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WW you may have changed the email formating to plain (not html or rich text).
In Outlook this setting is in Tools - Options - Mail Format.

I hope this helps.

Hi WW,

Sounds dumb, but i'd make sure that your keyboard is working properly. Is the behaviour the same for both ctrl/alt keys?

Also, what happens when you press alt and type the hex code? Does nothing happen, or the hex code itself appear, etc?

It's possible that th keyboard input has also been mucked up. Check in keyboard in control panel that the right one (usually US layout) is being used, and check the correct input language is being used.

Oh, and check for sticky keys in control panel --> accessibilty. That would stuff things up in a most enjoyable manner.

Cheers,
Dave

Alternatively, your keyboard may be on the fritz. Try plugging another in and see if the same behaviour recurs.

Edit: Oz beat me too it!

Originally Posted by Sparhawk

WW you may have changed the email formating to plain (not html or rich text).
In Outlook this setting is in Tools - Options - Mail Format.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for the advice, but settings remain unchanged.

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

Hi WW,

Sounds dumb, but i'd make sure that your keyboard is working properly. Is the behaviour the same for both ctrl/alt keys?

Also, what happens when you press alt and type the hex code? Does nothing happen, or the hex code itself appear, etc?

It's possible that th keyboard input has also been mucked up. Check in keyboard in control panel that the right one (usually US layout) is being used, and check the correct input language is being used.

Oh, and check for sticky keys in control panel --> accessibilty. That would stuff things up in a most enjoyable manner.

Cheers,
Dave

Nothing at all happens when I press Alt and type. The keyboard and language check out alright too.

I've just noticed, I can paste an image into Word and then copy and paste it from there into Outlook. My firewall and security programs are all up to date and functioning properly. Weird.

Originally Posted by Wongdai

Alternatively, your keyboard may be on the fritz. Try plugging another in and see if the same behaviour recurs.

Edit: Oz beat me too it!

I run three puters through a KVM switch and only have the one keyboard on the premises. I'll see if Mrs. Wood can bring another home from her work.

Thanks men.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

I run three puters through a KVM switch and only have the one keyboard on the premises. I'll see if Mrs. Wood can bring another home from her work.

Thanks men.

Is it just the one pc this is happening to? Maybe your kvm is cactus? (long shot, I know )

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

Is it just the one pc this is happening to? Maybe your kvm is cactus? (long shot, I know )

Ha! It looks like the keyboard is rooted. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

Ha! It looks like the keyboard is rooted. Thanks.

Probably only dirty key contacts, not hard to take most keyboards apart and clean them.

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Probably only dirty key contacts, not hard to take most keyboards apart and clean them.

and if you can't get it back together you're no worse off

OK, I'll break out the fire axe tomorrow and see what happens.