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m There is a software problem. Try the following:
Press x-Option-Esc to quit the application program in use when the
problem occurred. If this works, you can save the documents open in other
programs before restarting.
Restart your Macintosh. For instructions, see Chapter 9, “Start Here If
Trouble Occurs.”
m Follow the suggestions in the entry, “A Dialog Box With a Bomb Appears”
earlier in this chapter.
Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen.
One of the following is probably the cause:
m You haven’t selected any text or set the insertion point (i).
Make sure the program you want to type in is the active program. Then
place the pointer (8
) in the active window and click to set an insertion
point (i) or drag to select text (if you want to replace the text with your
typing).
m If the computer beeps every time you press a key, Easy Access is probably
turned on.
Use the Extensions Manager control panel in the Control Panels folder in
the Apple (K) menu to turn off Easy Access. For more information about
Extensions Manager, see the information about managing extensions in
Macintosh Guide (or Mac OS Guide), available in the Guide (h) menu.
m The keyboard is not connected properly.
Tur n off the computer by pressing the power button on the front of the
computer. With the computer off, check that the keyboard cable is
connected properly at both ends.
m Some system software features that affect the way the keyboard works are
turned on.
Open Easy Access from the control panels listed under the Apple (K)
menu and turn off Sticky Keys, Slow Keys, and Mouse Keys.
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