How to solve Computer Keyboard Problems

Sometimes there is a problem with just a couple of keys on your keyboard. So how do you replace your keyboard or is there an alternative available?

Ok, listen. Don't go about replacing your keyboard just yet. Read here and you can bring your old and worn in keyboard back to life. Here it is.

This article is going to help you to solve your computer keyboard problem and avoid replacing your keyboard just because of couple of non-working keys.

Let's see how we can do this. For this article, I'm going to say that the “A” key on your keyboard has stopped working and you are in the middle of typing a document. You need to get your work done quickly, so what are you supposed to do when you need to type the letter A?

Here's what:

1.) Make sure the NumLock function is enabled on your keyboard.

2.) Press and hold the ALT key.

3.) While holding down the ALT key, enter the two or three digit decimal code (which is 65 in our example) for the extended ASCII character you want to generate.

4.) Release the ALT key

Once you do all that, you will find the letter A on your document. If you want a small “a” instead, then type the code of 97.

The trick to this, of course, is to know the decimal equivalent of the ASCII characters that you want to generate.

So, what does ASCII mean? Well, before you go any further, check here for some information on that. The tip here will help you to understand it better.

The following tables show the decimal equivalents of the ASCII characters.

As you can see, this tip doesn't only work for the alphabet keys. You can also use the codes for the symbols on your keyboard. So, are you still thinking about replacing that keyboard? I thought you might change your mind! When in doubt, just use these alternatives!