Num lock was on. Thanks for solving my problem so easily. Never use
num lock so I dont know how it got on. Thanks for the great help.
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:56 PM, C Gauba <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I suspect that when using the delete key engenders a period rather than its
> normal function it means that "num lock" is on. When "num lock" is on
> various keys will, of course, function as a numeric keypad (the numbers 0
> through 9 and of course a decimal point i.e. the period or "dot"). Don't
> know the Asus well enough to advise how the "num lock" comes on and can be
> turned off, but the manual should have it.
>
>
>
> At 07:52 PM 7/12/2010, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>
>> Great title.
>> I'm not sure what you mean, though. The computer prints a period when
>> you press delete?
>> Many laptops have alternate key functions accessed by pressing the FN
>> key, so you might check the manual to see if the delete key functions
>> this way.
>> Otherwise, explain this more fully. Do all other keys function properly?
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [PCSOFT] What the heck is that darn "dot" doing
>> From: Laurel Schmalz <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Mon, July 12, 2010 3:10 pm
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Asus laptop running Win 7.
>> Why do I sometimes get a period or dot instead of delete?
>> What do I have to do to reset this? I want to have a delete when I press
>> delete.
>> Thanks for your always great help.
>> Laurel Schmalz
>> [log in to unmask]
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