i bought mack book air few months back & today found that keys- y,h & number 6 not working. Again, this works perfectly yesterday and only stopped working after I did the upgrade on the OS. NB PRAM, CMS Reset and all the above keyboard language change will not help. Not sure on the contact cleaner – we’d recommend checking out some trusted online resources for cleaning your keyboard first, and see what they say about contact cleaner. If so, can you tell me what options are available to you? If the keyboard is still not working, the issue could be hardware-related, and you may need to visit a certified repair shop to fix it. Wow, this seriously just worked! This gave me hope but didn’t work. Did you try any of the solutions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1381 ? If you don’t have a guest account, an external keyboard should do the trick. I could kiss you!! Your method worked perfectly. Thanks for your post Grant, glad our solution worked for you! I unplugged the keyboard and plugged it back in and it started working again. Go to System Preferences (you can get there from Mission Control, or the top left Apple icon on your screen, and then click System Preferences. Thank you! Expose & Spaces Switching keyboards didn’t resolve the issue. If the above article fix didn’t work for you, then maybe give the solutions here a try: that did not work for me… tried this and up-dated. Glad our solution did the trick . had a near heart attack when it stopped working. Perhaps rebooting, or opening a certain program? Thanks for your post Rob, glad our solution worked for you! When I go to system preferences there is a keyboard section but no “input Sources” tab. My situation is slightly different from your example. Thanks for your feedback! The y-u-i-o keys on my MacBook Pro simply will not respond at all, no matter what I do. I found this site while searching for answers to the sudden problem of having 10 apparently dead keys. Thanks for your post Ro, and glad our fix worked for you , Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Sorry! Followed your work around and It’s fixed! A web designer and developer, an ethical SEO implementer, an AdWords advocate, as well as being our in house user-guide creator and trainer. My Mac was purchased in Australia, I first tried changing the keyboard to US English but it didn’t work. This is awesome. You can go through that option by going : System Preferences>Accessability>Mouse and TrackPad. I put the same bluetooth keyboard onto my Apple Mac Pro and it was fine. I’d gladly appreciate it! Yay! Do you know by chance, the root cause of his issue? If all of the keys on your wired keyboard don't work the first thing to check is that it is correctly plugged into your Mac. It seems to work now thanks thanks thanks!! My only remedy to solve this problem was to open up keyboard viewer and randomly click buttons till the unresponsive keys shortly after start working again. Note:If your media keys aren’t working, you have the opposite problem: your F1 through F12 keys have been set as the dominant commands. same issue, but the ‘fix’ remains erratic. Any other ideas? For me, it was t,y,u,i,o keys. If cleaning didn’t fix the “a” key, you might want to take it into a Genius Bar and see if there’s anything they can do. Hi Brianna, try logging in as a guest account to apply the fix and then log out and log back in with your normal account? That is, if you hit the F1 through F12 keys, the media keys (mute, lower volume, increase volume, etc.) Just 1 tip from me. I was afraid it was a hardware problem and I would have to get a new laptop. This fix worked for me, but after I restarted my Macbook Air, the problem is back. What could be the challenge and what needs to be done to correct this memnance. My keyboard stopped working. Hi Sara: Sometimes if I try, for example, to type the letter ‘m’ once, it produces several different letters in a row. Thanks for your post Bill! I’ve also tried the link you suggested but no joy! Worked perfectly for me. Keys on the number pad are not working. I followed Vaidas’s recommendation of deleting my original keyboard then re-adding it and that’s what made it work. No idea. Thanks for your post. It's likely going to be either an issue with the keyboard (electronic or physical problem), or an issue the keyboard controller on the motherboard. now the keys U, I, O, K, and M, will not function . Your instructions were a godsend! You can activate the volume keys either holding the fn key while pressing F10-F12, and having the Exposé without holding fn, or the opposite, holding for Exposé and releasing for Volume. ‘ve tred many