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Old April 13th, 2005, 01:33 AM
Leonard F Kiesling
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using word 2002, xp sp2, dell desktop 4600. a strange thing occurred when my
son was typing an essay. he recalls holding down right shift for 8+ seconds,
& box came up about filter keys. after that, the letters typed all capitals
& caps lock light was off. toggled backwards. & when trying to highlight a
few letters or words, all text was selected.

we did a restart & reopened word & the same document. same problems. we did
a cold boot. opened a new document & no further problems. all working
normal. deleted the old document.

the reason i'm writing, is if this happens again, is there a way to get back
to normal-default settings? without cold restart? & how did this happen to
begin with?

any feedback greatly appreciated! told my son not to press &/or hold key or
keys down!!!!

thank you, len kiesling


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Old April 13th, 2005, 03:35 AM
Jay Freedman
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On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:33:19 -0400, "Leonard F Kiesling"
wrote:

using word 2002, xp sp2, dell desktop 4600. a strange thing occurred when my
son was typing an essay. he recalls holding down right shift for 8+ seconds,
& box came up about filter keys. after that, the letters typed all capitals
& caps lock light was off. toggled backwards. & when trying to highlight a
few letters or words, all text was selected.

we did a restart & reopened word & the same document. same problems. we did
a cold boot. opened a new document & no further problems. all working
normal. deleted the old document.

the reason i'm writing, is if this happens again, is there a way to get back
to normal-default settings? without cold restart? & how did this happen to
begin with?

any feedback greatly appreciated! told my son not to press &/or hold key or
keys down!!!!

thank you, len kiesling


Go to Start Settings Control Panel Accessibility Options. In
that dialog, FilterKeys is one of the three items. Unchecking any
checked options turns them off. Then click the Settings button and
uncheck the Use Shortcut option to prevent it from ever popping up
again.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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Old April 13th, 2005, 09:39 PM
Leonard F Kiesling
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thank you! solved!! i changed in all 3 users of xp home edition, sp2. very
clear directions!
thank you, len kiesling

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:33:19 -0400, "Leonard F Kiesling"
wrote:

using word 2002, xp sp2, dell desktop 4600. a strange thing occurred when

my
son was typing an essay. he recalls holding down right shift for 8+

seconds,
& box came up about filter keys. after that, the letters typed all

capitals
& caps lock light was off. toggled backwards. & when trying to highlight

a
few letters or words, all text was selected.

we did a restart & reopened word & the same document. same problems. we

did
a cold boot. opened a new document & no further problems. all working
normal. deleted the old document.

the reason i'm writing, is if this happens again, is there a way to get

back
to normal-default settings? without cold restart? & how did this happen

to
begin with?

any feedback greatly appreciated! told my son not to press &/or hold key

or
keys down!!!!

thank you, len kiesling


Go to Start Settings Control Panel Accessibility Options. In
that dialog, FilterKeys is one of the three items. Unchecking any
checked options turns them off. Then click the Settings button and
uncheck the Use Shortcut option to prevent it from ever popping up
again.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org



 




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