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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:00 am

The "3" number key popped of my Dell Inspirion. It's not broken , but I can't get it to snap on right.
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:16 am

*smacks forehead* I got it... though I was afraid to break it.
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Postby rsnumber2 » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:19 am

Make sure it looks like "3" before you snap it on. Otherwise it could look like "E", "M", or "W" if you are not careful.....

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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:24 am

Nah, it's the only one that popped off XD
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Postby Mr. Rogers » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:27 am

I'm missing my "O" key on this laptop. The key got lost somewhere >_> Oops...
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:35 pm

Oh, that sucks... ._.
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Postby Mithrandir » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:08 pm

I often remove the "help" key from my keyboards. They are constantly getting accidentally pressed, and I hate having to close the help windows that show up.
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Postby Bobtheduck » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:15 pm

Mithrandir wrote:I often remove the "help" key from my keyboards. They are constantly getting accidentally pressed, and I hate having to close the help windows that show up.


I take off the windows key and the "right click" key on the keyboard, and when my parents use the computer, I take off alt and control, too... It's often very useful to remove keys. Having it happen on accident, on the other hand, may be annoying, and a laptop is more trouble than a regular keyboard for getting it back on...
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:47 am

Taking the keys off on purpose? *dies* I don't even think I have a "help" key...

Why do you take off those keys Bob?
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Postby KBMaster » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:31 am

My cat popped off my home key with his claws.
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Postby Mithrandir » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:40 am

Shao Feng-Li wrote:I don't even think I have a "help" key...

Many laptops don't. Other keyboards have the help key on the insert key.
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Postby Warrior4Christ » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:14 pm

Mithrandir wrote:Many laptops don't. Other keyboards have the help key on the insert key.

I do believe it is only Apple keyboards that have a 'help' key.
And for the record, I only press it accidentally and think it's a useless key too.
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Postby Mithrandir » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:12 pm

Hmm... The logitech I'm on right now has it (well, had it; I pulled it off) and I think I've got an IBM keyboard in the garage with it, too. I wouldn't swear to that one, though. ;)
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:55 pm

Yeah, but why pop it off? Wouldn't it just kinda make your keyboard messed up looking?
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Postby Warrior4Christ » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:52 am

[quote="Mithrandir"]Hmm... The logitech I'm on right now has it (well, had it]
Ok, sorry. I've only ever seen help keys near where the insert key should be in Apple keyboards, myself.
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Postby Casull » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:18 pm

I for some reason have a half-way-on shift key... I never use it, though.
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Postby Mithrandir » Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:38 pm

I had a keyboard one time that had a broken right-shift key. It was soooooo irritating, but I couldn't afford a new keyboard. That's when I realized that the ten-key section had an elongated "plus" key that I could swap out with the broken shift key. Now you can get keyboards for $10.00 at fry's, though.
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