Tip #3132 - Save Your Keyboard
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Q:
Now, don't get me wrong. I love my keyboard, but a few of my keys have
stopped working. Is there any way I can still salvage this one so I don't
have to buy a brand new one? Please help!
A:
As a matter of fact, there is! Don't go replacing your keyboard just yet.
Listen to my suggestions and you can bring your old and worn in keyboard
back to life. Here we go!
What do you do if
one of the keys on your keyboard stops working? If it's only a couple
of your keys, they may have shut down due to so much wear and tear? So,
what should you do? Well, replacing the keyboard may be the answer I would
get from most of you. But, when it comes down to it, you might be wasting
your money to go out and buy a completely new keyboard. A penny is a penny,
right?!
This article is going
to help you avoid replacing your keyboard just because of couple of non-working
keys.
Let's see how we can
do this. For this article, I'm going to say that the “A”
key on your keyboard has stopped working and you are in the middle of
typing a document. You need to get your work done quickly, so what are
you supposed to do when you need to type the letter A? Here's what:
1.) Make sure the
NumLock function is enabled on your keyboard.
2.) Press and hold
the ALT key.
3.) While holding
down the ALT key, enter the two or three digit decimal code
(which is 65 in our example) for the extended ASCII character you want
to generate.
4.) Release
the ALT key.
Once you do all that,
you will find the letter A on your document. If you want
a small “a” instead, then type the code of
97.
The trick to this,
of course, is to know the decimal equivalent of the ASCII characters that
you want to generate.
So, what does ASCII
mean? Well, before you go any further, check here
for some information on that. The tip here will help you to understand
it better.
The following tables
show the decimal equivalents of the ASCII characters.
As you can see, this
tip doesn't only work for the alphabet keys. You can also use the codes
for the symbols on your keyboard. So, are you still thinking about replacing
that keyboard? I thought you might change your mind! When in doubt, just
use these alternatives!
~ M. Nagarajan
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