# Alt Gr + { or \[ or \] does not work

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alt-gr-or-or-does-not-work/42632>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 11, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alt-gr-or-or-does-not-work/42632 "2004-02-11T10:14:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Alex\_4\_Cologne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@Alex\_4\_Cologne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex_4_Cologne)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alt-gr-or-or-does-not-work/42632/1 "2004-02-11T10:14:07Z")

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I am using MX 2004 Pro. When I wanna type a {, [or] in the Action Script Editor nothing happens. Oh, this dark gray bar on the left changes to light gray. NICE! :d:

So I have to paste copy those characters from elsewhere, sucks hard.

A mate of mine experienced the same problem with MX.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alt-gr-or-or-does-not-work/42632/2 "2004-02-11T10:33:28Z")

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yeah just reinstalled my flash and had the same problem…

it has something to do with the keyboard shortcuts…  
go to edit -\> keyboard shortcuts and choose the flash 5 set…  
or maybe you could search for that shortcut and disable it…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alt-gr-or-or-does-not-work/42632/3 "2004-02-11T11:53:40Z")

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I already searched the shortcuts, but didn’t found anything. Isn’t there another way to fix this than old Flash 5 Settings? Hope so.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alt-gr-or-or-does-not-work/42632/4 "2004-02-11T14:47:04Z")

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I’ve had the same problem, and I fixed it by searching the Keyboard Shortcuts (Edit \> Keyboard Shortcuts). Search in the Modify shortcuts, I think that’s where they were.

Your combination ALT-GR+[ isn’t really ALT-GR+[, it’s ALT+CTRL+^ or something like that. You can check what your shortcut actually is by adding one to any action, hitting ALT-GR+[ in the shortcut field and it should automatically change to the ALT+CTRL+^ format. Once you know which combinations are evil, hunt them down in the Modify shortcuts.

(Of course, you have to delete that shortcut you used to test what ALT-GR+[ really was too)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alt-gr-or-or-does-not-work/42632/5 "2004-02-11T15:25:29Z")

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I’d say this is a nice hint 😉 thx

btw it is STRG+ALT+[7-9]