Keyboard typing odd characters

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Does anyone know why when I select the " key the @ symbol appears, and visa
versa? (I'm using XP home and MS Office 2003)
 
You have probably enabled a UK keyboard layout.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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I managed to get something other than what I typed one evening. Artemis, a
lovely blonde tabby, thought I needed help with my keyboarding skills late
one evening. She was sitting on my lap while I was surfing at about 3 a.m. I
had a cup of milk and when I went to take a sip, she tried to convince me
that she would like a sip also. It didn't take much of that milk "remap" my
keyboard. (I went out the next day and purchased another keyboard.)
 
Hi Suzanne

It's the UK layout that I need - I'm posting from Britain. I suspect then
that I have the US layout. Do you know how I can change it? I've had a look
in Regional Settings but I can't see anything useful.
 
What a nightmare! That's why my three cats are banned from my office when I'm
working. And because their fur builds up inside the pc box after a time. They
have to be satisfied with attention when I'm done with work.

I think my problem has more to do with configuration. They keyboard is
new-ish.
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Many thanks
JD


JoAnn Paules said:
I managed to get something other than what I typed one evening. Artemis, a
lovely blonde tabby, thought I needed help with my keyboarding skills late
one evening. She was sitting on my lap while I was surfing at about 3 a.m. I
had a cup of milk and when I went to take a sip, she tried to convince me
that she would like a sip also. It didn't take much of that milk "remap" my
keyboard. (I went out the next day and purchased another keyboard.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
You have probably enabled a UK keyboard layout.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.
 
Hi Jackie,

In Regional Settings, go to the Languages tab and click the Details
button. That gets you to the dialog where you can choose the keyboard
layout to use.
 
Thanks Jay. Worked a treat
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Many thanks
JD


Jay Freedman said:
Hi Jackie,

In Regional Settings, go to the Languages tab and click the Details
button. That gets you to the dialog where you can choose the keyboard
layout to use.
 
I see Jay has helped you. Sorry for the bum steer: I looked at your message
header, saw GMT -8 and figured you were in the Pacific time zone, forgetting
that you were posting through the Communities; of course Microsoft's server
is in the Pacific time zone!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
 
I don't have a fur problem with my cats. I have the
head-butting-hitting-the-wrong-keys problem. I can live with that. =^..^=

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Jackie D said:
What a nightmare! That's why my three cats are banned from my office when
I'm
working. And because their fur builds up inside the pc box after a time.
They
have to be satisfied with attention when I'm done with work.

I think my problem has more to do with configuration. They keyboard is
new-ish.
--


Many thanks
JD


JoAnn Paules said:
I managed to get something other than what I typed one evening. Artemis,
a
lovely blonde tabby, thought I needed help with my keyboarding skills
late
one evening. She was sitting on my lap while I was surfing at about 3
a.m. I
had a cup of milk and when I went to take a sip, she tried to convince me
that she would like a sip also. It didn't take much of that milk "remap"
my
keyboard. (I went out the next day and purchased another keyboard.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
You have probably enabled a UK keyboard layout.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Does anyone know why when I select the " key the @ symbol appears, and
visa
versa? (I'm using XP home and MS Office 2003)
--


Many thanks
JD
 

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