Can I Have A P, Please Bob

[Barmaid]

Mr BM's letter P on his keyboard has stopped working. He lost the letter cap about a year ago. Now the metal thingy underneath has stopped working.

Is there any code he can use to get his machine to type a "P" without using that key? Ta

[janbee]

Barmaid, I hope Mr B gets his waterworks sorted out soon! We all need a good P don't we? . On my keyboard, it's the k. Sometimes it comes out as kkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Good luck BM. xx

[SlackAlice]

He could 'Copy and Paste' P from another document by using the mouse.

[RATTER15]

I know this is a wild idea but I will just put it out there anyway....


He could buy a new keyboard?

[sunny-dave]

ALT + 80 for capital

ALT + 112 for lowercase

[jno]

in theory you could cut and paste one from the internet and then hit control+v every time. Somewhat tedios though.

[sunny-dave]

http://www.alt-codes.net/

[bibblebub]

an onscreen keyboard is usually available on most computers - here it is for Windows http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-xp/help/on-screen-keyboard#

[Zacs-Master]

A new keyboard is about £20.

[Barmaid]

Now there is an idea Ratter.

OK, assuming there is no code that can be used, can he just plug a keyboard into his lappy? I think we have a spare one knocking about.

I am liking the cut and paste idea, only problem is, instead of using the mouse, wouldn't he use "Control P"?!!!!!!

[sunny-dave]

Any USB keyboard should work.

[Barmaid]

Sorry, the rest of you werent all there when I typed that!

He cant get the ALT thing to work SD. He did also say "I have to type 4 keys just to have a "P"? I'm nearly dying with laughter here.

I'll get him to try the onscreen keyboard, thanks Bibblebub.

Until then I think Control V it is!!!

Ta

[RATTER15]

"Control P" is that a reference to bladder control?

[Barmaid]

lol Ratter, you are not helping with my trying to be sympathetic. There is some serious toilet humour going on in this house at the moment!!!

[sunny-dave]

Hold the left hand ALT key down whilst typing the number on the numeric keypad - not the numbers along the top.

[Barmaid]

He tried that Dave. I think his laptop was invented with the arc cos it still doesnt work.

[sunny-dave]

Time to plug in a usb kbd :)

[Prudie]

Laptop keyboards don't usually have a numeric keypad, just the numbers along the top. I had this problem a few weeks ago except it was about 6 different letters. At first I just copied and pasted them (off other people's posts on AB, now that was tedious). Use right click on the mouse for copy and then paste. Then I borrowed a USB keyboard which worked perfectly and then I got a new keyboard for my laptop. Really cheap and easy to install, as has been said.

[SlackAlice]

Prudie

That's what most people would do ☺☺☺
However, I get the impression that Mr BM is a bit of a 'tight git'. So splashing out on a new laptop keyboard would be frowned upon.

[Barmaid]

lol he's not tight. He's just skint. I might get him one for Christmas if I am feeling loving and generous.

[Dizmo]

Personally I'd just use the onscreen keyboard.