MacOS – How to get to the help input field on OS X in German

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There is this nifty little help input field, which I use often as a new Mac user to find the right menu options. It says Command + Shift + ? is the keyboard shortcut to get there, even in the German Apple help pages.

What happens on my German keyboard with German OSX settings is that I already have to press the shift key to get to the question mark. Thus: When I do that, I get the help (Command + ?), not the help input field.

What's the keyboard shortcut to get to the help input field?

Best Answer

By pure chance I found my answer through this post, which is about remapping shortcuts via the settings menu

How do I remove the 'Quit' action from an application on OSX

The general settings, which describes the help menu shortcut

You have to use Cmd + Shift + / to get to the input field! (probably similar for the non German speakers out there)

Sandro