If you come from the Windows PC to the Apple Mac, you will certainly try to make an @ sign with the usual key combination [AltGR] + [Q]. The spider monkey, as the AT sign (pronounced “at sign”) is also called, appears on Macs with a different combination. on old Mac keyboards you still had to ponder which keys conjure up the spider monkey symbol, but it has been built into the keyboard for years:
The @ sign has been on every Mac keyboard for a long time.
Basically you get the ÄT or AT sign (@) on every Mac with the same key combination. To do this, use the ALT + L keys. The @ symbol is also printed on the L key so that you can find out more quickly how to find it.
On the Mac, press ALT and the L key for the @ sign (English "at", pronounced "ät" for "in, at, at").
On Macs with old operating systems, the key combination [Shift] + [ALT] + [L] is sometimes still used to enjoy the at-sign. However, I haven't got my hands on any of these models for years ...
Use of the at sign under Mac OS X Bootcamp
Who visites Bootcamp and has a Windows operating system running under it, it may have to work with [CRTL] + [ALT] + [Q]. However, this only works if you have selected the German keyboard in the country settings / region and language in the control panel.
@ Sign under Parallels Desktop
Windows is usually running under the [PC emulator Parallels Desktop-> parallels-desktop]. If you are in Windows and need an @ sign, you can also reach it with [ALT] + [L]. By the way, under a "real" Windows on a PC with a correspondingly different keyboard layout, you need AltGr + Q.
And a tip for the very desperate: If nothing works and you just can't get a parenthesis over the keyboard, then I just go to an email or a text and copy an @ out. I think there are definitely enough in this guide. :)
at sign under Microsoft Office
If you type in an e-mail address with username@domain.de in Excel or Word, this is automatically converted into a clickable e-mail address. If this procedure annoys you, you can switch it off in the settings of the Office programs.
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7 Responses to "Mac: Find the AT character (at sign) on the keyboard of Apple computers"
Yes, thank you, I actually used the copier variant every now and then when I had a misaligned keyboard layout on my old Mac under some dubious conditions. It's easy and always works. :) But thanks also for your tip!
Well, on the 'normal' keyboard the @ sign is on the L key. On the small Bluetooth keyboard that I'm now using on my 'new' Mac Mini, it's not there, but on the Q key. The character Although @ is still printed on the L key as usual, it does not function as such, but there is no such indication on the Q key, which is somewhat misleading. And now my question: Is there a hack to effectively reconnect the @ symbol to the L key?
Hello Batacuda! I checked. Unfortunately, you won't get very far with the on-board resources of macOS. But you can create your own keyboard layouts with the app You are crazy create. But no guarantee. I haven't tried the app. But I would be happy if you would let me know if this helped you. 😊
This happens if you have selected "German - Standard" instead of "German" as the keyboard layout. You can easily change it under "Keyboard" -> "Input Sources".
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... and to complete the shortcut for VMWare Fusion on the Mac with Windows [CRTL] + [ALT] + [L]
The copier variant is also highly creative :)
Yes, thank you, I actually used the copier variant every now and then when I had a misaligned keyboard layout on my old Mac under some dubious conditions. It's easy and always works. :) But thanks also for your tip!
For me it was ALT GR + L under Parallels and Windows to get the spider monkey @.
Well, on the 'normal' keyboard the @ sign is on the L key. On the small Bluetooth keyboard that I'm now using on my 'new' Mac Mini, it's not there, but on the Q key. The character Although @ is still printed on the L key as usual, it does not function as such, but there is no such indication on the Q key, which is somewhat misleading. And now my question: Is there a hack to effectively reconnect the @ symbol to the L key?
Hello Batacuda! I checked. Unfortunately, you won't get very far with the on-board resources of macOS. But you can create your own keyboard layouts with the app You are crazy create. But no guarantee. I haven't tried the app. But I would be happy if you would let me know if this helped you. 😊
This happens if you have selected "German - Standard" instead of "German" as the keyboard layout. You can easily change it under "Keyboard" -> "Input Sources".
@ = Alt G on Logitech keyboards
I just wrote with it