Letters delete instead of inserting. 
When you try to insert text the word processor deletes letters instead of
inserting them. This means you have accidentally pressed the
Insert
key. Press it again to revert to
Insert
mode.
Keys giving wrong symbols?
When you tap @ do you get ", and does pressing £ give you #. Dates and
currency may also be in an undesirable format. This means your keyboard has
been set to the American specification. Set it to
UK English
like this:-
Click Start-->Control Panel-->Regional and Language Options. In the
next dialogue box, under the
Regional Options
tab, Select
English (United Kingdom)
in the first field. In the last field under
Location
select
United Kingdom
.
On the same dialogue box click the tab labelled
Advanced. Select
English (United Kingdom)
in the top field. In the bottom field select
United Kingdom. Now click the tab labelled
Languages. Click the button labelled
Details. A dialogue box will appear, in the top field select
English (United Kingdom). In the pane below that, you may see both
English
and
US. If so, select the
US
one and click the
Remove
button. If the only one displayed is
US, then click the
Add
button and add the
UK, then remove the
US
item. Click
Apply
and then click
OK.
Click
Apply
and then click
OK
on the next dialogue box. Close the
Control Panel.
