Keyboard/period key issue

Guys - my full-stop/period key has started randomly misbehaving - when I press it, a dictionary option comes up!!! I've looked at any possible keyboard shortcut aberrations, but no luck so far. Any clues? Cheers

Hello
Im not Tecra A11 owner but on my other Toshiba notebooks I never had a problem with the keyboard. Every key will recognized properly if I press it.
I assume your Tecra A11 is pretty new and so its still under warranty. Therefore contact nearest authorized service provider. The guys can replace the keyboard because there are no single keys available.
But dont be worry about this, this is covered by warranty. :)

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