Gary -- Again, thanks for caring enough to respond. Problem solved! It WAS a PAF problem, but not really . . . I mean it was caused by something I did in PAF but it was not a problem with their program. What I had done was changed background color of highlighted name to be WHITE and since it was white anyhow, when I clicked on it with my mouse, it wouldn't change anything. I think I may have pointed out (maybe not) that it seemed to be functioning alright, but simply not "behaving" as I thought it should . . . or as it had earlier. Anyhow, once I figured out what I'd done . . . it seems to be OK now. What started off this whole mess was everything seemed terribly bright on my screen and I've been having a lot of trouble with irritated eyes of late, so thought I could tone things down a bit by changing my PAF background colors. That's what got me into trouble. Your answers always seem so helpful and well thought out. Thanks for the good work you are doing and, especially, for responding on my behalf. Fred Houts ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

It is still not certain it is a PAF problem. Computers are complex beasts and there can be some weird interactions. I once had a problem with Internet Explorer locking up if I clicked the wrong place before the page fully loaded. No other programs were affected and no amount of fiddling with IE made a difference. Problem solved when I updated the mouse driver. The moral of the story is that even though the behavior seems to have been triggered by the PAF change, the actual flaw may not be in PAF, particularly if resetting PAF back to the defaults didn't make a difference. We recently had "Microsoft Tuesday", the day they generally release their patches. It is not uncommon for one of their patches to cause some other problem to show up. Since you have rebooted, and I assume you have changed the background color back, I would next try uninstalling and reinstalling PAF. You will not lose your data, but make new backups first just in case. If that fails, then I would make sure all your hardware drivers, especially the mouse, are current (check the cable connection too). Gary Templeman ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Use of cursor > Gary (and others) - First, thanks for responding. I have just shut down > the computer and rebooted. The problem still exists. I generally work > with 4 > or 5 applications open at once (WORD, Acrobat, Xcel, PAF, and my e-mail > provider, AOL). I have genealogy documents in all these other > applications that > I use constantly while working on my genealogy. Has worked fine for > several years until this color-background change this a.m. The problem > seems > certain to be a PAF problem -- or created thereby -- since I can use the > cursor in > all other applications just as I did before. No problem there! It is > only as I previously described (in PAF). If you have any other ideas, > let me > know. > > Fred > > In a message dated 10/17/2007 9:32:43 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Have you shut down the computer and restarted? I have had occasional > mouse > glitches in other programs (usually MS Word) that have always been fixed > with > a reboot. Anything that could involve a hardware or driver problem can > benefit from a fresh start. > > Gary Templeman > Original message: > > I seem to have gotten something messed up this a.m. in my PAF and have a > feeling it's a quick fix, but so far I've not been able to figure it out. > > FYI = I was trying to change colors (background) and only used > Tools/Preferences/Color -- nothing else different -- so whatever I did, it > had to have > happened in that area. > > Here's my current problem: I seem to no longer be able to use the arrow > cursor to click on and highlight individuals that PAF displays on my > screen. > I can use the arrow cursor to click on the arrow on right of a person who > is > displayed on screen as "last individual" or I can use the arrow cursor to > click on the left-facing arrow to the left of a person displayed on the > screen > as a "child" of primary person -- but I cannot click on face of any > individual > person's displayed information. I can still use the options such as > CTL-F > to find persons, and I can still use CTL-I to change an individual's > information, but otherwise am a bit "stuck." > > When I have 5 generations displayed on screen I can use the arrow cursor > to > click on individuals (to change or to move them to primary person > position) > but when I have only the 2 generations displayed with children of primary > displayed below -- that is where I cannot use the cursor on the screen. > > Also, FYI - I have closed out PAF and re-started it. It made no > difference. > > I feel it must be a quick fix, but I cannot find it thus far. Can you > help? (Can you even understand what I'm trying to say? I hope.) > > Fred H. in Minn. > > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Gary (and others) - First, thanks for responding. I have just shut down the computer and rebooted. The problem still exists. I generally work with 4 or 5 applications open at once (WORD, Acrobat, Xcel, PAF, and my e-mail provider, AOL). I have genealogy documents in all these other applications that I use constantly while working on my genealogy. Has worked fine for several years until this color-background change this a.m. The problem seems certain to be a PAF problem -- or created thereby -- since I can use the cursor in all other applications just as I did before. No problem there! It is only as I previously described (in PAF). If you have any other ideas, let me know. Fred In a message dated 10/17/2007 9:32:43 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Have you shut down the computer and restarted? I have had occasional mouse glitches in other programs (usually MS Word) that have always been fixed with a reboot. Anything that could involve a hardware or driver problem can benefit from a fresh start. Gary Templeman Original message: I seem to have gotten something messed up this a.m. in my PAF and have a feeling it's a quick fix, but so far I've not been able to figure it out. FYI = I was trying to change colors (background) and only used Tools/Preferences/Color -- nothing else different -- so whatever I did, it had to have happened in that area. Here's my current problem: I seem to no longer be able to use the arrow cursor to click on and highlight individuals that PAF displays on my screen. I can use the arrow cursor to click on the arrow on right of a person who is displayed on screen as "last individual" or I can use the arrow cursor to click on the left-facing arrow to the left of a person displayed on the screen as a "child" of primary person -- but I cannot click on face of any individual person's displayed information. I can still use the options such as CTL-F to find persons, and I can still use CTL-I to change an individual's information, but otherwise am a bit "stuck." When I have 5 generations displayed on screen I can use the arrow cursor to click on individuals (to change or to move them to primary person position) but when I have only the 2 generations displayed with children of primary displayed below -- that is where I cannot use the cursor on the screen. Also, FYI - I have closed out PAF and re-started it. It made no difference. I feel it must be a quick fix, but I cannot find it thus far. Can you help? (Can you even understand what I'm trying to say? I hope.) Fred H. in Minn. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

