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I press upper shift & " BUT I get @ - how can I fix it?
When I use the upper shift key and the number 2 to acheive the " sign....I
get the @ sign instead. How can I fix it? thanks for any help on this...its doing my dome in big style. |
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I press upper shift & " BUT I get @ - how can I fix it?
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WindowsControl panelRegional Settingsmake sure you have the correct keyboard setting selected. -- Regards Roger Govier "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... When I use the upper shift key and the number 2 to acheive the " sign....I get the @ sign instead. How can I fix it? thanks for any help on this...its doing my dome in big style. |
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I press upper shift & " BUT I get @ - how can I fix it?
I get this as well, I am working happily, and then suddenly the @ becomes a
", and I even lose the #. My reasoning is that because US keyboards are laid out differently than UK keyboards, and because US application designers think US is the world, there is code in these apps which fails in certain situations and it becomes US specific, so we are saddled with an implicit US keyboard. I have never found a solution. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... When I use the upper shift key and the number 2 to acheive the " sign....I get the @ sign instead. How can I fix it? thanks for any help on this...its doing my dome in big style. |
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I press upper shift & " BUT I get @ - how can I fix it?
Hi Roger:
Thanks for taking the time to help me out - its much appreciated. After posting my question, I did check control problem and I had UK settings, but judging by the second reply to my question, maybe that was my problem? Anyway, my computer fell over and after rebooting and checking itself - all was fine again. Very strange and creepy - the whole incident has jserved to remind me to backup my latest data to my external harddrive. thanks again. "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi WindowsControl panelRegional Settingsmake sure you have the correct keyboard setting selected. -- Regards Roger Govier "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... When I use the upper shift key and the number 2 to acheive the " sign....I get the @ sign instead. How can I fix it? thanks for any help on this...its doing my dome in big style. |
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I press upper shift & " BUT I get @ - how can I fix it?
Thanks for your reply Bob, it made a lot of sense - looks like the USA are
like the roman empire of old...they've spread their influence even to our keyboard selections...D'oh!! I think if it happens again - its time for a cheeky re-boot - methinks. All the best. "Bob Phillips" wrote: I get this as well, I am working happily, and then suddenly the @ becomes a ", and I even lose the #. My reasoning is that because US keyboards are laid out differently than UK keyboards, and because US application designers think US is the world, there is code in these apps which fails in certain situations and it becomes US specific, so we are saddled with an implicit US keyboard. I have never found a solution. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... When I use the upper shift key and the number 2 to acheive the " sign....I get the @ sign instead. How can I fix it? thanks for any help on this...its doing my dome in big style. |
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I press upper shift & " BUT I get @ - how can I fix it?
I have never found a foolproof correction (Other than a reboot). Sometime
restarting Excel does it, sometimes it seems to correct itself (just when you have gotten used to it), but I have never noticed the trigger. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply Bob, it made a lot of sense - looks like the USA are like the roman empire of old...they've spread their influence even to our keyboard selections...D'oh!! I think if it happens again - its time for a cheeky re-boot - methinks. All the best. "Bob Phillips" wrote: I get this as well, I am working happily, and then suddenly the @ becomes a ", and I even lose the #. My reasoning is that because US keyboards are laid out differently than UK keyboards, and because US application designers think US is the world, there is code in these apps which fails in certain situations and it becomes US specific, so we are saddled with an implicit US keyboard. I have never found a solution. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... When I use the upper shift key and the number 2 to acheive the " sign....I get the @ sign instead. How can I fix it? thanks for any help on this...its doing my dome in big style. |
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I press upper shift & " BUT I get @ - how can I fix it?
Hi,
It could possibly be a driver file issue. Have you tried updating your keyboard driver file? HTH Martin "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply Bob, it made a lot of sense - looks like the USA are like the roman empire of old...they've spread their influence even to our keyboard selections...D'oh!! I think if it happens again - its time for a cheeky re-boot - methinks. All the best. "Bob Phillips" wrote: I get this as well, I am working happily, and then suddenly the @ becomes a ", and I even lose the #. My reasoning is that because US keyboards are laid out differently than UK keyboards, and because US application designers think US is the world, there is code in these apps which fails in certain situations and it becomes US specific, so we are saddled with an implicit US keyboard. I have never found a solution. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... When I use the upper shift key and the number 2 to acheive the " sign....I get the @ sign instead. How can I fix it? thanks for any help on this...its doing my dome in big style. |
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I press upper shift & " BUT I get @ - how can I fix it?
Hi you two,
I've just come onto "help" trying to find a solution to the keyboard change from UK to US and, with some inspiration from all the chat about the problem here, I've solved it for myself. I'm so thrilled that I want to share the info with others in the hope it will work for them. If you press Alt+Shift together it alters the keyboard from UK to US and alters the £ sign to " to # and @ and the autocorrect doesn't always work. For a quick fix just press Alt+Shift again. But to take out that "macro" go to Control Panel - Regional & language options - Languages - details -- key settings - change key sequence - alter them to none by removing the ticks. I realise that your dialogue was happening a while ago but maybe it will help someone at some time. This will put an end to 18 months of frustrated for me. Stenoaud. "MartinW" wrote: Hi, It could possibly be a driver file issue. Have you tried updating your keyboard driver file? HTH Martin "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply Bob, it made a lot of sense - looks like the USA are like the roman empire of old...they've spread their influence even to our keyboard selections...D'oh!! I think if it happens again - its time for a cheeky re-boot - methinks. All the best. "Bob Phillips" wrote: I get this as well, I am working happily, and then suddenly the @ becomes a ", and I even lose the #. My reasoning is that because US keyboards are laid out differently than UK keyboards, and because US application designers think US is the world, there is code in these apps which fails in certain situations and it becomes US specific, so we are saddled with an implicit US keyboard. I have never found a solution. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Gorilla_Bear" wrote in message ... When I use the upper shift key and the number 2 to acheive the " sign....I get the @ sign instead. How can I fix it? thanks for any help on this...its doing my dome in big style. |
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