Space bar works automatically

when i try to type something for example on the url bar or on facebook the tab bar or the space bar goes automatically. like if it wants to type apple mac it comes as ' ap pl e ma c.' please tell me what to do

Peter,
I've had problems like that – give the keyboard a good vacuum. Even a small dirt particle can cause problems.

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Why Doesn't My Space Bar work?

Help!! This be a simple problem. I think I accidently touched some combination of fn, ctrl, open apple or shift. Now my space bar won't make spaces in text.

A Restart should cure your immediate problem.
If you want to investigate further, look in
System Preferences > Universal Access

The space bar does not seem to be working on wireless keyboard wired keyboard works fine?

Can anybody help? The space bar on my wireless keyboard has stopped working. i have tried all the preferences resets and checked the speech prefrences and they're all normal, i've got the old original usb keyboard and space bar works fine. I've tried taking one end of the spacebar up giving it a blow though incase of dust but that all seems clear.
Anyone got a solution?

Hello:
I suspect the KB has failed.
Barry

Keyboard space bar not working

Hi,
totally novice and new to mac here,my keyboard space bar working fine.. but with in an time span of 3 hrs something went wrong and now whenever i press it it gives thet error sound.But it works normal when i keep the shift key pressed.
so far which i can recollect the settings i have working before this event is:
1)enabled fast user switching.
2) changed the computer name
3) installed transmission and was dowloading 2 files
4) installled sun download manager and downloading solaris
5) enabled "announce the time" in clock preferences
my keyboard firmware update is uptodate
EFI firmware is 1.1 and up to date
thts all...
can anyone help?
Message was edited by: ashokdurai

ok.. i resolved it on my own. sorry for distrubing u guys.
actually i dont know the actually link.. but when i disabled speak selected text.. my space bar is working fine.
nor i dont knwo how it got selected ..
:P

I just installed Lion 3 days ago, now my audio won't work, unless I use headphones, also space bar glitches, and other software issues..MacBook Pro 15 inch, and most everything is messed,,but the audio is killing me.

I installed Lion a few days ago, ever since then my audio won't work, unless I use my headphones. Also, the saver screen with password changes frequently, and the space bar works when it wants to. There are many other issues I am having. My IPhoto,,does not work properly, pages is not working, I have all versions. The Office Suite is acting strange, and my email accounts work when they want,,,my IPhone 4 won't sync anymore. The list is endless...does anyone else have this problem?

Your wifi problem sounds very much like the problem I had. The wifi would drop out, the icon showed it was still connected. If I turned it off, I couldn't turn it back on. Another user here pointed me to the problem, which was the wifi cable (the flat cable goint from the card to the motherboard). I found it on ebay for $13 and it's been running fine since I replaced it. This is the repair guide for your machine. The part number will be on there if you click the link.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+Late+2011+AirPort-Blueto oth+Cable+Replacement/7510

Touch keyboard automatically click on space bar

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I encounter a problem on my touch keyboard. If i click on the search column via touch screen, the touch keyboard will come out. But, the problem is, the space bar will automatically click between a few seconds and several times. Is this error occur because if the touch screen or the touch keyboard? Do guide me on how to remove thus error. Thank you.

Dear Customer, Welcome to HP Support Forum and we are glad to assist you. I will surely help you to fix this issue. Let's try few steps which will help you to resolve the issue.If the computer has the features for touch screen computer and you want enable it you may try the steps in thearticle and check.Step 01. Press Windows Key + QStep 02. Type Control PanelStep 03. Go to Hardware and SoundStep 04. Click on Pen and touchStep 05. Click the Touch tabStep 06. Enable use your finger as an input You may refer the link for additional information.Touch: swipe, tap, and beyondhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/touch-swipe-tap-beyond Hope this helps, for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again **Click the White Thumbs Up Button on the right to say Thanks**Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. Thank You,GBL 84Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP

Mac Book Pro space bar issue...

I just received my MBP and the space bar is very difficult to engage. This small thing makes typing an extreme test of patience.
I got it at Future Shop Canada two days ago. Should I call Apple Support or deal with Future Shop? It has taken a while to get here and I need it bad in the coming days. (I am a photography student and it is coming into portfolio time.)

