Quote keyboard windows 7

When I type quotation marks I have to type another character or space for them to appear. Also, after i type a quotation mark then shift and a character two little dots appear above the character. I know this is a language issue, which is controlled in Regional and Languages and I've tried resetting my keyboard to US but it has not fixed the problem. What is the proper configuration to fix this problem? This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.

I have spent the last several years being perpetually perplexed by the keyboard of my Windows 7 laptop. If the next character happens to be a vowel, it produces an accented character not commonly used in English. This has resulted in quite a bit of unnecessary frustration as I wrestle with my computer while trying to crank out essays and articles. This could be the case even if you have no memory of ever selecting a keyboard language.

Fortunately, it only takes a few minutes to change your keyboard settings, and the problem will be fixed for good. Make sure to restart your computer after making the changes outlined below for the fix to take effect. Click on Start , and then click on Control Panel on the right side. Lover of all things vintage and holistic healing. Log In via Login Sign Up. Home Articles Community My Profile. Article Edit Discuss. Video: How to get rid of weird symbols when punctuation like a question mark is pressed on the keyboard.

Questions and Answers. There are two ways to turn this off. Was this step helpful? Yes No I need help. Click on Language Preferences. Now click on Options under "English Canada ". One way to solve the problem would be to remove this keyboard altogether, but what I am going to do is keep the keyboard but go under options.

I can add other keyboards if I want but in our case we just want to remove the "Canadian Multilingual Standard" input method. Notice how the Keyboard Input Method changed to English. I hope this has helped you out. I am typing a question mark but it is appearing as an e?

Click the Windows start button in the bottom-left corner. Type "Region and Language" in the search field and click the found result. Click "Keyboards and Languages". Mariano Grandioso Mariano Grandioso 1, 5 5 gold badges 13 13 silver badges 30 30 bronze badges. What do you mean by "the quote button"?

What application s are you using when you see this happen? By the quote button I mean the key on my keyboard that inserts quotes into the text It happens with chrome, notepad, dreamweaver and, well, every app I ever opened.

Sounds like you've got some oddball third-party software installed, perhaps something that came with the keyboard? That's possible. I'll have a look when I get home. Thanks for the tip. I didn't find anything suspicious Show 1 more comment.

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