Keyboard Typing on its own.

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Keyboard Typing on its own.

I will type a document, or in a search window, and i will come back and it will have typed two or three extra keys at random or the last key that i type. When the Control key is showing on the screen i cant type anything. So, i will hit the control key and then i will able to type. I turned on the click sound just to listen and determine if the extra keys are really typing, and i turned on show keys as well to find out. These keys Control, Command and Option will type on their own. Then occasionally no keys at all will work.

Posted on Sep 22, 2011 5:20 PM

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Don Archibald

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Sep 23, 2011 12:19 AM in response to HookLineandSinker

Go to System Preferences > Universal Access > Keyboard and check to see if either Sticky Keys or Slow Keys got turned on somehow. If it either has, turn it off.

Note that Sticky Keys can be accidentally toggled by pressing the Shift key five times. This toggling can be disabled in the same place by unchecking that item.

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sarnun

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Sep 22, 2011 7:06 PM in response to HookLineandSinker

Try to create a new user account on your mac, if the problem persists it's a hardware problem.

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Dave B.

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Sep 22, 2011 6:37 PM in response to HookLineandSinker

Can you give info on your Mac model, age, OS, whether you ever spilled something, wired keyboard or wireless, anything pertinent?

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Sep 23, 2011 6:51 AM in response to Don Archibald

I have checked these settings and unchecked them and it doesnt change the problem it adds to it and makes the problem worse. If I change these settings the keyboard will not work at all, or only for a moment.

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mikeylab

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Jun 18, 2015 11:54 AM in response to HookLineandSinker

i am having the same problem with my macbook air 11 1st gen. i have to use an eternal keyboard, the built in rarely works, and if i with the keyboard viewer, i can see all kinds of unprompted keyboard activity. i mn also unable to interact with mac virtual keyboard viewer, and i have noticed that the caps lock on the external usb keyboard RUqqwis wwawwcqtwvated ww

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Sep 23, 2011 6:47 AM in response to Dave B.

20 in iMac 2009 October Lion 10.7.1 Nothing ever spilled on Keyboard Wired Keyboard. Mouse is wireless it is now starting to act funny as well.

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Sep 23, 2011 6:48 AM in response to sarnun

I tried adding new account only solved problem momentarily. I dont think its a hardware problem as my wireless keyboard on my other IMac does the same thing when connected to this computer.

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mikeylab

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Jun 18, 2015 11:58 AM in response to mikeylab

my previous post reflects my problem unpromed keybard activity and typing

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