MacBook Pro :: Typing On Keyboard Make Cursor Jump Around?
Jul 19, 2007
I just got this new 17" powerbook two months ago. Everything seemed fine until this past weekend when I tried to do some work on it. No matter the program, Word, Quark etc., whenever i go to type in sentences or paragraphs, suddenly the cursor will jump to another area of the paragraph. There seems to be no consistency and I can't figure the cause.
I checked all the preferences and that doesn't seem to change it.
Could I have a faulty keyboard? Has anyone else heard of this and know what to do.
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Oct 8, 2009
I am running Snow Leopard on a new MacBook Pro. I have noticed that often when I am typing, the cursor will jump to another location. So, I might be typing on a line and then suddenly, the cursor will jump to a line, usually above the line that I had been typing on.
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Apr 17, 2012
The MacBook has starting typing everything in caps, even the number keys are printing shifted characters. The caps lock key seems to be functioning normally, so I don't believe that is the cause.
MacBook 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 Gb RAM
250Gb HD
OS 10.6.8
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2Gb RAM
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May 21, 2012
When typing my cursor will skip back and I end up typing between words.
Marsha
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MacBook Pro 4,1,Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHZ, 2 GB Ram,, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Ipad 3g, 16G, Iphone 3G, 2010 Apple TV
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Jun 4, 2012
Cursor going nuts, jumping backwards?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 18, 2012
(For reference, this is happening on my new 15" Retina Macbook Pro, and the trackpad update has been applied.)I'm not sure if this is a trackpad issue or if I'm somehow clicking "wrong," but I've noticed this issue with my trackpad, and it hasn't happened on the previous macs I've used.About 20% of the time, when I click on something with my trackpad, the cursor jumps all the way down to the dock and clicks there. This ends up opening random programs and is generally annoying. Clicking also sometimes "deselects" and grays out the current window, which is generally odd.This typically happens when I'm working quickly or clicking the button hard, so I'm not sure if maybe there's a trackpad setting I don't understand or I'm inadvertantly making a multitouch gesture to select the dock? (Is that even possible?) Am interested to find out if this is something I'm doing wrong or if this is an actual trackpad issue.
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MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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May 8, 2012
I have a MacBook Air and sometimes while I am typing the cursor jumps to other words in the text randomly.
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Feb 28, 2009
So recently my mac has decided to hide my Cursor/Pointer while typing, it doesn't really bother me much when i am browsing the web, But when i start to talk to my friends online then i have problems.
So when I'm typing to a friend the IM ( MSN ) hides the cursor so after i finished typing and press Enter then the message will send then realizing i have made a mistake or want to add a quick message on to the IM then i must have to click on the type box again because it dont keep init for some reason.
So i have looked in System Preferences and can't find nothing to turn this off.
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Feb 4, 2010
I have a MacBook with MacOS 10.5.5 The cursor will jump randomly when typing in programs such as Word or e-mail programs. I haven't been able to find a cure.
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May 31, 2012
has anybody found that while using safari the cursor tends to disappear and you need to re click to continue typing?
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Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Aug 28, 2009
I understand that X is a big change from the last iteration, but that kinda ruins the whole numbered updates.
Every major (numbered) update should be a big change so is there a reason this one is so special.
Unless X doesn't mean 10 but, rather, is a variable in which case it could very well equal 8.
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Feb 18, 2012
Yesterday, I bought a new 60W Macbook charger. Today, I charged my Macbook and when I turned it on, the keyboard was typing in foreign letters. Restarting didn't help.
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MacBook
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Jan 30, 2009
I was just wondering if my backlight was LED. I wonder how much it will dim over the next couple of years and if keeping it turned down will make it's ability to go bright, when needed last longer. I sometimes turn it up all the way to illuminate the keyboard when typing in low light.
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Jul 4, 2009
Do the places were your hands rest during typing on the keyboard get wear down (does the Al get that shiny appearance)????????
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Apr 17, 2012
first of all everytime I unplug my USB external keyboard then plug it back in, it does the malfunction where it keeps typing the letter f. what is going on, and how can i fix this? fyi, the f key doesn't work when pressed either, and The keyboard on the actual macbook works fine.
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Mac OS X (10.5)
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Sep 2, 2014
The keyboard of my macbook air 11´ is typing symbols instead of letters and so I´m not able to introduce my password. I tried to enter as a guest and to Change the Settings or the language but the Problem remains.Â
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MacBook Air
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Jun 4, 2014
I have a MacbookPro - it's just over a year old. I mostly use it for graphics, but lately I've been having trouble with the keyboard - it intermittently stops typing. This problem occurs across all programs in which I use the keyboard. If I leave it alone for a few minutes it will start typing again, but obviously this is very inconvenient.
