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I've inadevertantly entered key strokes that have turned "on" the red alternate characters on my keyboard.
What are the keystrokes I need to turn my keyboard back to regular characters?
Oddly enough, those alternate characters are not recognized in this message and the question mark is actually a question mark
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Try alt and the left shift key pressed at the same time.
That is a way that Windows uses to switch between installed languages but has nothing to do with red symbols on your keyboard.
Not helpful. Can you suggest a combination of keystrokes that I can try?
Alt Ctrl Shift
try Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Keyboards and Languages tab > Change Keyboards button > Advanced Key Settings tab. This will show you the key combo you are looking for.
In the General tab > you can see the keyboards installed. If you aren't using them, uninstall the extras.
It depends on the computer. Check with your manufacturer.