dfferent keybards nw and nthng wrks. I followed the suggestion and installed the British keyboard, selected the US , closed sys pref and no dice. But I didn’t find a permanent fix or any improvements. It still happens occasionally without my conscious input! Or perhaps it’s a corrupt English keyboard? keys as standard function keys', you might be using a keyboard not made by Apple. Cheers, When you go into System Preferences, do you have a Keyboard area? My ‘z’ and ‘x’ key have only worked if I clicked them like 30 or 40 times, I might finally get on x or z to type. Thanks for your feedback Girlee, and glad our solution helped to ease the problem. P.S. This is a hardware thing. When logging & booting, those keys worked with password typing. We had. There’s quite a difference ‘twixt the two, you know… Check the USB port at the back of your Mac and make sure the keyboard… Reset PRAM, toggled keyboard mouse settings repeatedly, no help. This worked perfectly. Thank you! This is such a bizarre problem, but thank you very much for a quick fix! If not, maybe try the suggestions here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5887096 and here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3127917. How to fix it i am in real trouble. So, I searched “yuio keys not working.” Thanks for your post. There are Keyboard and keyboard shortcuts tabs at the top and these options in a side list : Dashboard & Dock Enjoy the cup of coffee. Our pleasure! Thank you! If Enable Mouse Keys is ticked, untick it. I’ve tried all of the solutions posted here. Glad this solution worked for you! Since the fix explained here works, it would seem as though this could not be caused by a physical flaw in the machine, but perhaps I misunderstand this; I would happily see any responses that clear this up. Any advice? Brilliant. had hgh hpes that ths was gng t wrk fr my keybard that s nable t type three letters that yre nt seeng here… t’s the same three that are gvng many peple prblms. This was really really bothering me and your solution worked like a charm. Glad we could help Debbie, thanks for your feedback! You are a life-saver. Sara is a Jack (or Jill) of many trades. Als a, e, i, , u, y are affected. I finally fixed it, there were a few hairs under my e key. The keys I need to put my password and my Apple ID are unresponsive. I’ve been chasing a solution for months. Hope you manage to get to the bottom of the problem, and please do let me know how you get on? Thank you to you both! it’s definitely a keyboard language thing. Also, I wonder if this means that no hardware malfunction has caused this problem. Found that it was specifically the yuio keys not working. after removing U.S, and adding again it fixed. my macbook air keyboard 3 keys (m , and . ) Thanks for your post Oliver, and glad our fix worked for you. The only additional step that I had to take was to switch to the new keyboard once and then I could switch back and the key worked perfectly. On a hunch, I disabled this through a terminal command (see http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/04/enable-key-repeat-mac-os-x-lion/) and restarted my mac. Thanks for something so simple. Hope that helps someone. In my case I apparently activated this Enable Mouse Keys. :/. My “A” key stopped working suddenly out of the blue. Glad to know it fixed your problem . Thanks for your feedback and glad our fix worked for you . And yes, as Lego Movie has so eloquently put: https://youtu.be/vx5n21zHPm8. Hopefully your solution will help others too. Glad our solution helped bring your MacBook keyboard back to full health. all the above solutions doesnt really work as i cant login! am still having the problem to some degree as you can see here, but repeating the procedure did get the keys responding far bette. All done. If "Speak selected text when the key is pressed" is enabled, the key or key combination set to speak text cannot be used for other purposes or used to type text--click Set Key and change it to a less-commonly used key combination (try to use modifier keys such as Shift, Command, Option, and Control). Once the mac has recognized the Bluetooth keyboard, plug in your wired keyboard and the mac should now recognize that. I was totally freaking out about how much it would cost to fix my keyboard. Ask Mac 911. Have you any additional ideas as to what I can try? My ‘y’ key was only working intermittently and now I can write YAYYYYYYY!!! I mean, you’re basically magic…. I tried your method and frustratingly it didn’t work for me—at first it seemed to, but quickly stopped working again. Glad to hear our solution worked for you. But thank