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I'm sure the answer to this is dead simple - but so am I!!
When I want a '@', I have to press shift and '2' and when I want a ", I have to press shift and '. I have tried all the combinations of the function keys, but can't solve it.
Please can somebody help?
Many thanks
mcdhu
frostbite
2nd Dec 2007, 20:03
What language do you have set for your computer?
Yep - looks like you have the system set up for a US keyboard, but you have a UK keyboard. Assuming it's Windows, head to Control Panel / Regional & Language settings, add the UK keyboard (if necessary) and remove the US one.
Thank you very much frostbite and bnt - removed the US keyboard that did the trick. Possibly 12 year old fingers changed it. It's a Dell inspiron laptop running Win xp and I notice under the advanced tab, all sorts of code page conversation tables boxes are ticked. Should I simplify that at all? Im in the UK
Many thanks again
mcdhu
Until recently I had a work laptop which was a Tablet PC running XP. It had all some extra components - onscreen keyboards, text recognition - but for some reason it had to have the US keyboard config installed. If I took it off it would put it back on again, and if I accidentally hit the "switch" shortcut (Alt-LeftShift) it would switch. I could have disabled that, but I was also using the Japanese setup, and so I wanted that to work.
Saab Dastard
3rd Dec 2007, 10:28
Should I simplify that at all?
If it ain't broke... :}
SD
Loose rivets
3rd Dec 2007, 17:42
I leave both Keybs loaded. A roll of the left Alt Shif gives me £££ when I need it and # hey presto! just a touch and I'm back.
On the bottom bar there is a button EN, which shows the loaded Keybs. £££ ### yep, you can change it from the pop-up there as well.
Thanks very much Gents for the excellent advice.
Cheers,
mcdhu