Hi, Thanks for the reply. The space bar works, I have to press down hard on it for it to input. It seems really bad on the left side of it, to the point where it needs to be pressed firmly. I thought it was a mac thing (being a long time pc user) but my gf is a graphics designer and works on them all day, she said that it wasn't right.
The space bar doesn't seem to be mounted improperly, it is just not very sensitive. The fact that it has very little sensitivity on the left side as apposed to the right leads me to believe that it isn't just a software problem.
I hope that explains it. I am going to call apple in the morning. How long do these things usually take? I would hope to get it back fast after blowing $3300 on it.

What key(s) do i type to change language from english to other? i am writing s story in dual languages. i was told to click command and space bar together but it is not working.

what key(s) do it type to change language from english to other? i am writing a story in dual languages. I was told to click command and space bar together but it is not working.

Command Spacebar opens Spotlight as you have found out. If you want to change languages you need to say what app you are using to write the story in, I'm guessing you are using Pages or MS Word. If that's the case
Pages: Open Inspector - Click the T tab - Click Language and change your language.
MS Word: Tools Menu - Language - Choose your language.

Help - space bar on touch not working

hi - the bottom row of my keypad (space bar etc) does not work in Safari. Seems to work fine on home page - but on Safari and games doesn't work.... Would really appreciate help - my itouch is about 3 years old. thank you

Have yo tried the standard fixes:
- reseting the iPod:
Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
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- Restoring the iPod from backup via iTunes
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I can edit on Premiere Pro 6 files, but after a dozen keystrokes, the space bar and cursor keys stop working while the save function works

I can edit on Premiere Pro 6 files, but after a dozen keystrokes, the space bar and cursor keys stop working while the save function, render workspace function, export file are still operational. How can I fix it so I may complete my assignment?
Besides DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Creative Suite 6 is the only software on the machine. I am using Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Operating System on AMD FX 6100 six-Core Processor at 3.31gHz and 32 GB RAM memory. There are two SLI-bridged GTX680 NVidia cards.
The software was very stable for the last six months, working with 720P proxy files from 2.5K masters (Blackmagic Design Camera). I am working on a feature-length project that exceeds 1000 edits. I have broken the file into 2 one hour segments.
I have deactivated the software before reinstalling the entire OS from scratch. PP6 was very stable for 48 hours. Then the freezing space bar returns. After a dozen strokes into the project, same problem. I have made cache files store next to originals, I have deleted preview files if they were corrupted and causing instability. Am I missing something?
I have Microsoft Security Essentials for virus protection. I double checked the memory for damage/defect. Nothing says that the motherboard or other components are damaged.
I am in film competition overseas and need to have deliverables in less than a month's time. I lost the last two weeks troubleshooting and this crisis came at an inopportune moment of the project.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Still getting software freezes but found a way to mitigate for the mean time.
Upon launching Adobe Premiere Pro, hit CTRL-ALT-DEL to launch TaskManager as well.
You will want to highlight Adobe QT32 Server.exe
Right click and select "End Process Tree"
You will get considerable stability in the program, long enough to get timing of cuts done. Be sure to save often.
If the program freezes, do not hit Save. You definitely want to avoid saving the corruption into your TimeLine
CTRL-ALT-DEL to relaunch the TaskManager and highlight Adobe Premiere Pro.exe
Right-click to "End Process"
No need to reboot the whole system; just launch Premiere Pro again and continue with the session. Note that your work reverted to Last Save.
Hope this helps until the bug is fixed.

Three keys of my keyboard are not working, the cap one, the return key and the space bar, while the virtual keyboard shows to others keys highlighted in orange (^ and `); How to fix it? I writing now with a bluetooth keyboard.

Three keys of my keyboard are not working, the cap one, the return key and the space bar, while the virtual keyboard shows to others keys highlighted in orange (^ and `); How to fix it? I writing now with a bluetooth keyboard.

All new keyboards need Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and above for full functionality.
Rather short-sighted of Apple perhaps, but that seems to be a trend these days.
I'm afraid the only fix is to upgrade to SL. Personaly, I'd take it back and get a refund and seek an older keyboard or a third-party one elsewhere.

