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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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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
My problem is somewhat different. Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V works normally but every now and then Ctrl-C fails and Ctrl-V pastes a previously stored string. The only option I have is to right-click and select Copy and then Ctrl-V pastes the string okay. However Ctrl-C remains inoperative until I restart the computer.
In short, the only step that works for me is step 9) suggested above.
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Please help!
I've reinstalled my keyboard driver and restarted my computer 5 time. This does not help for me, I'm running Windows 10 and the shortcuts worked before. Ctrl+A works, not not Ctrl+V or Ctrl+C. Please Help!
-Connor