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MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
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Nov 30, 2014
I have a Macbook Pro 13in. It is not a retina. I just bought it from apple. Anyway it works fine I just noticed one thing about the keyboard and I'm sort of new to macs.
OK so the backlight on the keyboard times out after 5 sec (that's what I have it set to) the thing is the light will come back on after it times out when you move the mouse or touch the trackpad, but not if you start typing. I noticed that shift, fn, control, alt/options, and Fkeys will bring it back. The peculiar thing though is that while I'm typing, that will keep the light on. Soon as i stop for 5 sec won't just turn on if I start typing again, gotta hit one of those keys or touch the pad.Â
I could just set the timer longer, but idk seems like a minor flaw. Unfortunately I can kind of see that, however there does seem to be hotkeys. Just as long as one could customize them, maybe add the entire keyboard.Â
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), backlit keyboard question
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Apr 6, 2009
I've already tried basic methods of resolving this issue i.e. resetting and unplugging and replugging the keyboard and my keyboard still won't type letters or numbers. The only kind of response I get by typing the keys is the keyboard will performing shortcut commands like save and open, etc. without holding control or alt, it does it when I press the letter keys by themselves.
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Jun 17, 2009
My keyboard is typing letters and numbers. It only happens on the first two rows, (i.e., q1, w2, etc.) I have checked the settings, they seem ok.
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Dec 23, 2009
i started my imac 10.6.2 this morning and for the first time it has asked me for my password, which is fine, but the keyboard will not work, i just get that 'bonging' sound when i type. can anyone help as i am effectively locked out of my own system and am using a friends laptop.
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Jun 16, 2012
I started having an issue with my iMac typing in the letter 'V' in any field, whether in a browser or in a window even after I've unplugged the keyboard. I've tried restarting several times, but it's getting worse to the point that I can't even type my password in b/c strings of the letter 'V' keep erroring out each field. The letter 'V' isn't stuck in the keyboard, my keyboard doesn't need to be cleaned, I've run a disk repair and no errors are coming up. I had to type this from a different computer otherwise the entire message would have had "v's" typed throughout!
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), I use a Wacom Intuos 3 tablet
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Feb 11, 2010
I have a friend that has a handicap daughter, and she has bluetooth on her wheel chair. She is able to pair the wheelchair with her moms MacBook. We need some help with a couple of things.
1) Is there a virtual onscreen keyboard like on windows that she can use on snow leopard?
2) Is there a built in voice program that can recognize her speech vs mousing to type everything.
3) If not can you recommend some software to accomplish this.
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Jun 28, 2009
I recently switched my MAC OS X over to Windows XP however now I am noticing that some of the keyboard buttons aren't what they should be and I am unable to do such things are a simple question make this is what happens when I do ? doesn't looking like a question mark to me.
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May 5, 2012
My two-year-old daughter was messing with the keyboard on my iMac, and now the keys on the keyboard are not functioning as they were before. The delete key doesn't work, "a" types a symbol-topped "a" followed by the copyright symbol, etc...Â
I've restores the factory settings to the function keys in system preferences, but the problem persists.
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Keyboard , Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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May 8, 2012
my keyboard Bluetooth- types a capital P when the cap lock is on, touch again and it types a p space bar puts /have disconnected,
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iMac OS X, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
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Feb 23, 2009
I just got a new macbook pro unibody a few weeks ago, and when i go to shutdown the mac, my cursor is stuck for a good 20 or so seconds and then i can finally move it to shut it down. This does not seem normal to me and am wondering if this is an isolated event or it happens to others? Is there a fix for it? Such as a new driver, reinstall, etc.
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Nov 26, 2008
Is there a way to make the cursor go to a dialog box when a page is opened? I use Firefox and when I go to a page that has a box where I have to apply a password etc. I have to click on that box. I would like to have the cursor be in the box if available.
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Aug 6, 2010
Is there a utility that I can use that will allow me to have the same precision and accuracy with a mouse in mac OS as I have in windows? There is a very different feel when using a mouse in OS X, and I just don't like it.
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Apr 7, 2009
I made a thread recently but the issue was resolved by a simple time machine backup. However, I've only recently discovered that the issue is still here, as I had to restart my macbook for updates, and now the cursor is at the exact same spot as before (top left corner), and refuses to move. The keyboard does not work. I am running 10.5.6 on a first gen macbook.
If I hold down option while booting, I can use the mouse + keyboard fine, its only when it goes to login that problems occur. It even works fine on Vista. I have tried external keyboards, etc, to no avail, which suggests that its more of an OS bug, rather than a hardware fault. That and it works fine before login. I'm considering restoring once more, then manually backing up and doing a clean install.
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