Typing Issues (Jumping cursor...moves my text to another line while typing)

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Someone please help with this Issue!!! Everytime I type my cursor jumps around and I have to keep going back and deleting and retyping. Please help

I have a sony VAIO and this problem is driving me crazy

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Hi Tim,

Are you using a laptop by chance? If so, you can resolve this issue by taking a look at your touchpad options. If you're using Windows 7, click the Start button, type Mouse in the search field, and click Enter. There should be an option to change the Device Settings for the TouchPad. On many models, Synaptics is the maker of the TouchPad and has a Tab of its own in the Mouse properties. If you don't see these settings, you'll need to install the drivers from your manufacturers website.

For Dell machines, you can go to support.dell.com. Select your model and you'll find the driver under Input Device Drivers. For Compaq/HP machines, go to support.hp.com, select your model and find Keyboard, Mouse and Input devices.

I like to disable the Tap option and raise the PalmCheck sensitivity option. These are the first options I always change when I get a new laptop; otherwise I have the very same problem.

Hope this helps,

Barbara

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Anonymous

2011-07-21T02:32:35+00:00

Turn on touchcheck, it will stop it from happening. If you do not have touch check, then turn on palmcheck.

When I went from my HPDV1000T to an Inspiron this issue was driving me nuts, and I was taking forever to write papers for my masters class. I enabled it and it has yet to happen.

Good luck to you all.
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Anonymous

2011-06-22T11:30:07+00:00

Someone please help with this Issue!!! Everytime I type my cursor jumps around and I have to keep going back and deleting and retyping. Please help

I have a sony VAIO and this problem is driving me crazy

I have tried the various solutions re touch pad and sensitivity etc. without much luck. The cursor still jumps - just did it again - most frustrating. I wish that they would find a fix soon.
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2011-04-24T14:27:56+00:00

thanks for your info. I made some adjustments to the touchpad settings and this seems to have helped. I don't use an USB mouse. I'll keep you info handy in case this comes up again. And, yes, it drove me mad!!!!!
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Anonymous

2011-04-24T14:26:25+00:00

I did the same adjustments which I came upon just by luck. I tried several things and adjusting the touch settings on the touchpad seem to have resolved the issue for the past 1 1/2 months. I was also having problems with the y and t keys. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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