Similarly, a degree symbol on Mac (º) is Option + Zero and a registered trademark symbol on Mac (™) is Option + 2. Unfortunately, Apple could do a much better job of shining light at this functionality.įor example, if you want to get a copyright symbol on Windows (©), you need to type in Alt 0169 - whereas, a copyright symbol on Mac is just Option + G. Instead, all of the most popular Unicode characters can be typed in right from the keyboard. If you’ve just recently switched from Windows, you should know that Macs don’t really use alt codes to type special symbols. Whether you’re new to Mac or have been using it for years, highly specialized things like shortcuts, special Mac symbols, and accented characters might result in a web investigation spiralling out of control. Click the Run button at the top of the window.Forget retyping. Now, to activate (or deactivate) scroll lock, make sure Excel is open and double-click the Excel-ScrLk icon. Save it as “ Excel-ScrLk.applescript” in your Applications folder. Open a new text document, then copy and paste the above script into the document. Set returnedItems to (display dialog “Press OK to send scroll lock keypress to Microsoft Excel or press Quit” with title “Excel Scroll-lock Fix” buttons Many thanks to Damo, who originally posted this script: It uses AppleScript to send a command to Excel via your keyboard. And that causes a lot of problems.Īfter quite a bit of research, we’ve found what is probably the best solution.
However, if you’re working on a laptop or a smaller keyboard, you don’t have an F14 button. (If that doesn’t work, try Command + F14).
You may have to hit Shift + F14, depending on your settings. On an extended keyboard, hit the F14 button to turn scroll lock on and off. Disabling scroll lock on a Mac is just as easy-but only if you have a full-size keyboard.
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