keyboard help

I just got a new mac and I'm not sure if it is a hardware or settings issue but when I press shift 2, I get an exclamation instead of the at sign. has anyone else experienced this? This type of thing happens for other keys too, like shift question mark gives me this Ç

Posted on Nov 27, 2022 10:01 PM

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 28, 2022 5:06 AM in response to greeneggsandsam2

Go to system preferences > keyboard > input sources and make sure there is only one item on the list, and that the name of the item is US or ABC.

Nov 27, 2022 10:04 PM in response to greeneggsandsam2

Check the keyboard language and make sure it’s English

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