{"id":32580,"date":"2020-03-11T18:56:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T13:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=32580"},"modified":"2020-03-11T18:56:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T13:26:10","slug":"how-to-adjust-the-speed-of-your-macs-arrow-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-adjust-the-speed-of-your-macs-arrow-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Adjust the Speed of Your Mac\u2019s Arrow Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows users moving to macOS notice differences in how the Apple Mac keyboard responds to input. Find the arrow keys are too slow-moving through text, can adjust the speed. Using\u00a0your\u00a0mouse or track pad, move the slider left or right to\u00a0increase\u00a0the\u00a0keyboard\u00a0repeat speed\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0macOS device.<\/p>\n

Accessing the Keyboard Settings Menu on Mac:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Keyboard\u00a0system preferences, and in the\u00a0Keyboard\u00a0Shortcuts section, select the\u00a0Keyboard\u00a0category. Then locate the option called “Move focus to the\u00a0menu bar” and ensure it is checked. Then click the “^F2” hot key text so it highlights, then press the hot key of choice<\/p>\n

Two options can impact the speed of your arrow keys on macOS: the key repeat speed and the repeat delay. To change the repeat speed, to\u00a0access the System Preferences menu.<\/p>\n

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The easiest way to do this is by clicking the Apple menu icon in the top-left corner of your Mac screen. Select \u201cSystem Preferences\u201d to open the menu.<\/p>\n

In the System Preferences window, click the \u201cKeyboard\u201d icon.<\/p>\n

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Changing Keyboard Repeat Speed on Mac<\/span><\/h2>\n

The h<\/strong>ighest\u00a0of the \u201cKeyboard\u201d section are two sliders. The \u201cKey Repeat\u201d slider setting (shown on the left) impact how quickly your key input\u00a0is going to be\u00a0<\/span>repeated when a\u00a0key’s\u00a0<\/span>pressed down.For instance, action from\u00a0the beginning\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0the top\u00a0<\/span>of 1\u00a0<\/span>block of text\u00a0during a\u00a0<\/span>document, holding down\u00a0one among\u00a0<\/span>the arrow keys only move the text cursor at the speed set using the slider here.<\/p>\n

To change this, Apple menu icon\u00a0within the\u00a0<\/span>top left, and then click the \u201cSystem Preferences\u201d option. Press the \u201cKeyboard\u201d icon find the \u201cKey Repeat\u201d slider at\u00a0the highest\u00a0<\/span>of the \u201cKeyboard\u201d section\u00a0during this<\/span> menu.<\/p>\n

Using your mouse or track pad, move the slider left or right\u00a0to ex<\/span><\/p>\n

find the \u201cKey Repeat\u201d slider at the highest\u00a0<\/span>of the \u201cKeyboard\u201d section\u00a0during this<\/span> menu.<\/p>\n

Using your mouse or track pad, move the slider left or right\u00a0to extend\u00a0<\/span>the keyboard repeat speed on your macOS device.<\/p>\n

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Changing Key Repeat Delay on Mac<\/span><\/h2>\n

The second setting that has an impact on your macOS arrow keys is the key repeat delay. This is the speed it takes for macOS to recognize a key has been held down and that the input can be repeated.<\/p>\n

To modify this setting, enter the System Preferences menu by clicking the Apple icon in the top-left corner and pressing the \u201cSystem Preferences\u201d option. From here, click the \u201cKeyboard\u201d icon to enter the Keyboard settings menu.<\/p>\n

The \u201cDelay until Repeat\u201d slider is shown at the top of the window in the \u201cKeyboard\u201d section, next to the \u201cKey Repeat\u201d slider.<\/p>\n

Increase the value of this setting, macOS will register key repeats more quickly. Using your mouse or track pad, move the slider left or right, depending on your own requirements.<\/p>\n

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Windows users moving to macOS notice differences in how the Apple Mac keyboard responds to input. Find the arrow keys are too slow-moving through text, can adjust the speed. Using\u00a0your\u00a0mouse or track pad, move the slider left or right to\u00a0increase\u00a0the\u00a0keyboard\u00a0repeat speed\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0macOS device. Accessing the Keyboard Settings Menu on Mac: The\u00a0Keyboard\u00a0system preferences, and in the\u00a0Keyboard\u00a0Shortcuts section, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49167,86684,86683],"class_list":["post-32580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coding","tag-keyboard-settings","tag-keyboard-speed","tag-system-preferences"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}