re keyboard keys

apologies I was called away yesterday, yes I need to get my keyboard to
display the straight line ( | ) sybol next to the
number 1 key, I have english set for region settings on all the tabs in
regional options, but cant get the keyboard to give me a straight line? Any
help is appreciated, I have various keyboards windows basic mostly but a few
others, but none work.
I get the following ~or` second one is right the first is wrong.
Thank you for the help.

"phil" wrote in message
...
apologies I was called away yesterday, yes I need to get my keyboard to
display the straight line ( | ) sybol next to the
number 1 key, I have english set for region settings on all the tabs in
regional options, but cant get the keyboard to give me a straight line?
Any
help is appreciated, I have various keyboards windows basic mostly but a
few
others, but none work.
I get the following ~or` second one is right the first is wrong.
Thank you for the help.


Try ctrl-alt and the key in question - or maybe you are looking for the key
to the left of Z - use shift along with this key to create a vertical line

J

with control and alt I get nothing at all,
with control i get nothing
with alt i get nothing
with shift or arrow up i get the following
~!@#$%^&*()| however when i go into dos the | turns into a split line which
I cannot display on here, basically the \ key with the split line.
Thanks for the help by the way,


"James" wrote:


"phil" wrote in message
...
apologies I was called away yesterday, yes I need to get my keyboard to
display the straight line ( | ) sybol next to the
number 1 key, I have english set for region settings on all the tabs in
regional options, but cant get the keyboard to give me a straight line?
Any
help is appreciated, I have various keyboards windows basic mostly but a
few
others, but none work.
I get the following ~or` second one is right the first is wrong.
Thank you for the help.


Try ctrl-alt and the key in question - or maybe you are looking for the key
to the left of Z - use shift along with this key to create a vertical line

J

Where | shows up depends on the wiring of your keyboard. It's usually
Shift-\, but you appear to know that. Somewhere on the Microsoft Web sites
there is a keyboard mapping facility.

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"phil" wrote in message
...
apologies I was called away yesterday, yes I need to get my keyboard to
display the straight line ( | ) sybol next to the
number 1 key, I have english set for region settings on all the tabs in
regional options, but cant get the keyboard to give me a straight line?
Any
help is appreciated, I have various keyboards windows basic mostly but a
few
others, but none work.
I get the following ~or` second one is right the first is wrong.
Thank you for the help.

Phil,
The character you're referring to is called a pipe. Usually the key to
the left of the 1 is ~ or ` which is exactly what you say you get. Do you
actually see a pipe character on the key itself?
The pipe character is usually \ (backslash) key when shifted which is
usually on the right near the Backspace or Enter key.

You're problem is confusing unless you have an unusual keyboard or some key
caps have been interchanged or replaced.
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"phil" wrote in message
...
with control and alt I get nothing at all,
with control i get nothing
with alt i get nothing
with shift or arrow up i get the following
~!@#$%^&*()| however when i go into dos the | turns into a split line
which
I cannot display on here, basically the \ key with the split line.
Thanks for the help by the way,


"James" wrote:


"phil" wrote in message
...
apologies I was called away yesterday, yes I need to get my keyboard to
display the straight line ( | ) sybol next to the
number 1 key, I have english set for region settings on all the tabs in
regional options, but cant get the keyboard to give me a straight line?
Any
help is appreciated, I have various keyboards windows basic mostly but
a
few
others, but none work.
I get the following ~or` second one is right the first is wrong.
Thank you for the help.


Try ctrl-alt and the key in question - or maybe you are looking for the
key
to the left of Z - use shift along with this key to create a vertical
line

J

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:39:01 -0800, phil wrote:

however when i go into dos the | turns into a split line which
I cannot display on here,

Two vertical lines, one above the other? That's how the default screen font
displays the pipe in a command prompt window.

You can get a solid line by changing the font: Start Run CMD to bring up
a command prompt window. Right click the title bar and select Properties.
On the next screen that appears, click Fonts. There is a section that will
show a list of fonts. Mine has Raster (the default) and Lucida Console.

Select Lucida Console. When you select this, a message appears asking if
this will be a permanent change or if the setting change is just for this
window/this session. Suggest choosing "just this window" since you're
experimenting with the different font.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

thanks sharon that worked, much appreciated.


"Sharon F" wrote:

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:39:01 -0800, phil wrote:

however when i go into dos the | turns into a split line which
I cannot display on here,

Two vertical lines, one above the other? That's how the default screen font
displays the pipe in a command prompt window.

You can get a solid line by changing the font: Start Run CMD to bring up
a command prompt window. Right click the title bar and select Properties.
On the next screen that appears, click Fonts. There is a section that will
show a list of fonts. Mine has Raster (the default) and Lucida Console.

Select Lucida Console. When you select this, a message appears asking if
this will be a permanent change or if the setting change is just for this
window/this session. Suggest choosing "just this window" since you're
experimenting with the different font.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 01:39:02 -0800, phil wrote:

thanks sharon that worked, much appreciated.

You're very welcome! Thanks for the feedback letting us know that worked
for you.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User