My left Shift key shrinks windows to the desktop. Will not capitalize.

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BarbaraW7 Author

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My left Shift key shrinks windows to the desktop. Will not capitalize.

My left Shift key shrinks my open windows to the desktop and will not allow capitals. Please help me resolve this.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Apr 27, 2024 5:19 PM

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Answer 1

Tom Gewecke

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Apr 28, 2024 12:15 PM in response to BarbaraW7

BarbaraW7 wrote:

None of these options seem to work. When I press on the left Shift key, the window shrinks, and then I have to click the trackpad to bring the size back to normal.

Just to double check, none of the shortcuts over at the right of the panel below, expecially the outlined one, are set to Left Shift? Could you send a screen shot of how your screen looks when the windows are shrunken?

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Answer 2

BarbaraW7 Author

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Apr 28, 2024 10:46 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Hi Tom

Thank you for trying. None of these options seem to work. When I press on the left Shift key, the window shrinks, and then I have to click the trackpad to bring the size back to normal. This is so confusing. I appreciate your effort.

If you have any other suggestions, I will be happy to try them. Remembering to use the right Shift key is exasperating...lol.

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BarbaraW7 Author

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Apr 28, 2024 10:50 AM in response to The_Knowledge_Seeker

Hi TKS

I agree with you, but it is. I would appreciate any suggestions you may have.

I added a message with more detail, but basically, the issue is that the screen shrinks when I press the left Shift key. I've tried everything but cannot figure it out.

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Answer 4

Apr 28, 2024 11:06 AM in response to BarbaraW7

It’s not a replacement keyboard, is it? Just occurs to me that the key mapping may differ. So the shift key may not actually generate the shift function.

eg: £ appears as a # on a US keyboard.

if so, it’s an case of selecting the correct keyboard on the Mac.

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