When typing the first capital letter of a new segment, an SDL link opens or the letter would not be inserted

When typing the first capital letter of a new segment, an SDL link opens or the letter would not be inserted

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  • Hi Patrizia,

    Can you elaborate a little? What do you mean by an SDL link? Can you show a screenshot perhaps?

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    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

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  • Hi Paul,

    thanks for getting back to me :-)

    Oftentimes, when I press Cap + First letter on a new segment, I am redirected to an SDL page. Other times, a set of scattered numbers appears on the ribbon, or simply the letter I type would not appear.

    I've tried with a new file now and, the SDL page has not appeared yet. The scattered numbers have (it's not possible to capture that) or the key wouldn't type the capital letter. If I do insist several times, sometimes the letter finally appears.

    Moreover, the search and find command wouldn't work at all, both from the icon and through Ctrl +H.

    Thanks for your help,

    Very kind regards,
    Patrizia
  • Hi Patrizia,

    It sounds as if you were pressing the Alt key instead of the Shift key, could that be it? Pressing the Alt key causes several numbers and letters (shortcuts) to appear on Studio's upper left corner, then pressing any of those numbers or letters will take you the appropriate window or dialog within Studio.

    I would also investigate if Sticky Keys is enabled in Windows, which causes a key like Alt or Ctrl to be "stuck" after you press the Shift key 5 times in quick succession. I had to permanently disable Sticky Keys because it would often get inadvertently enabled when I left my finger a bit longer than usual on the Shift key. To disable it when it's enabled you would need to press 3 or more of the Sticky Keys at the same time (Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Windows Button).

    And one other thing I always check when my keyboard input is not what I expected, is checking the batteries on my wireless keyboard.

    Hope you find the solution, it sounds annoying!

    Nora
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  • Hi Patrizia,

    It sounds as if you were pressing the Alt key instead of the Shift key, could that be it? Pressing the Alt key causes several numbers and letters (shortcuts) to appear on Studio's upper left corner, then pressing any of those numbers or letters will take you the appropriate window or dialog within Studio.

    I would also investigate if Sticky Keys is enabled in Windows, which causes a key like Alt or Ctrl to be "stuck" after you press the Shift key 5 times in quick succession. I had to permanently disable Sticky Keys because it would often get inadvertently enabled when I left my finger a bit longer than usual on the Shift key. To disable it when it's enabled you would need to press 3 or more of the Sticky Keys at the same time (Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Windows Button).

    And one other thing I always check when my keyboard input is not what I expected, is checking the batteries on my wireless keyboard.

    Hope you find the solution, it sounds annoying!

    Nora
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