Space bar stops working while texting

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I agree with others, this doesn't sound like a ML problem. It is either a H/W problem, or..., it is possible that something got into the keyboard. For example, if you were eating around it, perhaps some type of crumb got under the key. That would do it too.
You can try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh88cn_rtLo
This can be a pain if you haven't done it before. But worth a try if you'd have to otherwise pay for a new keyboard (and if it is a crumb versus a bad switch/button).

Space Bar Hand Move & CMD-Space Zoom Not Working-CS5 Part 2

Follow on from this thread which appears to be read-only for some reason: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/639648?tstart=0
Bug is where the Hand move (by holding down Space bar and dragging) stops working. Issue appears to be a conflict with web browsers.
This bug is still present in Photoshop version 12.1 (CS 5). I've just experienced it for the first time. I don't use Firefox, I use Safari and Chrome. Quitting Safari did not fix the problem. Quitting Chrome DID fix the problem.
Developers, please can you fix in next version, and Chris Cox, this IS a bug with Photoshop.

Ed, I moved the thread to this forum, please continue the discussion there.

Space Bar Hand Move & CMD-Space Zoom Not Working-CS5

Today, all of a sudden, two of my most used functions—holding down the space bar to move the image around and holding down CMD-space bar to zoom—just up and quit on me (I do like the "Scrubby" but it took a little getting used to. It's very touch screen-esque).
I did all of the normal trouble shooting such as deleting the prefs, relaunching, restarting, etc. Nothing. The functions work fine in the other CS5 programs.
Anybody else come across this? I checked through all of the prefs thinking that perhaps I accidentally changed something but I couldn't find anything. If all else fails, I'll do an uninstall/reinstall but only as a last resort.
I did notice that Adobe finally fixed the Distort (in Full Screen Mode) bug that was killing me in CS4.
Thanks for any help.

I don't believe it but I think that I finally found the culprit: hulu (the desktop app, not through a browser).
To make sure, I rebooted, launched PS, Flash, and InDesign, and then fired up every app that I could think of, one by one, testing each time, leaving hulu for last. Sure enough, it was not until I got to hulu that the space bar hand/zpom stopped working. And then I went one by one, quitting each app, testing each time, again leaving hulu till the last. Sure enough again, the space bar continued not working until I quit hulu, the very last app that I had running (aside from CS5 and system processes).
Please, please do not tell me that there is a conflict between CS5 and hulu's utilization of Flash! That would just make Mad Dog Jobs' a happy camper. (I am a big supporter of Flash on the iPad).
What a relief. Except how am I now going to watch my TV shows while working???
In regards to browser conflicts, I have had none with Safari, Firefox, or Chrome.
Adobe, I hope that this information helps. Let me know if you need any info screen capped.

Netflix and Youtube will not play on Firefox but I can still hear sound and can pause with the space bar. Works fine on Internet Explorer.

All of a sudden last night after Firefox restarted after an update I am no longer able to play Netflix or Youtube. I can hear the sounds from whatever I select to play but the browser is black and I can even pause using the space bar but no interaction with the cursor. Both Netflix and Youtube work fine on Internet Explorer... I tried updating plug ins, I tried uninstalling and reinstalling plug ins and I even uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox itself but nothing has helped. Not sure what steps to take next...

Hello,
Some problems with Flash video playback can be resolved by disabling hardware acceleration in your Flash Player settings. (See [[Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems|this article]] for more information on using the Flash plugin in Firefox).
To disable hardware acceleration in Flash Player:
#Go to this [http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/video-playback-issues.html#main_Solve_video_playback_issues Adobe Flash Player Help page].
#Right-click on the Flash Player logo on that page.
#Click on '''Settings''' in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
# Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel. <br/> <br/>[[Image:fpSettings1.PNG]] <br/>
# Remove the check mark from '''Enable hardware acceleration'''.
# Click '''Close''' to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window.
# Restart Firefox.
This [http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help01.html Flash Player Help - Display Settings page] has more information on Flash Player hardware acceleration, if you're interested.
Does this solve the problem? Let us know.

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