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typing @ results in "
Periodically, typing @ results in " and vice versa. Other keys that don’t do
what they’re supposed to do are £ (shift+3, which gives #) and # (which gives |). Once it starts, this little nuisance happens in all Office applications. I think, but don’t know, that it occurs sometimes if I’ve been in Excel. Can anybody tell me why this happens and what I can do to prevent it? I’m running Office Pro 2003 on Windows XP SP2 |
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typing @ results in "
Start - Control Panel - Keyboard - Language
Change your settings to UK. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Hugh Murfitt" wrote in message ... Periodically, typing @ results in " and vice versa. Other keys that don't do what they're supposed to do are £ (shift+3, which gives #) and # (which gives |). Once it starts, this little nuisance happens in all Office applications. I think, but don't know, that it occurs sometimes if I've been in Excel. Can anybody tell me why this happens and what I can do to prevent it? I'm running Office Pro 2003 on Windows XP SP2 |
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typing @ results in "
Thanks JoAnn for the response.
Do yo know what triggers the language to change and how I prevent it happening? "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Start - Control Panel - Keyboard - Language Change your settings to UK. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Hugh Murfitt" wrote in message ... Periodically, typing @ results in " and vice versa. Other keys that don't do what they're supposed to do are £ (shift+3, which gives #) and # (which gives |). Once it starts, this little nuisance happens in all Office applications. I think, but don't know, that it occurs sometimes if I've been in Excel. Can anybody tell me why this happens and what I can do to prevent it? I'm running Office Pro 2003 on Windows XP SP2 |
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typing @ results in "
No clue. I've seen more people ask about getting an unexpected @ sign than
an unexpected ". -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Hugh Murfitt" wrote in message ... Thanks JoAnn for the response. Do yo know what triggers the language to change and how I prevent it happening? "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Start - Control Panel - Keyboard - Language Change your settings to UK. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Hugh Murfitt" wrote in message ... Periodically, typing @ results in " and vice versa. Other keys that don't do what they're supposed to do are £ (shift+3, which gives #) and # (which gives |). Once it starts, this little nuisance happens in all Office applications. I think, but don't know, that it occurs sometimes if I've been in Excel. Can anybody tell me why this happens and what I can do to prevent it? I'm running Office Pro 2003 on Windows XP SP2 |
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typing @ results in "
Hugh Murfitt wrote...
.... Do yo know what triggers the language to change and how I prevent it happening? .... It's caused by pressing a combination of shift keys (Shift, Ctrl and Alt). I believe the default is left [Alt] and [Shift] keys. If you never want your keyboard's language settings to change, best to disable this 'feature'. The following applies to Windows XP. Launch the Regional Settings applet in Control Panel, which should display a dialog titled Regional and Language Options. Click the Languages tab, and click the Details... button in that tab to display a dialog titled Test Services and Input Languages. Select English (United Kingdom) [...] as Default input language in the topmost dropdown in this dialog. Click on the Key Settings... button near the bottom of the dialog to display a dialog titled Advanced Key Settings. In the Hot Keys [...] section, select the Switch between input languages entry in the list box, then click on the Change Key Sequence... button to display a dialog titled Change Key Sequence. In that dialog, UNCHECK BOTH Switch input languages AND Switch keyboard layouts. Click on OK in that dialog and all other dialogs until you're out of the Regional Settings applet. |
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typing @ results in "
BRILLIANT!!
Thanks Harlan "Harlan Grove" wrote: Hugh Murfitt wrote... .... Do yo know what triggers the language to change and how I prevent it happening? .... It's caused by pressing a combination of shift keys (Shift, Ctrl and Alt). I believe the default is left [Alt] and [Shift] keys. If you never want your keyboard's language settings to change, best to disable this 'feature'. The following applies to Windows XP. Launch the Regional Settings applet in Control Panel, which should display a dialog titled Regional and Language Options. Click the Languages tab, and click the Details... button in that tab to display a dialog titled Test Services and Input Languages. Select English (United Kingdom) [...] as Default input language in the topmost dropdown in this dialog. Click on the Key Settings... button near the bottom of the dialog to display a dialog titled Advanced Key Settings. In the Hot Keys [...] section, select the Switch between input languages entry in the list box, then click on the Change Key Sequence... button to display a dialog titled Change Key Sequence. In that dialog, UNCHECK BOTH Switch input languages AND Switch keyboard layouts. Click on OK in that dialog and all other dialogs until you're out of the Regional Settings applet. |
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