you it worked for me as I was just about to take my macbook pro apart to see if it was dirty. Thanks for your post Jeff, and glad to hear that a spring clean fixed the problem for you. My “O” and “I” wasn’t working , and I searched through the Apple Support site and couldn’t find anything. Thanks for your feedback Marc – this is great to know and will hopefully help others! All lower keys worked and number keys. I appreciate you so much for this!!! Thanks for your post, and glad our fix worked for you! May the force be with you, paolo. Bob. Hi I’ve tried your fix and sadly it doesn’t work for my Mac –, On my main login the keys all work fine but for the 2nd login I use for my kids these keys and a couple of others around that area don’t. This works, but only after hooking up a different keyboard!! Sara, Thank you!! If anyone figures out this bizarre and annoying glitch for certain, I will give them a gold medal. (I’m using the stupid keyboard viewer to write this comment.) It worked. Sarah, thank you so much! Maybe we should all learn to whisper electronic nothings into our macbooks’ microphone. BRILLIANT! Thanks for your feedback Lisa, and glad our fix worked for you! Thanks for your post Antony, and glad to hear that your keys are now working again . Already changed US/British keyboard but still not worked. If our above article fix doesn’t work for you, then maybe give the solutions here a try: If no luck there, then maybe try an external keyboard to see if that will at least allow you to carry on with your work? Logged in to guest and added keyboard and it worked. Glad our fix worked for you. Everything else worked fine. Thanks for your feedback MarkG, much appreciated and glad our solution worked for you , Thanks for your post MaGyun, glad our solution worked for you . /Not /sure /what /to /do. But I just tried your tip, *and it worked!*. thank you. My option key shortcuts just stopped working all of a sudden, for things like "next spread" or "previous spread", I can't make a bullet point or even increase/decrease my leading or tracking. Thanks. Thank you so much Sara!!! If no luck with the fix in the article above, maybe try the suggestions here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5887096 and here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3127917. In her spare time she loves a bendy/stretchy yoga session, and feels most happy when she's near the ocean (ideally with a ridiculously absorbing book). One of the rare remedies that was uncomplicated and actually worked! Yyyiiipppee! This has to be a motherboard issue since my wired keyboard works fine. You’re a life saver!! Its the connector that confuses the keys either because there is dirt or loose connection. If no luck there, then maybe visit a Genius Bar and they’ll be able to let you know if it’s fixable. I was aggravated but joyous at the same time. This marvellous article (http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1381) keeps popping up, so I follow it all the way through, down to every last drop of detail. If you have another keyboard, plug it in and start typing. Here is another one althogh it might have been mentioned: The fn (ie function key might be pressed). I have read multiple tricks on how people have fixed their macbook’s keyboards and was wondering if anyone had a specific trick that might be suitable for my situation before I decide to backup everything and re-install Macintosh on my macbook. Glad that our fix has saved the life of another Mac. If anyone else has a solution that might work, I would love to hear it. Thanks for your post garri, glad our solution worked for you! Glad to help, Michael! MacBook Pro. I had the same problem for the 1st time. irreversibly damaged? Then a couple of months later it stopped again. Thanks for your feedback Guy, and glad our solution fixed the problem for you! Your clever solution has worked for me in the past, but now unfortunately it’s not. I restarted to fix and had the horrible realization that my password contained some of the broken keys. Thanks for your post as this is the only one I could see on Google about it.. I bought it refurbished a few months ago. Now keys one-nine don’t work. So unfortunately your original post hasnt worked for me I added the U.S. keyboard, then I added a few others (Irish etc) – deleted, readded – still not working. . had me messed up for over an hour trying to fix it! Thank you so much!! wnder f maybe need t restart the cmpter? if i live them press the o key works as enter an the keys around work as cursor.. an the m and period don’t do anything. This helped me a lot, thank you! I cannot remember how I worded my Google request to get there! Thanks for your post Dorota, and glad our fix worked for you! Glad we could help Nick! Thanks for your feedback J.P. – glad our solution worked for you! Screen shots Once you've enabled it go to the upper right of your menu you should see a icon with the command key. I do notice that by depressing the K and M for a period of time, the cursor seems to move up and down very slowly as though I had the mouse keys enabled but I do not . As you can see from that last sentence. If you were within hugging distance right now, you would have to run from me! Please do let me know if any of these work? Thanks Sarah. