Some of the keys on my new wireless computer keyboard display different characte

[DixiesHawk]

Some of the keys on my wireless keyboard produce something entirely different on the monitor. For instance, if I press Shift, and then 2 to get an @, I get a quotation mark on the monitor. Pressing the shift and quotation mark gives me an @. This thing is made in China. Is it wired wrong or do they not know English?

 

[mouse24]

Ah, did you install any drivers if they came with it? Any other wireless devices plugged in? Thats the only thing I can think of right now.. other then it being defective.

 

[pauls3743]

Ah, you've just discovered one of the little idiosyncrosies between the UK and US keyboard layouts.

Try setting your default input language (Control Panel -> Region and Language -> Keyboards and Languages (tab) -> Change Keyboards... ) to English US.

 

[mouse24]

Oh. haha that does look to be the problem. You can read more about it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#United_Kingdom

Good info, thanks paul I never knew that.