MacBook shift keys malfunctioning

fuzzybee · fuzzybee #1 (**permalink**)

06-04-2011, 11:59 AM

I hope this is the right place to ask this question, apologies if not.

Yesterday afternoon, seemingly for no reason, both my shift keys stopped working normally. When I press the right one the dashboard appears slowly on the screen, when I press the left one it types a capital R. The actual 'r' key is seemingly also affected and will only type capital R and not lowercase (I'm using a different keyboard to type this message.)

I've tried resetting the keyboard shortcuts to default in system preferences, and also signed out of my account and signed in as a guest on the computer, but to no avail.

Any ideas?

Dutchlimits · Dutchlimits #2 (**permalink**)

06-04-2011, 12:12 PM

Do you have a bootcamp? Try there, maybe its software related. If it happens in windows too then you might have bigger problems..

fuzzybee · fuzzybee #3 (**permalink**)

06-04-2011, 12:26 PM

Thanks for your speedy reply.
Forgive my ignorance, but I don't know what you mean by bootcamp.

bobtomay · bobtomay #4 (**permalink**)

06-04-2011, 12:38 PM

If it's not happening on the same computer on a different keyboard it's unlikely to be anything related to software settings. What's been spilled on the keyboard? Have you tried a can of air and sprayed around under the keys?

Dutchlimits · Dutchlimits #5 (**permalink**)

06-04-2011, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuzzybee

Thanks for your speedy reply.
Forgive my ignorance, but I don't know what you mean by bootcamp.

Bootcamp = starting up Windows instead of OSX when starting up your computer

Dutchlimits #2 (permalink)
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fuzzybee #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 04, 2011 Posts: 2	06-04-2011, 11:59 AM I hope this is the right place to ask this question, apologies if not. Yesterday afternoon, seemingly for no reason, both my shift keys stopped working normally. When I press the right one the dashboard appears slowly on the screen, when I press the left one it types a capital R. The actual 'r' key is seemingly also affected and will only type capital R and not lowercase (I'm using a different keyboard to type this message.) I've tried resetting the keyboard shortcuts to default in system preferences, and also signed out of my account and signed in as a guest on the computer, but to no avail. Any ideas?
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