On 2nd thought, I think you had the Pedigree screen open; so I tried to duplicate the problem, without any luck. I would suggest you reverse your steps to change the colour back to BLACK, and tell us what happens? Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross G.H. Cotton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:52 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Use of cursor >I think you have left out, some important information that we need to > consider the problem. > > The 1st one I need to know is What Screen is open? > > > Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 > Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma > I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above > > GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 > Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide > see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 6:44 AM > Subject: [PAF-5] Use of cursor > > >>I seem to have gotten something messed up this a.m. in my PAF and have a >> feeling it's a quick fix, but so far I've not been able to figure it out. >> >> FYI = I was trying to change colors (background) and only used >> Tools/Preferences/Color -- nothing else different -- so whatever I did, >> it >> had to have >> happened in that area. >> >> Here's my current problem: I seem to no longer be able to use the >> arrow >> cursor to click on and highlight individuals that PAF displays on my >> screen. >> I can use the arrow cursor to click on the arrow on right of a person >> who >> is >> displayed on screen as "last individual" or I can use the arrow cursor >> to >> click on the left-facing arrow to the left of a person displayed on the >> screen >> as a "child" of primary person -- but I cannot click on face of any >> individual >> person's displayed information. I can still use the options such as >> CTL-F >> to find persons, and I can still use CTL-I to change an individual's >> information, but otherwise am a bit "stuck." >> >> When I have 5 generations displayed on screen I can use the arrow cursor >> to >> click on individuals (to change or to move them to primary person >> position) >> but when I have only the 2 generations displayed with children of >> primary >> displayed below -- that is where I cannot use the cursor on the screen. >> >> Also, FYI - I have closed out PAF and re-started it. It made no >> difference. >> >> I feel it must be a quick fix, but I cannot find it thus far. Can you >> help? (Can you even understand what I'm trying to say? I hope.) >> >> Fred H. in Minn. >> >> >> >> ************************************** See what's new at >> http://www.aol.com >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think you have left out, some important information that we need to consider the problem. The 1st one I need to know is What Screen is open? Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 6:44 AM Subject: [PAF-5] Use of cursor >I seem to have gotten something messed up this a.m. in my PAF and have a > feeling it's a quick fix, but so far I've not been able to figure it out. > > FYI = I was trying to change colors (background) and only used > Tools/Preferences/Color -- nothing else different -- so whatever I did, it > had to have > happened in that area. > > Here's my current problem: I seem to no longer be able to use the arrow > cursor to click on and highlight individuals that PAF displays on my > screen. > I can use the arrow cursor to click on the arrow on right of a person who > is > displayed on screen as "last individual" or I can use the arrow cursor to > click on the left-facing arrow to the left of a person displayed on the > screen > as a "child" of primary person -- but I cannot click on face of any > individual > person's displayed information. I can still use the options such as > CTL-F > to find persons, and I can still use CTL-I to change an individual's > information, but otherwise am a bit "stuck." > > When I have 5 generations displayed on screen I can use the arrow cursor > to > click on individuals (to change or to move them to primary person > position) > but when I have only the 2 generations displayed with children of primary > displayed below -- that is where I cannot use the cursor on the screen. > > Also, FYI - I have closed out PAF and re-started it. It made no > difference. > > I feel it must be a quick fix, but I cannot find it thus far. Can you > help? (Can you even understand what I'm trying to say? I hope.) > > Fred H. in Minn. > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I seem to have gotten something messed up this a.m. in my PAF and have a feeling it's a quick fix, but so far I've not been able to figure it out. FYI = I was trying to change colors (background) and only used Tools/Preferences/Color -- nothing else different -- so whatever I did, it had to have happened in that area. Here's my current problem: I seem to no longer be able to use the arrow cursor to click on and highlight individuals that PAF displays on my screen. I can use the arrow cursor to click on the arrow on right of a person who is displayed on screen as "last individual" or I can use the arrow cursor to click on the left-facing arrow to the left of a person displayed on the screen as a "child" of primary person -- but I cannot click on face of any individual person's displayed information. I can still use the options such as CTL-F to find persons, and I can still use CTL-I to change an individual's information, but otherwise am a bit "stuck." When I have 5 generations displayed on screen I can use the arrow cursor to click on individuals (to change or to move them to primary person position) but when I have only the 2 generations displayed with children of primary displayed below -- that is where I cannot use the cursor on the screen. Also, FYI - I have closed out PAF and re-started it. It made no difference. I feel it must be a quick fix, but I cannot find it thus far. Can you help? (Can you even understand what I'm trying to say? I hope.) Fred H. in Minn. