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Asus laptop keyboard

  • 26-06-2014 11:02am
    #1
    weiland79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,314 ✭✭✭


    My laptop's keyboard key's don't correspond to the the symbols on them. For example when i press the hashtag key i get the Pound symbol. I've gone into control panel and tried to figure it out but am at a bit of a loss.

    Thanks for any help.


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  • #2
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Keyboard or Regional settings in Control Panel or similar. Does the " key give a @ too?


  • #3
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Keyboard or Regional settings in Control Panel or similar. Does the " key give a @ too?

    Yeah sounds like Regional Settings. Do you have an "EN" down beside the time in the task bar (bottom right beside the time). Click that and set it to English UK.

    Click here for a Microsoft video on how to change it in the control panel.


  • #4
    weiland79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,314 ✭✭✭weiland79


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Keyboard or Regional settings in Control Panel or similar. Does the " key give a @ too?
    solomafioso wrote: »
    Yeah sounds like Regional Settings. Do you have an "EN" down beside the time in the task bar (bottom right beside the time). Click that and set it to English UK.

    Click here for a Microsoft video on how to change it in the control panel.

    No the @ symbol I've found down on my inverted commas key. I did have EN but clicked display language bar and now it's gone!:o I'm not very good at this.
    I checked and my location is set to Ireland beside the location tab is the keyboard and languages tab. When i click on the change keyboards tab i see that I have English UK selected.


  • #5
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    weiland79 wrote: »
    No the @ symbol I've found down on my inverted commas key.

    So, the shift + number 2 gives an @ symbol instead of a "?
    weiland79 wrote: »
    I did have EN but clicked display language bar and now it's gone!:o I'm not very good at this.
    I checked and my location is set to Ireland beside the location tab is the keyboard and languages tab. When i click on the change keyboards tab i see that I have English UK selected.

    Click Start - Control Panel - Clock, Language and Region - Change Keyboards or other input methods - Click the "Change Keyboards" button.

    There you will see a list of languages and what locale your current one is.

    Mine is English Ireland (Irish).

    If you do not have it installed you can click "Add" and scroll to the desired locale, expand it and check the keyboard and click OK.

    Let us know how you get on.


  • #6
    weiland79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,314 ✭✭✭weiland79


    solomafioso wrote: »
    So, the shift + number 2 gives an @ symbol instead of a "?



    Click Start - Control Panel - Clock, Language and Region - Change Keyboards or other input methods - Click the "Change Keyboards" button.

    There you will see a list of languages and what locale your current one is.

    Mine is English Ireland (Irish).

    If you do not have it installed you can click "Add" and scroll to the local, expand it and check the keyboard and click OK.

    Let us know how you get on.

    Yes I get " when i press shift and 2
    I've done all the rest
    Selected change keyboard - Have English (ireland) Irish selected from the drop down. Then below that in installed services i have
    EN English (Ireland)
    Keyboard
    Irish

    Still the same:(


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  • #7
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    weiland79 wrote: »
    Yes I get " when i press shift and 2
    I've done all the rest
    Selected change keyboard - Have English (ireland) Irish selected from the drop down. Then below that in installed services i have
    EN English (Ireland)
    Keyboard
    Irish

    Still the same:(

    Very odd!

    The only thing I can think of is that it's a 'foreign' laptop. Did you purchase it in Ireland? Was it a second hand purchase? Just asking because there are different layouts (physical ones).

    To view and double check key mapping you could try the on-screen keyboard.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ie/windows/type-without-keyboard#type-without-keyboard=windows-7


  • #8
    weiland79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,314 ✭✭✭weiland79


    I bought it online from Komplett


  • #9
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    weiland79 wrote: »
    I bought it online from Komplett

    Can you post the make / model or a link to the item on komplett.ie?


  • #10
    weiland79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,314 ✭✭✭weiland79


    2014-06-26 15.53.01.jpg


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