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ABC Extended keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 11/10/2020 on
https://defkey.com/mac-abc-extended-shortcuts

ABC - Extended keyboard layout in macOS allows entering various characters
and symbols that are not available in a standard keyboard.

ABC Extended has 6 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



General
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Option + Shift + .      Characters with hooks: Ɓ ɓ Ɗ ɗ Ɲ ɲ ñ Ƴ ƴ‸
Option + Shift + ;      Phonetic symbols such as ə ŋ ɣ ȝ
Option + Shift + G      Characters with circumflex below
Option + Shift + F      Characters with tilde below


How to use ABC Keyboard
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To use "ABC - Extended" keyboard in macOS, you need to add it to your input
methods, and switch your input method to this keyboard. To do this, go to
System Preferences > Language & Region > Keyboard Preferences and click the
+ sign to add a new input keyboard. Scroll down the list on the right and
select "ABC - Extended" and click Add.

Note that "Show input menu in menu bar" option should be checked.

To switch to ABC - Extended input method, click the icon on the menu bar
that brings up the input method dropdown. Here you can select ABC -
Extended and switch back to your native language when you're done.

You can also use a keyboard shortcut to switch between input methods. The
default shortcut is listed below:

Control + Space         Go forward through the input method list
Control + Option + Space Go backward through the input method list

These keyboard shortcuts may need to be enabled in System Preferences >
Keyboard > Shortcuts > Input Sources.


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