Input menu

The Input menu, available in the menu bar, provides access to different input sources (such as French or Japanese), the Keyboard Viewer and Character Viewer, and preferences and help for the input source you’re currently using.

The right side of the menu bar. The Input menu icon appears, showing Shuangpin - Simplified.

The Input menu appears when you do any of the following in the Input Sources pane of Keyboard System Preferences:

  • Enable two or more input sources.

  • Select the “Show Input menu in menu bar” tickbox.

You can also set an option in the Keyboard pane of Keyboard System Preferences to access input sources and the Character Viewer by pressing the Fn key or the Globe key (if available on the keyboard).