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12-22-2011 05:04 PM - edited 12-22-2011 05:10 PM
Fat fingers is the root of this problem:smileywink:. CTRL-Shift toggles between normal and flaked out keyboard. Pressing the two keys together should get your keyboard back to normal (or to krazykez).
ALT-Shift may also do this.
02-08-2012 06:35 PM
I was typing on my keyboard and all of the sudden I pressed the 'n' key and got nh7
NOW when...
pressing 2 gets 2/6
pressing 6 gets 2
pressing 4 gets 74
pressing 0 gets 7
pressing g gets bg
pressing h gets nh
pressing b get bg4
pressing 1 turns on cap lock
pressing the wireless prints a 9
perssing the speaker turns off the wireless
Is there anything I can do to stop this?
02-18-2012 04:56 PM
Hi,
I've been trying to find answers to my annoying HP laptop keyboard issues as well, and I stumbled on your question. I was directed to this website. It will help with your question.
http://www.pctips.smittystips.com/v_special_characters_laptop_keyboard.php
some of it was useful to my situation, but what I was happy to read was how to access those blue characters on some of the keys! You press and hold CTRL+Shift + the question mark key (as an example), and you'll either get the question mark or the é. Press CTRL+Shift again, and your keyboard returns to normal. Finally, I found out how to access those blue keys!
I believe my keyboard hardware is wrong, and that`s why I can`t do other things that I`m having problems with...
but, I think this page might help you.
04-30-2013 02:26 PM
Hi everyone, maybe someone can help me with some problems re my keyboard. Right shift key types an i on pressing, left shiFt key types a comma on pressing, left and right arrows are not functioning. sometimes a capital letter iS typed without pressing caps lock.
04-30-2013 02:57 PM
Hello lepanto. I understand your keyboard is not typing the correct characters.
Verify that you have the correct keyboard layout selected by following the steps in this Microsoft article.
Let me know the result and have a wonderful day.
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Click the "Accept as Solution" button if I resolve your issue.