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Have you shut down the computer and restarted? I have had occasional mouse glitches in other programs (usually MS Word) that have always been fixed with a reboot. Anything that could involve a hardware or driver problem can benefit from a fresh start. Gary Templeman ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 6:44 AM Subject: [PAF-5] Use of cursor >I seem to have gotten something messed up this a.m. in my PAF and have a > feeling it's a quick fix, but so far I've not been able to figure it out. > > FYI = I was trying to change colors (background) and only used > Tools/Preferences/Color -- nothing else different -- so whatever I did, it > had to have > happened in that area. > > Here's my current problem: I seem to no longer be able to use the arrow > cursor to click on and highlight individuals that PAF displays on my > screen. > I can use the arrow cursor to click on the arrow on right of a person who > is > displayed on screen as "last individual" or I can use the arrow cursor to > click on the left-facing arrow to the left of a person displayed on the > screen > as a "child" of primary person -- but I cannot click on face of any > individual > person's displayed information. I can still use the options such as > CTL-F > to find persons, and I can still use CTL-I to change an individual's > information, but otherwise am a bit "stuck." > > When I have 5 generations displayed on screen I can use the arrow cursor > to > click on individuals (to change or to move them to primary person > position) > but when I have only the 2 generations displayed with children of primary > displayed below -- that is where I cannot use the cursor on the screen. > > Also, FYI - I have closed out PAF and re-started it. It made no > difference. > > I feel it must be a quick fix, but I cannot find it thus far. Can you > help? (Can you even understand what I'm trying to say? I hope.) > > Fred H. in Minn. > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lila, 1) On my labtop I do not have to use the Fn key at all. When the num lock key is on. I just have to hold the alt key and then type the three number keys. alt key 132 = ä alt key 129 = ü and so on. (Hmmm, hope the umlauts come out in the message) 2)To my knowledge, toggling the num key is only required on laptops when there are several keys that are double used. On my German keyboard it is not just the numeric pad keys that are double used. When I forget to turn the num key off, it is annoying when I hit one of the keys that are double used, and I sometimes have say a nasty word or two before I realize that the num lock is on. On a standard keyboard, hmmmmm, I seem to remember in the distant past that there was some problem caused by the num luck key, but I can no longer remember exactly what it was, seems it was cured when the bios programmers allowed us to adjust the condition of the num lock at boot time. But I think you are OK now on the standard keyboard. Dave [email protected] wrote: > 1. When I wrote about using the Fn key plus the letter keys coded with the same color numbers, I forgot to say that in addition to > the Fn key, you have to hold down the Alt key. I think Betty found that, but just thought I'd mention it. > > 2. Dave, when you mention that you have to toggle the Num Lock key, is this only when you are using a laptop without a numeric > keypad? If not, why is it necessary to toggle it off? I leave mine on all the time when I'm using the standard keyboard with numeric > keypad, but maybe I'm missing something that's causing me so-far unknown trouble? > > Lila > >> From: Dave Vaughan <[email protected]> >> Date: 2007/10/14 Sun PM 11:39:08 CDT >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [PAF-5] umlauts on laptop >> >> To use the keys Ross mentioned, you have to toggle the num lock key, it >> is labled num on my keyboard. Don't forget to togle it back after using it. >> >> Dave Vaughan >> >> >> Ross G.H. Cotton wrote: >> >>> To whom it may concern since you don't give us a name. >>> You ask about using the number pad for unique characters. >>> >>> I don't know about a Dell, but on my old Toshiba Lap Top computer with >>> Windows XP, the numbers I had to use with ALT were shown on the main >>> Keyboard. I don't remember each one but on the keys J K L etc. >>> >>> >>> Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 >>> Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma >>> I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above >>> >>> GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 >>> Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide >>> see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "betty" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 5:49 PM >>> Subject: [PAF-5] umlauts on laptop >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> I want to create umlauts in my Outlook Express e-mail on my Dell 5150 >>>> inspiron..... There is no number pad, and using ALT + code number on the >>>> strip of numbers at top of keyboard does nothing. Thanks for help! BA >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

