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nbknnt

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Scroll keys don't work--sort of
« on: September 26, 2006, 03:05:57 PM »
 
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My scroll keys don't scroll properly. When I'm reading a pdf cocument, they work OK, but on all other screens, Word, internet, whatever, and in Firefox or IE, I see the little I-shaped cursor doohickey move up or down the page, zigzagging from line to line, till it reaches the screen top or bottom, and then the screen moves in the desired direction.

I suspect I've fatfingered a wrong key combination sometime, but don't know how to get things back to normal. All advice witl;l be received with gratitude.

Windows XP SP2, Intel Pentium III 1000mHz, 256 MB RAM, regular IBM keyboard.
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    Re: Scroll keys don't work--sort of
    « Reply #1 on: September 26, 2006, 04:24:43 PM »
    It is supposed to be like that I'm afraid. Try pressing the scroll lock key and seeing if that makes a difference. It should in Excel at least. Otherwise use page up and page down, or a scroll wheel on a mouse.
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    Re: Scroll keys don't work--sort of
    « Reply #2 on: September 26, 2006, 07:18:18 PM »
    Is this a wireless keyboard/ mouse combo we're dealing with ? ?
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    Re: Scroll keys don't work--sort of
    « Reply #3 on: September 30, 2006, 06:15:15 PM »
    Thanks for your answers, Neil and patio.

    It didn't used to work like that; I could scroll with the up and down keys until the last few weeks. Page Up and Down still move me a page at a time.

    Patio, it's an old-fashioned plugin mouse and keyboard, circa 2001.
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    Re: Scroll keys don't work--sort of
    « Reply #4 on: September 30, 2006, 06:38:12 PM »
    "scroll keys", odd term.  I gather you mean PageUp, PageDown, Home, End, and the arrow keys, right?  The I-shaped cursor is normal when your mouse pointer is hovering over text.  Have you never observed this?
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    Re: Scroll keys don't work--sort of
    « Reply #5 on: October 01, 2006, 04:56:18 AM »
    Are you sure you're not pressing down on the mousewheel too hard?
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      Re: Scroll keys don't work--sort of
      « Reply #6 on: October 01, 2006, 09:05:15 AM »
      He wants to scroll up and down using the arrow keys.
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      Re: Scroll keys don't work--sort of
      « Reply #7 on: October 01, 2006, 10:03:26 AM »
      Uninstall and re-install the mouse and keyboard (if any ) drivers...

      Last option get a new keyboard. I replace mine once a year whether they need it or not...

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        Re: Scroll keys don't work--sort of
        « Reply #8 on: October 02, 2006, 12:51:53 AM »
        Buy a PS2 mouse with a scroll wheel, you will be as happy as a clam. :)
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