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Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: laffa on March 17, 2009, 22:16:52 PM: Does anyone know how to get tha @ on a pc notebook, just sent one over for my daughter and she's just txd and said there is no shift key on it, but it does'nt say in the handbook, its a ASUS eee 701 notebook, cheers in advance.
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: Scunner on March 17, 2009, 22:21:04 PM: There must be a shift on it somewhere Moe, could be a broadish up arrow rather than the word shift?
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: Scunner on March 17, 2009, 22:22:42 PM: (http://valuestockphoto.com/download/33633-2/shiftkey_green00029.jpg)
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: Scunner on March 17, 2009, 22:24:40 PM: I think I look better on the blue background than on the orange background. Can that be true? :D
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: laffa on March 17, 2009, 22:41:16 PM: :) Cheers Keith, I will let her know tomorrow, ;)
Yes, blue is more your colour.[^]
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: Highlander on March 17, 2009, 22:46:16 PM: quote:
Originally posted by Scunner

I think I look better on the blue background than on the orange background. Can that be true? :D

NO
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: Scunner on March 17, 2009, 22:46:32 PM: I just looked at the keyboard for that netbook - shift is under the caps lock on left side of keyboard and has the arrow AND says shift - if it doesn't say shift it will still be the one under the caps lock :)
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: laffa on March 17, 2009, 23:09:33 PM: [^] Your a diamond, cheers. ;)
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: laffa on March 18, 2009, 12:22:39 PM: :) No that does'nt work, she said she cant work out how to use the keys with 2 characters on them,any more advice please.
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: jantaylor on March 18, 2009, 21:36:15 PM: I had the same problem with an Asus at school, apparently it is set up as an american keyboard, so you have to change it to English- problem is it was a while ago and I can't remember how to do that! - I'll look at the Asus when I'm back in, but I'm on a course until next week,
best of luck
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: Scunner on March 18, 2009, 21:46:22 PM: If it's a language thing, try shift and 2 (number 2 on top row). This is @ in some layouts. Till she gets it permaently changed to English layout that is.
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: laffa on March 18, 2009, 22:14:46 PM: It is an english one bought in carphone warehouse,Kenny has been on the net about it and a few people said they had a problem finding the shift, but they never said how they solved it,my daughter said none of the keys have shift written on them, and she has tried every key, to no avail, grrrr, must be something stupid, I was hoping someone had one who would know.
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: Scunner on March 18, 2009, 22:52:26 PM: Here is the eee-701 keyboard Laffs, the shift is the one to the left of the Z key:

(http://www.calisvilla.co.uk/eee701.jpg)
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: laffa on March 18, 2009, 23:39:50 PM: :P If this works Scun your a double diamond, and will save me a fortune in bloody phone calls, a big thanks, ;)
Title: advice for notebook pc.
Post by: laffa on March 19, 2009, 13:09:45 PM: :) Spot on Scun, but you have to press the nuber 2 key aswell, Kenny has just got back from carphone warehouse, but they never knew about the number 2 key, A big thanks for your help. ;)
The next thing is sorting the dongle out, :o dread it,[8]: :)
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