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Font switches to Chinese character while typing

Outlook 2010 and Word 2010 will randomly switch fonts while typing. It can happen mid sentence. It will switch to a Chinese font and start typing characters such as this "¿ ¿". After this happens you can not use backspace to delete the font, windows will "ding" every time backspace is pressed. It used to switch to a different Chinese character font until i uninstalled it. Now it typically switches to Dotum. I have gone through and removed all the language packs. Any ideas?

Edit: I've noticed it happening when the user corrects an error using backspace.

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Ingeborg Hawighorst (Microsoft MVP / EE MVE)

Hello,

check out the Language Bar settings. By default, the key combination Alt-Shift will switch between keyboard layouts. Maybe this is still active and triggers the change. In Windows XP go Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Languages tab > Details button. Remove any keyboard layouts you don't want.

cheers, teylyn

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Ingeborg Hawighorst (Microsoft MVP / EE MVE)

TetraCW, before you attempt to delete a question, please provide feedback about the comments posted by the experts.

Ingeborg Hawighorst (Microsoft MVP / EE MVE)

Hard to tell without feedback from the asker, but comment http:#a37248538 from ppblue makes a lot of sense, since ppblue is not only capable of deciphering the characters but also has a recommendation on how to resolve the issue.

cheers, teylyn

ppblue

Thanks teylyn.
A response to any of our suggestions would have been appropriate before abandoning the question, I would think. Makes one feel that help is not appreciated.