I'm not familiar with Dvorak keyboard layout. This has happened with two
different keyboards. My first keyboard came with the computer. This one is an
Adesso with the touch pad.
The problem only occurs in Word. I've never used Word Pad. I will go into
the Control Panel and see what I can find. I ma using Windows XP.
I'll get back to you after I look in the Control Panel. Thanks for the
information. It is at least a place to start for me.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

The problem is likely either the wrong keyboard language setting or a
problem with your actual keyboard. I use a programmable keyboard and every
once in a while it seems to start programming itself with very weird
results. I also use the Dvorak keyboard layout so when I type the keyboard
letters "dog" what is input is "eri."

Does your problem only occur in Word or is it also present in Wordpad?

Changing the keyboard or language setting is done through the Control Panel
but which control panel depends on which version of Windows you are using.
If multiple languages or keyboard layouts are installed it is possible that
they can be switched through a simple (and easily hit by mistake) key
combination.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"cottonwy" wrote in message
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I sure hope someone can help me with this. I am trying to type in word and
do envelopes and when I type on the keyboard it does not type what I had
type. ie: "dog" it would be "jsd" or something like that not the dog that
I
typed. Please e-mail me at if you have any suggestions
on
how to correct this. Thank you.