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I'm using Bootcamp to run Windows on my Mac. Now I can't find a way to make curly braces and brackets. What is the keyboard shortcut for that?

I am using a Swiss German Apple keyboard layout.

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And what's your keyboard layout? – slhck Oct 7 '11 at 9:52
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I have never seen a modern keyboard without a [ key. – William Jackson Oct 10 '11 at 12:22
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I know that there is one, I just don't know the correct shortcut. And I couldn't find a useful resources in the Internet. – Roflcoptr Oct 10 '11 at 12:24
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what is your keyboard layout? US, UK, German, Swiss, Russian? I know quite a lot about shortcuts. I sincerely doubt there is a universal shortcut for all keyboard layouts. – user 99572 is fine Oct 11 '11 at 19:47
Already tried CMD+7/8/9/0? – dag729 Oct 11 '11 at 20:22
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I believe you would need to create your own keyboard layout in Windows to add these characters as combinations of keyboard keys.

One could use the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to update the existing Apple Keyboard layout.

See also this article : Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator Tutorial.

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the standard hotkeys on Swiss Windows keyboards are as follows:

  • [ - Ctrl-Alt-ü
  • ] - Ctrl-Alt-¨
  • { - Ctrl-Alt-ä
  • } - Ctrl-Alt-$

I don't have a Mac keyboard for testing on Bootcamp, so please leave a comment if it works for you.

Here is the old answer for all non Swiss-users: You could always use the Alt-NumPad combination for all ASCII characters:

  • For [ it would be Alt-91
  • For ] it would be Alt-93
  • For { it would be Alt-123
  • For } it would be Alt-125

You hold down the Alt key while pressing the given numbers on the NumPad. Then you release the Alt key and the character will be inserted.

This is a built-in Windows function, no hacks or additional Software necessary. Note that the Alt key corresponds to the Option key on Mac keyboards. It is usually the one to the left of the space bar.

But you will be out of luck if you have one of those Apple keyboards without the NumPad.

For a list of all ASCII characters that can be entered in the same fashion, please consult http://www.asciitable.com/

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If you want to type an open bracket, tap the [ key on your keyboard. For a close bracket, try the ] key.

For curly braces, hold down Shift while tapping either the [ or ] key.

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