Cannot Create Extended ASCII Characters with MouseKeys Enabled

Last reviewed: July 8, 1997
Article ID: Q158859

95 WINDOWS kbenv

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1

SYMPTOMS

When you enable the MouseKeys Accessibility option, you can no longer create extended characters by typing ALT+<xxxx>.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, try inserting extended characters using Character Map.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: win95 osr2
Additional reference words: 95 mouse keys
Keywords : kbenable osr2 win95 kbenv
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 8, 1997
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