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3127917, If you’re still having no luck, then it might be that your keyboard needs a little spring clean – check out the solution at the bottom of the page here to see if that fixes the problem, although you may need to find cleaning instructions to fit your particular keyboard: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1333288?tstart=0. Thanks, Daniela. It did nt wrk. Oh my god. Some users may experience issues with their keyboards not working as expected--possibly due to the Mouse Keys function being enabled on their Mac. Thank you! However, it did get me to use the “keyboard viewer”. I was having to copy and paste z’s and x’s from other parts of the page. What I have since discovered is that if you hold down any vowel key in notes, it produces an extra set of symbols…. Click the Input Sources tab (or Input Menu tab in Mac OS X 10.5.8 or earlier). I’m afraid as we don’t actually work for Apple, we’re a bit limited in what we can do to permanently fix this problem. Two minutes ago that would have been “THAK YOU!!”. My g key randomly stopped working with a coding assignment due in 2 hours. T E T E T E T E T E and on and on! Glad our solution helped , Thanks for your post Akudo! Did you have any luck with the fix in the article above? Click the Accessibilty or Universal Access pane in System Preferences, then click the Keyboard tab. bt even ths remed desnt wrk fr me. Thank you!!! If it’s a brand new machine, you might want to take it into an Genius Bar for them to resolve. Worked great for me!!!! . Jake. Way to go SARA!!! gonna have to remap my comma key , Thanks for your feedback and interesting observation. You guys need to figure this out… please! So much more simple than resetting the NVRAM or SMC stopped to working. Hello. Aug 17, 2018. same 4 kes n0t w0rkng . Will continue observing. Enjoy the coffee…. Love my MacBook pro2011 and didn’t want to think about replacing it! Enjoy your bullet-free Mac . Hi Chris, thanks for your post and for sharing your findings! This issue was freaking me out! . . ghjkl forever! IT WORKED!!!! How To: Fix when some keys don't work on MacBook Air Keyboard From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences. These key works fine when extenal USB logitech keyboard plugged.. Thanks for your feedback Sam, glad our solution worked for you! If automatic light-sensing is not working properly you can disable the option to adjust the keyboard brightness automatically. Thanks for your post Peter, and interesting to know that the issue has only gone away by staying on the British keyboard – how curious? You can do this by selecting the newly added keyboard and clicking the. I have tried all the other links in the forum posts and still not working. d00meed.. (sr n 0, Thanks for the help. Glad to know that you found a solution to your issue. . Check out the solution at the bottom of the page here to see if that fixes the problem, although you may need to find cleaning instructions to fit your particular keyboard: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1333288?tstart=0. Fantastic – I had 2 keys not responding any more, and now: Beautifully working again! Thank you so much! However, it seems to be getting worse. Fingers crossed that you find a solution that works for you. Turns out the spring cleaning was best for me… did the vowels so far. Glad our solution worked for you , Hi I use a 2010 MacBook Pro and currently these letters on my keyboard are not responding Y,U,I,O Hi, my name is a Jack and I’m currently 21 and in College. Deadlines to meet, busy busy busy, and what should be the stumbling block? It’s especially hard for luddites like me to get our heads around technology issues. This is the only thing that has worked – I wasn’t able to work! Keyboard Doesn’t Type Certain Numbers or Letters Often if a keyboard is not responding to certain key presses, there is an issue at startup.
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