 'n' just gives me a Tilde followed by a capitol 'n'. > > Incidentally, I'm thinking this keyboard on this MBA is set up as a US > keyboard, because the 'at sign' for instance, is over the number 2, and I'm > use to having the quote sign on the number 2 key. Can the keyboard layout be > changed on an MBA to UK english? - <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
