Mac keyBoard key B does not work
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Go to your system preferences and select speech, then text to speech at the top. Uncheck "Speak selected text". That should solve your problem.
OMG digging deep in an apple discussion, I found the solution! In the SPEECH control panel, somehow the key shortcut got set to my letter j! So if you are having the issue of a lower case letter not working no matter which keyboard you try, then this may be it! I already tried resetting all the keyboard defaults, resetting the preference file, everything.
So good luck. Hope this helps someone else!
So good luck. Hope this helps someone else!
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Mar 24, 2009 at 03:42 AM
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Mar 24, 2009 at 03:42 AM
Check in your control panel and make all changes back to default :S
I had similar problem except would not type capital letter "A" when you hit shift+A. My kids were playing with my laptop and had been playing with Speech function. System Preferences>System>Speech> Text to Speech; de-selected "Speak selected text when the key is pressed". Works fine now.
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Bobtrons Solution worked great for me! My lowercase k wasnt working but my uppercase K was. Now they both work! :)
Hello all, I have _he same prob wih my le__er _, I have _he Leopard OX sys_em, _ried _o fix i_ _he way you said bu_ I _hink I am doing some_hing wrong, please explain _he s_eps again, mine is no_ working nor Upper cases nor lower casses and i_ happened suddenly!!!
_hanks a lo guys!! I am very frus_ra_ed down here!! :(
_hanks a lo guys!! I am very frus_ra_ed down here!! :(
sometimes my t and y keys wont work also..... what I do is unplug the keyboard and wait a few seconds before plugging it back in..
or beat on it very violently (does not work,lol)
or beat on it very violently (does not work,lol)
I had the same trouble with my capital Z. I used the system preferences solution (speech) and unchecked the box as indicated and now it's working fine. Saved me a trip to the store where I bought it!
In response to simba's message, it works perfect! if your lower case keys arn't working and just the capital ones are, follow the instructions they have left and it should correct this! many thanks! If this fails to work perhaps try creating a new user account, open something that allows you to type text and hit the key that doesnt work, hopefully if this works then it will narrow down your search in respect to whether your keyboard button is working or not. Best
ps thanks
ps thanks
I had the same problem, but when I went to Speech, the box wasn't checked
but
Here's what worked - created a new user account and the keyboard worked fine
but
Here's what worked - created a new user account and the keyboard worked fine
Thanks for the tip...I can now use my cap "S" again which was not working when I used shift and then s.The default for speech is shift-s. Actually bought a new keyboard thinking it was broken...anyone need a keyboard?
What the hell, I still don't believe that this was cured my problem too. My keystroke "d" is not working, originally, I think there is physical problem on the keyboard and is planned to buy a new one. However, this advise just cured that "D" keystroke.
What the hell apple!!!
What the hell apple!!!
I have the same problem only with my J button (again lower case only). I have switched keyboards and reset my controls to default, but still nothing. Any thoughts?
Did you ever find a solution to your lower case j not working? We are having the same problem. I have reset every keyboard setting I can find. It acts like it is doing some sort of modifier, because sometimes the EDIT menu flashes at the top when you hit it.
Let me know if you have found out anything.
Let me know if you have found out anything.
Sep 29, 2009 at 07:38 PM
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Mar 20, 2010 at 09:13 PM
Thank you
Mar 20, 2010 at 09:15 PM
Apr 3, 2010 at 07:40 AM