characters and not letters are being typed when i want the letters.  how do i fix this on my laptop? I have hit something on the laptop to lock the letters out.
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you forgot to throw it on the floor and stomp on it.  Try it, for it will surely do the trick.
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This is what I normally do....use microsoft works to compose everything you want spell checked...then highlight everything you typed with your mouse..right click..copy..then right click and paste to your other programs that don't support spellcheck.\n\nHope this helps...welcome to computing
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I don't have your answer, but try START>ACCESSORIES>SYSTEM TOOLS>CHARACTER MAP. That will give you a bunch more symbols to use. I hope that helps.
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How long has this been going on?  Did you change anything or install any software prior to the problem surfacing?  Have you been surfing any warez sites?\n\nSomething is interfering with your keyboard.  You've done all the right things to date so I'd suggest that you look for something in the system itself.  Some process is messing things up.  When you hold down the shift key, the process eventually dies, releasing the keyboard for normal use.\n\nMy first inclination would be a keystroke logger or other spyware.  Install Spybot Search & Destroy and Windows Defender.  Update the defs and run a full scan with both products.  With luck, you'll find something and can remove it.
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This may seem obvious, but you may try to see if number lock or caps lock is on/off on the either computer.  This happens more often than you would imagine.
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Don't know if this will help in your case, but on my Dell laptop I can hit Fn + F11 to toggle Num Lock on and off.  When on,\n\n7890\nuiop\njkl;\nm,./\n\nbecomes\n\n789*\n456-\n123+\n0,./\n\nWith num lock toggled on, I can type Alt + moi to generate an ASCII 065 (letter "A"), etc.\n\n\n[added]\n\nWell, if that doesn't work, the only thing I could suggest is use the Character Map (start--> All Programs--> Accessories--> System Tools--> Character Map).  You can copy the character(s) from there and ctrl+v to paste.\n\nAlso, an external USB numeric pad _might_ work; probably pick one up for $15-$20 at a place like Best Buy.
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try coding ur own keyboard driver\n\nsuch that when A is pressed u translate it into a AB to the OS
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I do this, too.  It's usually when I need to type a word that starts out somewhat similar to another word that I use all the time.  I work with computers, so for instance, I may need to type 'common' but my fingers just blurt out 'command' all on their own.  It's quite frustrating, especially when I don't catch the error and neither does spell check.  I'll read back through my already sent message and go, "D'oh!".
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Hi there,\n\nRight click on My computer...\nClick on Properties...\nClick on Hardware TAB...\nClick on Device Manager...\nClick on the + sign next to Keyboard...\nRight click on Keybboard option below it...\nClick on Properties...\nUninstall the keyboard...\nThen shutdown the system....\nRestart the system...\nIt should fix the issue...\n\n\nHope it works for you...\n\n\nArash Shirali...
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Try pressing the "fn" key in the lower left hand corner of your keyboard once and then try typing. If that doesn't work, reboot the computer and see if it still does it.
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On your computer click on start\n\nGo to All programs\nGo to Accessories\nGo to System Tools\nClick on Character Map\n\nHope this helps
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check your printer settings.  MS Word did this to me as well and I had to restart the computer and reset all of the printers settings to default.\n\nGood Luck.\n\nTom
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One way is to use the Character Map option. Click start > programs > accessories > system tools > character map.  You can choose from a single note ♪ or a double note ♫.\n\nplrr
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ur keyboard need to be cleaned  or try to use ur friend keyboard and see what will happen if it will work then ur keyboard has a problem if it didnt work then it may be ur software
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sure could have; kids do it all the time, unknowingly of course.\n\nis it only in Word?  check Tools-Options in there.\n\nhave you restarted the machine?  that should reset it.  if that doesn't work, go into Control Panel--check Accessibility options and the Keyboard options.
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♥Go to>start>programs>accessories>system tools> then "Character Map"...scroll down to "symbols."\n\nHope that helps.\n\nMore info:\nHold down the ALT key and then press numbers on the num pad. When you let go, it will type a symbol such as this smiley face: ☺ (ALT + 1).\nA heart is ALT + 3: ♥. You can press more than one number, though, such as ALT + 1 + 3: ♪. Similar things are usually grouped together, so ♥ is ALT + 3, ♦ is ALT + 4, ♣ is ALT + 5, and ♠ is ALT + 6. Experiment and you will find many more.\n\nAnother way of doing it is to type special codes for certain entities such as &hearts ; (without the space inbetween the code and the semicolon) which is ♥. Here is a list of a bunch of them: http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/html40...\n\nIf you're using Windows then a third way is to go to start > all programs > accessories > system tools > and character map (or just go to run and enter charmap). Then search for what you want, select it, copy it, and paste it wherever you want. For example, I found this in character map: ♫. I found this under another answer. \nwww.asciitable.com\n\n♥♥
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Thank You!  I thought I was going crazy.  The same exact thing happens to me when I use spell check.  If it finds a word that is misspelled,and you change it, it doesn't change the word, but some other word and messes up the text. I don't use it anymore, I have a link to www.dictionary.com on my toolbar now.