swift and the keyboard is typing the wrong letters

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edited August 21 in Swift and Spin Series
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  • Melita123
    Melita123 Member Posts: 1 New User
    a I have an acer swift and the keyboard is typing the wrong letters eg o types 6, p types *, m types 0. I've tried to fix by pressing Fn and numlk but this doesn't work. Please can you help?
  • AnhEZ28
    AnhEZ28 ACE, Member Posts: 4,278 Pathfinder
    @Melita123 do you have any external keyboard like desktop keyboard or wireless keyboard? Maybe you can use it to check if the problem is from the laptop keyboard or software.
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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,098 Trailblazer
    Melita123 said:
    a I have an acer swift and the keyboard is typing the wrong letters eg o types 6, p types *, m types 0. I've tried to fix by pressing Fn and numlk but this doesn't work. Please can you help?
    With the spillage of liquid into the keyboard the solution is that the keyboard has shorted its key circuitry and needs replacing, as whenever any liquid is spilled (if the laptop is powered on while the liquid was spilled?) as and when this happens, the laptop has to be powered off immediately and allowed to dry out completely, otherwise a short will happen and the keyboard will malfunction. With the keyboard that has "wrong letters eg o types 6, p types *, m types 0" uninstall the keyboard driver and reboot your laptop, if that doesn't work then replace the keyboard also, as that could be a fault of the keyboard as there are no other solutions.
  • ETx13
    ETx13 Member Posts: 1 New User
    Melita123 said:
    a I have an acer swift and the keyboard is typing the wrong letters eg o types 6, p types *, m types 0. I've tried to fix by pressing Fn and numlk but this doesn't work. Please can you help?

    I'm not sure if it's the same swift as we just got but you just need to hit the F12 key (which is the numlk) without using the Fn key.
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,138 Trailblazer
    @Melita123 you have the NumLk turned on. The key is likely something like Fn-F12 to toggle it.
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  • AidenM13173
    AidenM13173 Member Posts: 1 New User
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/638092/swift-and-the-keyboard-is-typing-the-wrong-letters

    I figured it out press fn + f11 (I have an asker travelmate and had the same problem)

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,138 Trailblazer

    The key to press is different for different models.

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