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    AltGr key?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Liar, Jun 21, 2006.

  1. Liar

    Liar Notebook Guru NBR Reviewer

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    I have an American (if it matters) Aspire 5672. The right Alt key is actually an "AltGr" key, but it seems to behave just like a normal Alt key to my copy of Windows XP.

    I understand that AltGr is sometimes used for international characters, accents, etc. Does anyone know how I can make mine do that instead of the normal Alt function?

    Thanks in advance.
     
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Basically, when you change your keyboard settings in windows to a language that uses these special settings- i.e. Polish or Spanish or German- then right alt will be usable to for signs like "ó" or "ę"
     
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