Shortcuts stop working

[Combs, Richard]

Zoe Lawson wrote:
 
> Yay! That was it!
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> I wonder how I managed to tap the F Lock key to turn it off...

You probably didn't. Here's an MS MVP's description of the issue:

"The F Lock key on the Microsoft Keyboards is a relatively new concept
facility for Microsoft Keyboards. Introduced with the Microsoft Office
Keyboard and used in later keyboards, it essentially allows keys to do
have more than one operation. The F Lock key, depending on its state,
will allow either a function key's "normal" operation or a new
"enhanced" operation. The initial state of the F Lock key is "off", and
in this state, the function keys use their "enhanced" operation.

"The F Lock key is a hardware switch in the keyboard. Its state cannot
be controlled programmatically. Its default condition is "off". As a
result, whenever the keyboard is reset, or loses power, the F Lock key
will always be in an "off" state.  Do note that with the Microsoft
keyboards released after September 2004, the keyboard will retain F Lock
status through a reboot." 

Go to http://jtsang.mvps.org/flock.html for more info, including how to
fix the stupid default behavior. Or go to
http://www.heavy-horse.com/Download/F_Lock/F_Lock.html for a free
utility that fixes it. 

HTH!
Richard


------
Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
------
rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-777-0436
------