I found that the number lock on my laptop toggles only while I'm holding down the function and ALT keys. Apparently it has no effect otherwise. Betty A

1. When I wrote about using the Fn key plus the letter keys coded with the same color numbers, I forgot to say that in addition to the Fn key, you have to hold down the Alt key. I think Betty found that, but just thought I'd mention it. 2. Dave, when you mention that you have to toggle the Num Lock key, is this only when you are using a laptop without a numeric keypad? If not, why is it necessary to toggle it off? I leave mine on all the time when I'm using the standard keyboard with numeric keypad, but maybe I'm missing something that's causing me so-far unknown trouble? Lila > > From: Dave Vaughan <[email protected]> > Date: 2007/10/14 Sun PM 11:39:08 CDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] umlauts on laptop > > To use the keys Ross mentioned, you have to toggle the num lock key, it > is labled num on my keyboard. Don't forget to togle it back after using it. > > Dave Vaughan > > > Ross G.H. Cotton wrote: > > To whom it may concern since you don't give us a name. > > You ask about using the number pad for unique characters. > > > > I don't know about a Dell, but on my old Toshiba Lap Top computer with > > Windows XP, the numbers I had to use with ALT were shown on the main > > Keyboard. I don't remember each one but on the keys J K L etc. > > > > > > Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 > > Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma > > I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above > > > > GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 > > Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide > > see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "betty" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 5:49 PM > > Subject: [PAF-5] umlauts on laptop > > > > > > > >> I want to create umlauts in my Outlook Express e-mail on my Dell 5150 > >> inspiron..... There is no number pad, and using ALT + code number on the > >> strip of numbers at top of keyboard does nothing. Thanks for help! BA > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

To use the keys Ross mentioned, you have to toggle the num lock key, it is labled num on my keyboard. Don't forget to togle it back after using it. Dave Vaughan Ross G.H. Cotton wrote: > To whom it may concern since you don't give us a name. > You ask about using the number pad for unique characters. > > I don't know about a Dell, but on my old Toshiba Lap Top computer with > Windows XP, the numbers I had to use with ALT were shown on the main > Keyboard. I don't remember each one but on the keys J K L etc. > > > Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 > Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma > I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above > > GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 > Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide > see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "betty" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 5:49 PM > Subject: [PAF-5] umlauts on laptop > > > >> I want to create umlauts in my Outlook Express e-mail on my Dell 5150 >> inspiron..... There is no number pad, and using ALT + code number on the >> strip of numbers at top of keyboard does nothing. Thanks for help! BA >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

My Dell laptop has some blue numbers on some of the letter keys, in addition to the letters. These take the place of a keypad, by holding the function (I think--the one with the same color code) key down at the same time the number is depressed. I'm not at home and am struggling with my grandson's Mac today. Lila > > From: "Bill Buchanan" <[email protected]> > Date: 2007/10/14 Sun PM 09:38:59 CDT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] umlauts on laptop > > Betty, > > Try using the Windows Character Map, accessed by Start | All Programs | > Accessories | System Tools | Character Map > (at least on my WindowsXP) > > If you find it useful, you can right-click on it and select Send to Desktop > (Create shortcut). Then you can launch it from the shortcut any time you > want to use it. > > > Bill Buchanan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "betty" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 5:49 PM > Subject: [PAF-5] umlauts on laptop > > > > I want to create umlauts in my Outlook Express e-mail on my Dell 5150 > inspiron..... There is no number pad, and using ALT + code number on the > strip of numbers at top of keyboard does nothing. Thanks for help! BA > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.9/1069 - Release Date: > 10/13/2007 7:26 PM > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks to Ross, Bill, LNiemann, and Dave! You helped so promptly! Wonderful! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! Betty A

