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Faded Keyboard Letters

Dear Computer Lady, A good friend has a laptop where she no longer can see the white that identifies each key. If you look straight down at the keys, you can identify the key as a j or d etc. But looking from the side because the white it gone, she can’t see what each […]

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Keyboard delay

Dear Computer Lady, When type I have hold down each key for awhile. how do I correct this problem? Jeanne

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Keyboard Word Problem

Dear Computer Lady, You are the best! I cannot even guess at how many times you have helped me. But now I have a problem. I have Windows XP and Word 2003. My keyboard in Word will suddenly change. That is, the keys type different letters. I have to shut down Word, wait a few […]

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T opens new tab

Dear Computer Lady, I have a dell laptop with vista. Whenever I type a letter t, a new tab opens up. I know there must be a simple solution, but I can’t figure it out. Thanks, Deborah

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Vista Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows Vista Keyboard Shortcuts Here are some simple keyboard shortcuts you can use in Windows Vista. Some of these shortcuts work in previous versions of Windows as well. The “Win” key is between the Ctrl key and Alt key on the bottom row of your keyboard.

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Paste Special

Dear Computer Lady, I’ve got Windows XP. I like to transfer parts of documents from WORD (which I’ve highlighted and changed) into powerpoint, but have found that I have to always copy and then in PPT select “Paste Special” in order to keep the same format of my changes. I’d like to just insert my […]

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Clean The Keyboard

  Dear Computer Lady, Love your newsletter and the good information.  This is kind of an unusual question: A couple of keys stick on my keyboard. I don’t know what to do other than buy a new keyboard.  Is there anything I can use to clean it and how would I go about it? Shirley

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