# New MacBook Pro -- Cannot enter password

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-macbook-pro-cannot-enter-password/961323>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 19, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-macbook-pro-cannot-enter-password/961323 "2022-03-19T01:36:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-macbook-pro-cannot-enter-password/961323/1 "2022-03-19T01:36:20Z")

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The keyboard on my MacBook Pro failed. I took it to the shop, but won’t get it back for a week. In the meantime, I bought a new 13" MacBook Pro so that I can do my job.

I have to enter my password when the computer goes to sleep. No problem, but I went to System Preferences so that I would not have to do that. To make the change, I have to enter my password. It won’t let me enter my password. When I click on the password box, I don’t get the cursor. If I try to type anyway, the computer pings to say, ‘You can’t do that.’

Fix, please?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-macbook-pro-cannot-enter-password/961323/2 "2022-03-19T01:41:26Z")

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Um… I seem to have fixed the password issue. I don’t know how. Something about entering my Apple ID somewhere… which I don’t think makes sense for an administrator password.

But as long as I’m here…

My Bluetooth mouse is not connecting. It worked fine on the other computer. I can use a wired mouse, but I’d really prefer to use the wireless.