In most any program I use, whether a OS X program or something I installed, when I'm typing the first letter of a sentence I get a capital letter using the shift key. Later in the sentence I'll type a capital letter using the shift but I get a lowercase letter. Any way to fix this? It happens mostly in MS Word.
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Sounds like you may have a sticky shift key. Does it happen with both shift keys (right and left)? And, did you spill anything on your keyboard in the past?
It's not the keyboard
I currently am on a Mini with a newer Mac keyboard. My older keyboard had the same problem and I had in on my Mac Air. I never use the right shift key when I'm typing.
Only way it could be the keyboard is if I'm not pushing the fully down or releasing it too quickly.
I currently am on a Mini with a newer Mac keyboard. My older keyboard had the same problem and I had in on my Mac Air. I never use the right shift key when I'm typing.
Only way it could be the keyboard is if I'm not pushing the fully down or releasing it too quickly.
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Sounds like a problem I've had in the past. It didn't happen in every program I used. The problem seemed to be related to the auto-correction (auto-spelling, auto-grammer, etc.) built into the Mac OS.
Of course if this was a BIG problem...I think that others would have the same issue.
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Unless somebody is tying a lot of documents they probably shrugged it off. It's not the end of the world, Just a minor annoyance since I have to spend a lot of time writing.
Unless somebody is tying a lot of documents they probably shrugged it off. It's not the end of the world, Just a minor annoyance since I have to spend a lot of time writing.
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Maybe this is a naive suggestion, but try downloading Open Office (free from Apache) and see if you have the same problem. Open Office is great, and will save in MS Word format.
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I know what you're saying. But those minor annoyances can become major...when you (me included) have to constantly do multiple proof-readings & corrections to fix this.
What I did was...I tried to turn off as much of the auto-correction features as possible. Then if there are any mistakes...they are truly my mistakes. True spelling/grammar mistakes or simply my typing mistakes.
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I'll try that
I'll try that,
I know what you're saying. But those minor annoyances can become major...when you (me included) have to constantly do multiple proof-readings & corrections to fix this.
What I did was...I tried to turn off as much of the auto-correction features as possible. Then if there are any mistakes...they are truly my mistakes. True spelling/grammar mistakes or simply my typing mistakes.
- Nick
I'll try that,
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