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create layer marker on a macbook?
Hey Guys…
I typically use the asterisk key on the keypad to create a layer marker…but on my laptop, I don’t have a number pad…what is the shortcut when using a limited keyboard without numberpad?
-Jason
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That symbol just doesn’t exist on the new MacBook Pro keyboards, since Apple entirely removed the numeric keypad.
You can remap the command to a different shortcut, get an external (USB) numeric keypad, or even use an iPhone app to turn an iPhone into an external numeric keypad.
There are instructions for remapping keyboard shortcuts on this page.
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Thanks Todd…I have an external keyboard…but needed to do this in the field on my lap.
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They’ve dropped the embedded numerics from the right half of the main keyboard? No more fn+P for markers?
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> They’ve dropped the faux-nums from the right half of the main keyboard?
Yes. They removed a lot of useful keys from the MacBook Pro keyboards.
In this post I point out another useful feature that these maddeningly incomplete, crippled sub-keyboards make really hard to get to and use. There are many such features.
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There is no labeling other than the main one on any keys on my MacBookPro…Fn + P opens Position parameter. I don’t have any experience with earlier models.
-Jason
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Niche market, we. (sigh)
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Someone on this forum introduced me to “KeyEd Up”
I think it’s for CS4. It’s free
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&extid=1698043
It’s been really helpful for remapping keyboard shortcuts for the macbook when you don’t have a keypadErnie
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Hi Guys,
These work just fine, to add markers is control+8.
Check this out https://guruv.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/ae-macbook-pro-shortcuts-for-the-numpad-deprived/
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It’s been a couple of years, but I just found this and wanted to say … Thanks, Goncalo!
The Ctrl+8 shortcut to place layer marker on a macbook pro was exactly what I needed. Much appreciated!
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The shortcut to add a marker to the selected layer at the current time on a macbook laptop is “Control + 8” man. I just found out.
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