I held down my shift key, filter keys came on. How do I stop it?

[speechy]

I was typing a Word document. I lost my train of thought and held down the
Shift key for several seconds. A message box appeared that said something
about "Filter Keys". I didn't know what that meant. Now, in order to type,
I must first hold down my Shift key for 8 seconds or else the curser just
blinks but does not allow me to type. I cannot figure out how to go back to
just being able to type without first holding down the Shift key!

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Tapping a shift key 5 times is the default to turn on Sticky keys feature, holding the Shift key for 8 seconds is the default for
FilterKeys.

Disabling both features can be done through the Accessibility options in the Windows control panel.

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I was typing a Word document. I lost my train of thought and held down the
Shift key for several seconds. A message box appeared that said something
about "Filter Keys". I didn't know what that meant. Now, in order to type,
I must first hold down my Shift key for 8 seconds or else the curser just
blinks but does not allow me to type. I cannot figure out how to go back to
just being able to type without first holding down the Shift key!>>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Jay Freedman]

I was typing a Word document. I lost my train of thought and held
down the Shift key for several seconds. A message box appeared that
said something about "Filter Keys". I didn't know what that meant.
Now, in order to type, I must first hold down my Shift key for 8
seconds or else the curser just blinks but does not allow me to
type. I cannot figure out how to go back to just being able to type
without first holding down the Shift key!

Go to Start menu > Settings > Control Panel > Accessibility Options. Uncheck
the "Use FilterKeys" box.

To avoid this happening again, also click the Settings button for FilterKeys
and uncheck the "Use shortcut" box.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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