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I have an intelligent? wireless keyboard, which for some reason has decided that the pound sign on the no. 3 key should be # i have tried all other keys, the actual # key does this \ the backward slash key does this \ i have no pound sign, i wouldn't have minded if it had been the $! why/how has this happened? any ideas? how do i fix it? i have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the keyboard with no luck! over to you geniues Bev

Sorry can't really help you - but if you're desperate for money then if you hold ALT down and type 156 you'll get a pound - won't make you rich though!! Anna

You are all US...! Seriously though your computer is set for the United State, you need to tell it you are in England. Go into Control Panel, select Date, Time, Language & Regional Options, then select change format of numbers dates and times. Select Regional Options then select English (United Kingdom) Then Select Languages, click on Details, select Keyboard, United Kingdom, and click apply. Peter

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different keyboard problem - anyone know how you can get the keys off to clean the crumbs out from underneath then? Lisa

apparantly Lisa you can wash them! least run them under some water there was a thread about it ages ago Bev

I tend to tip mine over and give it a sharp tap on the desk - gets rid of most of the muck. Don't think I'd risk washing it though. Have heard they don't work well after having coffee tipped over them either! Anna

you can buy cans of presserised air to blast them with too that works quite well, but do it before you have hoovered!!! Bev

think it would work if I gently wooshed the Dyson over it, with brush attachment on the end? Lisa

I had this problem once. Solved it (after many hours of struggling ) by changing the font. Sorry I cannot now remember which font I was using but by accidently switching to another, regained my £. I do not think it was a matter of lanquage choice (UK/USA) or I would have got a $ sign ? With regards to crumbs in the keyboard, use a vacuum cleaner. The hose, of course silly, with a soft brush nozzle. Afterwards, cover the keyboard with cling film, if you are the messy sort, - and type through it. It is not a good idea to use water on any electrical appliance. Len

I put the dyson brush attachment over the keyborad & this seems to work fine. I use a cotton bud moistened with Mr muscle orange cleaner to individually clean the keys, am careful NOT to over moisten as this could get down into the keybaord Shirley

I think Lakeland Limited do little brushes that can clean keyboards. NEVER USE WATER. nell

It should be possible to pop all the keys off - I had a friend clean my keyboard a couple of times - he dropped them all in a bowl of soapy water. You have to be able to remember where they all go when you put them back tho. lol (If you have a dig camera - take a pic first. lol) Oh - and leave the space bar cos that is difficult to get back on.