Thumper59
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Peripherals

Q: Blue tooth keyboard went crazy. The cursor started jumping all over the place and typing different characters at random. What the heck!

Blue tooth keyboard went crazy. The cursor started jumping all over the place and typing different characters at random. I had very little control. I removed the batteries and connected a usb keyboard. All is well now. What's going on?

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Aug 12, 2016 3:48 PM

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Aug 12, 2016 3:49 PM in response to Thumper59
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    Aug 12, 2016 3:49 PM in response to Thumper59

    Check to see if the batteries need replacing.

     

    Open System Preferences > Keyboard then select the Keyboard tab.

     

    Battery level is noted bottom left side of that pane.

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    Thumper59 Thumper59 Aug 12, 2016 4:19 PM in response to Thumper59
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Peripherals
    Aug 12, 2016 4:19 PM in response to Thumper59

    I did that. Changed the batteies. Shows 100%.  The bluetooth icon in the menu bar is different also. Theres a dotted line through it. Mouse works fine. It is bluetooth also. If I remove the batteries from the mouse and use usb mouse, the icon goes back to normal.