User level: Level 1 (5 points)I have imac OS26-it's like something is controlling it. Instead of the space bar putting a space it doesn't do anything. to put a space you have to hold down the control key and press the spacebar. and other od things like that. Does anyone have any ideas?
Posted on Sep 29, 2026 12:51 PM
User level: Level 10 (124,784 points)Sep 29, 2026 1:55 PM in response to gaylefromcoolidge
Go to your Accessibility settings and make sure that Full Keyboard Access is turned OFF
User level: Level 10 (124,784 points)Sep 29, 2026 4:05 PM in response to gaylefromcoolidge
gaylefromcoolidge wrote:
I did get the OS wrong. I have 4 devices and they all have different OS versions.
No matter. Space bar not working is almost always caused by Full Keyboard Access being on by mistake. How that happens (it’s seen pretty often in these forums) without the user deliberately choosing that setting is a mystery…
User level: Level 1 (5 points)Sep 29, 2026 3:28 PM in response to Tom Gewecke
Fantastic! It is working correctly. Thanks so very much.
User level: Level 1 (5 points)Sep 29, 2026 3:33 PM in response to gaylefromcoolidge
I did get the OS wrong. I have 4 devices and they all have different OS versions.
User level: Level 1 (5 points)Sep 29, 2026 4:13 PM in response to Tom Gewecke
I’ve been on Macs since OS 7 you would think that I would know that. Thanks again.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256367440