Joined Nov 28, 2007 Messages 26 Reaction score 1 Points 3 ... but when I press the option key at start up, all it shows is the Mac OS. Now, you should see the Apple T2 chip on the right if your Mac supports it. Command key while double-clicking: Open a folder in a separate tab or window. A simple solution to this problem is to remap the Windows and ALT key and the command and option/alt keys on the Windows PC keyboard connected to the Mac, so that the keyboard layouts will mimic expectations based on the standard Apple modifier key layout, rather than what it says on the PC keyboard.For most Mac users who connect a PC keyboard to their Mac, this will dramatically improve … Ensure That The Keyboard is Not Faulty. But sometimes your keyboard prevents these keyboard commands from working. Hold down those keys until you a spinning globe and the message "Starting Internet Recovery. MacBook 2010 'Option' key not working. ; From the View menu, choose Speech. Option key while double-clicking: Open the item in a separate window, then close the original window. riscy. Recently, the command key and option key on my Keychron K2 are not working as they do on the native MacBook Pro keyboard. I have Mavericks installed. ; Click the Text to Speech tab. Yam, I'm using 10.6.8, not 10.9, but I wonder if you might have the same problem I had. Command key while dragging to another volume: Move the dragged item to the other volume, instead of copying it. Yesterday the shift stopped working most of the time (it works 1/100) suddenly (did not spill anything), and the weird thing is that today the Control & Option keys joined the party — they stopped working (only left keys). Boot Camp Option key not working. The right one works fine as do all other keys. Another thing worth keeping in mind is ensuring that the keyboard is not faulty. It turns out I had inadvertently pressed a keyboard combination that invoked Unicode/Hex Input from the Language & Text preferences, and this prevented the option key from working.. To see if this is the problem do the following (these instructions are for OS 10.6.8; 10.9 will probably have these … My left sided 'option' key on my mid 2010 15" MacBook Pro is not responding. If I have the new keyboard installed, the Option key does not bring up the boot manager. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences. Holding down certain keys when your Mac boots can allow access to certain features. (On some Mac keyboards the Option key will be named Alt). Both option keys are fully functional in OS X for shortcuts, so its not a matter of faulty hardware. Now, press and hold the Option key and select System Information. 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