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    Whats wrong with my keyboard

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Pina Slicker, Sep 6, 2009.

  1. Pina Slicker

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    when i type shift + the ? key this shows up É
    I had to copy and past a question mark to post this lol
    Any ideasÉ ...... see what I meanÉ ... bah!
     
    Pina Slicker, Sep 6, 2009
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    It's probably set to the wrong keyboard layout.
    Go to Control Panel -> Region and Language to fix it up.
     
    namaiki, Sep 6, 2009
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    its set to english (canada)
     
    Pina Slicker, Sep 6, 2009
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    What country are you in? If you're in the US, set it to US.

    Alternatively, go to the keyboard tab, and add a US layout keyboard. eg Click add, English(Canada) and select US underneath it.
     
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    im in canada
     
    Pina Slicker, Sep 6, 2009
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    Your keyboard probably has the standard US layout.
     
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    still doesnt work properly when i set it to US. WHen I type question mark in firefox it looks like this É but when i type anywhere offline or even in internet explorer it works fine. Must be a firefox issue. Any suggestionsÉ ....bah
     
    Pina Slicker, Sep 6, 2009
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    Ok i figured it out. I had to hit ctrl +shift at the same time to bring it back to normal operation. strange.
    Thanks for the help
     
    Pina Slicker, Sep 6, 2009
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    Try close and re-open FireFox. Also, it is possible to have multiple keyboard layouts installed and switching automatically between programs. Make sure the US layout is selected in FireFox, or delete the French?* layout if you never use it.

    *might not be French.
     
    namaiki, Sep 6, 2009
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