Word 2002 Problem

[Anopheles]

I have just reformatted and reinstalled Windows XP Pro with Office XP Pro. I
now have a problem that appears in Word as well as Notepad and Wordpad that
is annoying. When I type inverted commas (or quotation marks) the cursor
does not move to the next position and display the character, it remains
where it is and no character is displayed. If I press space bar, the cursor
moves on revealing the quotation mark. This is of course a huge problem when
typing. The problem wasn't there before so something has changed in the
settings. All other characters are fine, it's just the two characters on
that key, the single quotation and full quotation marks.
I can recall having this problem before but it was on another computer.

Can anyone assist?

Anopheles

 

[Jim Macklin]

Look at your keyboard settings, since it is effecting
several programs it is likely in the keyboard custom
settings. What keyboard do you have?


| I have just reformatted and reinstalled Windows XP Pro
with Office XP Pro. I
| now have a problem that appears in Word as well as Notepad
and Wordpad that
| is annoying. When I type inverted commas (or quotation
marks) the cursor
| does not move to the next position and display the
character, it remains
| where it is and no character is displayed. If I press
space bar, the cursor
| moves on revealing the quotation mark. This is of course a
huge problem when
| typing. The problem wasn't there before so something has
changed in the
| settings. All other characters are fine, it's just the two
characters on
| that key, the single quotation and full quotation marks.
| I can recall having this problem before but it was on
another computer.
|
| Can anyone assist?
|
| Anopheles
|
|
|
|

 

[Rob Schneider]

Best to re-ask this specialist question in a newsgroup for Word.

That being said, all I can suggest is look closely at all the options in
Tools/Options or other menus like this were default behaviour is set. I
don't know where this behaviour is set. Have you searched in Word's
help file for help?

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

 

[Cerridwen]

Look at your keyboard settings, since it is effecting
several programs it is likely in the keyboard custom
settings. What keyboard do you have?

Jim, the word is 'affecting'.

Effect means to 'bring about a change or result'
Affect means to 'have an influence on or cause a change in' - in the
sentence below it means 'to infect'.

This is how we were taught the difference

Apply the cream twice a day to the /affected/ area. If you don't notice any
/effect/ in a week go back to your doctor.

Just a friendly FYI

 

[Jim Macklin]

The setting is having the effect of altering the operation
of the keyboard.

| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > Look at your keyboard settings, since it is effecting
| > several programs it is likely in the keyboard custom
| > settings. What keyboard do you have?
|
| Jim, the word is 'affecting'.
|
| Effect means to 'bring about a change or result'
| Affect means to 'have an influence on or cause a change
in' - in the
| sentence below it means 'to infect'.
|
| This is how we were taught the difference
|
| Apply the cream twice a day to the /affected/ area. If you
don't notice any
| /effect/ in a week go back to your doctor.
|
| Just a friendly FYI
|
|

 

[David Candy]

Install the US not US International Keyboard. Word has the features of the International keyboard anyway by pressing Ctrl and the key.

Start - Control Panel - Regional And Language Options - Languages - Details and add US and remove US International

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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I have just reformatted and reinstalled Windows XP Pro with Office XP
Pro. I now have a problem that appears in Word as well as Notepad and
Wordpad that is annoying. When I type inverted commas (or quotation
marks) the cursor does not move to the next position and display the
character, it remains where it is and no character is displayed. If I
press space bar, the cursor moves on revealing the quotation mark.
This is of course a huge problem when typing. The problem wasn't
there before so something has changed in the settings. All other
characters are fine, it's just the two characters on that key, the
single quotation and full quotation marks.

You're using the US-International keyboard layout, which is
provided to facilitate typing special characters like ä. This can
be turned off in Control Panel | Regional and Language Options |
Languages | Details | Settings.

 

[Anopheles]

In


You're using the US-International keyboard layout, which is
provided to facilitate typing special characters like ä. This can
be turned off in Control Panel | Regional and Language Options |
Languages | Details | Settings.

Exactly. I found the clue in the Knowledge base after I posted my request.

Thank you and thanks to all who responded.

Anopheles

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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Exactly. I found the clue in the Knowledge base after I posted my
request.

Thank you and thanks to all who responded.

You're welcome. Glad to help.