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Hello, somehow I have managed to disable the shortcuts for cutting and pasting. I can only do it manually through the menu bar. I cannot Ctrl C or Ctrl V anymore - nothing happens! What have I done? Please help.
thanks
Nicole
(am using Word 2003)
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Annoying problem if you rely 100% on keyboard shortcuts! I had the same problem and the fix is very easy. You will need to uninstall your keyboard driver and restart your computer and your CTRL keys will function once again. To do this:
1) Click Start
2) Control Panel
3) Printers and Other Hardware
4) Keyboard
5) In the Keyboard Properties window, click Hardware
6) Click Properties
7) Click Driver
8) Click Uninstall, click OK
9) Restart your Computer
Hello nicbar35,
Thank you for your reply back!
Is this only happening in Microsoft Word or does this also occur in other programs like 'Notepad"? I went to Microsoft Word support and am showing commands listed below. Again, if only happening within Word, I would suggest going to site listed.
Keyboard shortcuts for Word and support:http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051866641033.aspx?pid=CH060831551033
Character and paragraph formatting
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Copy formatting from text. | CTRL+SHIFT+C |
| Apply copied formatting to text. | CTRL+SHIFT+V |
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Go to Office button - Word Options - Customize - Keyboard Shortcuts (Customize) you will find this at the bottom than when the new small windows opens just click on RESET ALL YES and use all your keyboard shortcuts again (Try this maybe it will help you). This is when you open Word the office button on the top left corner. (Microsoft Office 2007)
Go to Office button - Word Options - Customize - Keyboard Shortcuts (Customize) you will find this at the bottom than when the new small windows opens just click on RESET ALL YES and use all your keyboard shortcuts again (Try this maybe it will help you). This is when you open Word the office button on the top left corner. (Microsoft Office 2007)
First, this is not a problem limited to Word, I cannot copy and paste (using Ctrl C and Ctrl V) in anything on my computer.
Second, I am using Word 2010 and none of the above applies. I do not have a "Word Options--Customize--Keyboard Shortcuts" anywhere in Word.
Are there any other suggestions to my problem? Hopefully not related to merely Word.
Well i could only say try to do chkdsk /r or some sort of registry cleanup and restore tool. Note: this is just a guess so hope someone will really help you mate.