To whom it may concern since you don't give us a name. You ask about using the number pad for unique characters. I don't know about a Dell, but on my old Toshiba Lap Top computer with Windows XP, the numbers I had to use with ALT were shown on the main Keyboard. I don't remember each one but on the keys J K L etc. Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "betty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 5:49 PM Subject: [PAF-5] umlauts on laptop >I want to create umlauts in my Outlook Express e-mail on my Dell 5150 >inspiron..... There is no number pad, and using ALT + code number on the >strip of numbers at top of keyboard does nothing. Thanks for help! BA > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Betty, Try using the Windows Character Map, accessed by Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Character Map (at least on my WindowsXP) If you find it useful, you can right-click on it and select Send to Desktop (Create shortcut). Then you can launch it from the shortcut any time you want to use it. Bill Buchanan ----- Original Message ----- From: "betty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 5:49 PM Subject: [PAF-5] umlauts on laptop > I want to create umlauts in my Outlook Express e-mail on my Dell 5150 inspiron..... There is no number pad, and using ALT + code number on the strip of numbers at top of keyboard does nothing. Thanks for help! BA > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.9/1069 - Release Date: 10/13/2007 7:26 PM > >

I want to create umlauts in my Outlook Express e-mail on my Dell 5150 inspiron..... There is no number pad, and using ALT + code number on the strip of numbers at top of keyboard does nothing. Thanks for help! BA

Thank you all for your comments. I finally solved it by temporarily adding my name as a spouse, and putting the correct place where I wanted it. Then I could just click it on in the other places. It took awhile for PAF Insight to correct their list. If you are number challenged like me you may want to put the free German Assistant applet on your screen. I use it for writing letters, documents, etc. that have nothing to do with PAF. Thanks again, LaVerne

Maybe global search and replace would do it. Copy and Paste it into the replace part of the form, from somewhere that it's correct. If that doesn't work, instead of using F7, try using the keypad codes. I think the code for the ess-tset is Alt +0233, but it may be 0223. One of them is the ess-tset an the other is e with an acute mark. I'm not home and am using my son's mac--and I'm struggling. :-( Lila > > From: "Bill Buchanan" <[email protected]> > Date: 2007/10/12 Fri PM 02:22:31 CDT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Eszett won't show > > LaVerne, > > It seems peculiar that it works in some cases but not this one. I would run > Check/Repair and try again. > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LaVerne" <[email protected]> > To: "PAF5" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:29 AM > Subject: [PAF-5] Eszett won't show > > > > I have many families in my database where I have used the word Preußen > (Preussen). > > But strangely, I have one family where the exzett simply will not appear > in the word Preussen. I have tried retyping, closing the computer, checking > preferences for two days. I also tried putting it into another family as a > test, and it worked fine. I use the F7 key. > > > > I tried changing and then printing the family, but it printed Preussen. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > LaVerne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.8/1064 - Release Date: > 10/11/2007 3:09 PM > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Maybe global search and replace would do it. Copy and Paste it into the replace part of the form, from somewhere that it's correct. If that doesn't work, instead of using F7, try using the keypad codes. I think the code for the ess-tset is Alt +0233, but it may be 0223. One of them is the ess-tset an the other is e with an acute mark. I'm not home and am using my son's mac--and I'm struggling. :-( Lila > > From: "Bill Buchanan" <[email protected]> > Date: 2007/10/12 Fri PM 02:22:31 CDT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Eszett won't show > > LaVerne, > > It seems peculiar that it works in some cases but not this one. I would run > Check/Repair and try again. > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LaVerne" <[email protected]> > To: "PAF5" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:29 AM > Subject: [PAF-5] Eszett won't show > > > > I have many families in my database where I have used the word Preußen > (Preussen). > > But strangely, I have one family where the exzett simply will not appear > in the word Preussen. I have tried retyping, closing the computer, checking > preferences for two days. I also tried putting it into another family as a > test, and it worked fine. I use the F7 key. > > > > I tried changing and then printing the family, but it printed Preussen. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > LaVerne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.8/1064 - Release Date: > 10/11/2007 3:09 PM > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

LaVerne, It seems peculiar that it works in some cases but not this one. I would run Check/Repair and try again. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaVerne" <[email protected]> To: "PAF5" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:29 AM Subject: [PAF-5] Eszett won't show > I have many families in my database where I have used the word Preußen (Preussen). > But strangely, I have one family where the exzett simply will not appear in the word Preussen. I have tried retyping, closing the computer, checking preferences for two days. I also tried putting it into another family as a test, and it worked fine. I use the F7 key. > > I tried changing and then printing the family, but it printed Preussen. > > Any suggestions? > > LaVerne > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.8/1064 - Release Date: 10/11/2007 3:09 PM > >