displaying my ignorance

[Carl E Jacobs]

Computor help question? several times now ,I have tediously typed threads of consideral volume ,taking a lot of time as a type expert I'm not,always at the very end ,I bump the control key and it locks the page the print curser even the scroll up-dn locked .if I hit the back button it erases the message but leaves the heading ,by then I so emotionly involved and descussed w/my finger ,I hang up and leave.Other than removing that ctrl key under the shift key .,I have another opposite side of space bar anyway,or does this happen to others or am I just lucky.any body know how to retract that comand w/o loosing the work,and starting all over again!Really P.O.ed as it just happened again!
M.V.B. Carl Dell inspiron 560 w/ wireless key board six months old.

HELP PLEASE!

[jim_mex]

six months old.

Hey Carl - is that you, or the computer? LOL!

[Carl E Jacobs]

It"s me damit !

Hey Carl - is that you, or the computer? LOL!

HELP! But in English ,Not Italiono Or SPANISH OKAY L.O.L. I think.

I feel better talking to my dog for 10 minutes ,than my therapist for 45minutes and neither was any help with this! I'm about ready to remove that key and solve the problem ,once and for all ,it's either that or my finger ,Hmmm mm
I probabaly will want to use the finger again for something so I guess its the KEY that looses ,if we can't get a simple fix .

M.V.B. CARL DAMIT

[stephenD]

Try doing your typing using a word processor then transfer it to the web page.

[jim_mex]

Hi Carl - As a master of typos I certainly feel your pain!

I use Stephen's technique except that I usually write long winded posts - of which I'm a bit of an expert, LOL! - in a text file created on my desktop - right button click > New > Text Document - and then copy and paste that into the reply box, fixing any spelling errors that show up.

I always go into advanced reply and do a preview to see if there are any spacing errors

If you want to spend a few bucks you could look around for an alternative keyboard, wireless or otherwise, that feels more to your liking. Personally I don't like Dell keyboards in general, they always seem a little to flat to me but then I have fingers like a gorilla!

Hope this is of a little more help than my previous comment - hehehe!

[frieke]

Hey Carl if this helps....I can do that too!! Especially with very long reply's doing my best to translate in english and not to make typo's.... I can even close my internet browser with that same button...a lot of things happens!
Gonna check out what Jim said on my desktop...

[frieke]

It works!!! Thank you so much Jim!
I pushed the Ctrl button and nothing happens...my text stays there...lol
Go for it Carl!

[jim_mex]

Hey Frieke - I should have made it really clear that the procedure is

....desktop - right button click > New > Text Document - and then WRITE YOUR POST OR REPLY INFO INTO THE NEW TEXT DOCUMENT then copy and paste that into the reply box - LOL!

[Carl E Jacobs]

You were right,AGAIN DAMIT

Jim, at our 35th aniversery get together ,I was ask the longevity secret,which I replied ignorance ,my wife thought I said ignorant ,and I recieved a jab in the ribs,so I explained ,no one is perfect except me LOL and we all have and do things we can't or won't change for a reason known only to ourselves ,So If , its non-earth crashing and just annoying ,ignore it ,other positives far outweigh those any way,and only cause problems you can't explain and mess up your head. Plus ,life is to short to try hide my abundance of things I'm ignorant about ,plus memory and truth are cousins not twins ,and memory is the second thing to go ,I can't remember the first.But thanks to your memory I can just hit the repeat button on my next question.lol thanks guys I will try your tip I really appreciate your help,I did this the old way but warned my finger not to help!M.V.B.
Carl