iMac help for a friend

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This is a question posed by a fellow iMac user. Can you help her?

Does anyone know why my iMAC might be switching to symbols instead of letters? It did it twice before but switched back. I thought maybe my cat was walking on the keyboard and hitting some magic combination but
for the life of me I cannot figure how to get out of the symbols and
this third time it switched over it isn't going back to alphabet
letters. I am using WORD and system 10.
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Part II

Thanks to the people who have responded. I need to add that it is not a matter of changing fonts. I know how to do all that. The problem is
that it doesn't matter what font I am in, everything prints in symbols.
I am wondering if my iMAC is fixing to bite the bullet!
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hold "option" and press any key to play around to get familiar with symbol as it doesn't appear on keyboard but on screen.

second.. umm... *shurg* no idea. :D
 
Thanks guys. I'll pass on your suggestions.
 
Nope, didn't work. :( Friend still has the "symbols" problem. Oh, well.
 
I am thinking:

(1) Click System Preference icon bottom screen

(2) Click "International"

(3) Select "English" and select "Standard" (Word Break)

For "Input Menu" - I am not sure about this one. She could try it.


For "Keyboard Shortcuts" - She might needs to click "Restore Defaults."


I have a feeling that this one that she has been looking for:

(1) Click "Application" folder

(2) Find and click "Font Book"

(3) She can figure this out.
 
Thanks. I'll forward this to her.
 
I asked her if she used the on-line support but she didn't reply. :dunno:

I think she's discouraged and wants a new computer.

Maybe she wants that new iMac. :P
 
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