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Swell01
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Q: Strange characters when i use my key board

I cleaned my Apple key board with extended numerical keys with a damp cloth. Now when I type it produces strange characters in any application. The Macbook Pro keyboard is fine. Any idea whether I pushed a combination of keys to produce this and if I can get it to rvert back to normal?

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), Cinema Dispaly

Posted on Aug 14, 2015 3:56 PM

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  • by Swell01,

    Swell01 Swell01 Aug 14, 2015 4:03 PM in response to Swell01
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    Aug 14, 2015 4:03 PM in response to Swell01

    I should have said that I'm running Yosemite 10.10.4. I used Windex on the the cloth, not water.

  • by chattphotos,

    chattphotos chattphotos Aug 14, 2015 9:17 PM in response to Swell01
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    Aug 14, 2015 9:17 PM in response to Swell01

    Holding down the option or control key and then typing letters gives you different characters like this - Ω≈√∫˜µ≤≥åß∂ƒ˙∆˚¬∑´®†¥¨ˆøπ“

     

    Are you seeing something like that?

     

    If so, that key may have gotten stuck, tap it a few times and see if that fixed the problem.

  • by Tom Gewecke,

    Tom Gewecke Tom Gewecke Aug 15, 2015 11:32 AM in response to Swell01
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    Aug 15, 2015 11:32 AM in response to Swell01

    Swell01 wrote:

     

    Any idea whether I pushed a combination of keys to produce this

     

    I don't know of any way that could happen.  If another keyboard works fine, it indicates the one you cleaned has most likely been damaged.