Q: Typing problem - NOT a faulty keyboard. letters I type don't match.
I have a powermac G5. The oddest thing just started with my keyboard. The letters that I am typing don't match. That is, typing "m" reveals a comma, z shows up on screen as w, and w as a z and several other keystrokes are "wrong" as well. There seems to be no rhyme or reason. I checked preferences but everything looks fine. There was no liquids involved. I have rebooted. I plugged in the keyboard from my G4 and the same problem occurs. It happens in Word, emails, Facebook, just anytime I type regardless of application. Several keys do work properly. Any clues??
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), dual 2.3 GHz, 6.5 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Posted on Sep 16, 2013 9:53 AM
I'd look at
apple icon > system preferences > international
look under input tab.
See what country is set for keyboard
apple icon > system preferences > keyboard and mouse
see if shortcuts got very messed up
Try
Try a safe boot.
Shutdown your machine. Hold down the shift key. Poweron. Wait awhile Wait awhile while you harddrive
is being checked.
Posted on Sep 16, 2013 10:09 AM