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Thread ID: 21015	2002-06-16 08:36:00	Screen Colour Changes	Guest (0)	Press F1

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54620	2002-06-16 08:36:00	I've got another Q. About 1 boot in 3 I find that my screen colour has changed. I do Control Panel/Display/Settings to find my colour has moved from Highest 32bit to lowest 8bit. I reset it & ok till next boot or two. Whats happening? Am on XP, 128ram (yeah I know it's too small, so is this pensioners wallet!!), 1400 Athlon. Any ideas? Thanks. John M	Guest (0)
54621	2002-06-17 04:00:00	I am assuming you are the same John S who recently posted a request for a way to print # from the keyboard. People gave you Alt+0,1,6,3 from the number pad (needs Numlock on). I posted 2 replies about using shortcut key combinations (much quicker), the first of which suggested that # was in the insert symbols list. My 2nd post never appeared - it must have been eaten by the Pressf1 system for afternoon tea, although it apparently tried to make amends by publishing a 3rd post (about line justification) twice even though I only submitted it once. The # symbol is not included in the Symbols list of MS Word but you can set up a shortcut from there. Firstly, there is already a global shortcut for this symbol in Windows - Shft+Ctrl+Alt+4. This is a bit fiddly to execute but works in Pressf1, Word, Excel, Publisher and probably most Windows-based applications. In Word, however you can set up an easier one, but it works only in that app. From Insert Symbol, open the font dropdown list and select Oryx or any other font you choose that includes a # (only about half of them do). Then click on the Shortcut Key button and assign a key combination (eg Ctrl+Shft+4) to it. Close out to the editing window and you can then print # by simply pressing the chosen key combination. I like the Oryx style but you may prefer Tempus Sans or some other. H T H	Guest (0)
54622	2002-06-18 10:07:00	To Robin S, yes I am that John M. I decided on usind alt+0163 in the end, Ican use it easiest, Thanks. Any comment on the colour problem? John M.	Guest (0)
54623	2004-07-30 14:18:00	John M. Did you ever get a response re your colours flipping from 32 to 8 bit?- or fix it? Its exactly my problem Ive been searching for a fix for weeks?	Apteryx (294)
54624	2004-07-30 14:19:00	John M. Did you ever get a response re your colours flipping from 32 to 8 bit?- or fix it? Its exactly my problem Ive been searching for a fix for weeks?	Apteryx (294)
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