Change keyboard keys
Hi,
I bought a new Macbook Pro in Switzerland with the swiss (german) keyboard. How can I change the keyboard to have the spanish or us keyboard keys. Does Apple change it for free?
Thanks
Regards
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carlos277 wrote:
How can I change the keyboard to have the spanish or us keyboard keys. Does Apple change it for free?
Change it for free… TANSTAAFL, my friend.
Call a local Apple Store -- there's one in Barcelona
<http://www.apple.com/es/retail/storelist/>
or Apple Authorized Service Provider. I bet you won't like the price.
The alternatives are key overlays or replacing the keycaps (something I wouldn't try). Or just learn to live with it…
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