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Post by alibama on Aug 14, 2014 14:23:27 GMT
I will be honest I am an Iphone, Ipad and Nook person but I have my moms kindle Fire and have been trying to use it for somethings. I am having a really difficult time typing on it. When I type words end up looking something like this.
Instead of my Cats name is Boots it would look like My C7ts na(me I* Boo [HASH].
It changes to numbers and symbols on me all the time. Am I doing something wrong?
My sister also has a Kindle Fire and she says she has problems too but not as bad as mine.
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Post by rumplesnat on Aug 14, 2014 14:39:08 GMT
Have you tried doing a hard reboot? Hold in your power button until it completely shuts down on it's own. Don't click "shut down", just hold in your power button until it is forced to shut down on it's own.
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perumbula
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Post by perumbula on Aug 14, 2014 14:40:23 GMT
I have never, ever had mine change letters to symbols. That's weird. My only suggestion is to to check the settings and then call Amazon if that doesn't help. Good luck.
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GiantsFan
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Post by GiantsFan on Aug 14, 2014 14:54:32 GMT
Try a hard reset or call amazon. Their customer service is great.
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Post by Patter on Aug 14, 2014 14:56:30 GMT
I have never, ever had mine change letters to symbols. That's weird. My only suggestion is to to check the settings and then call Amazon if that doesn't help. Good luck. Ditto! We have 3 Kindle Fires in the house, and none have done that. I love mine. |
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Post by alibama on Aug 14, 2014 15:19:18 GMT
I will give the hard reset a try. I am not sure if I can call Amazon. My mom bought this refurbished but she never used it.
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Cheesy
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Post by Cheesy on Aug 14, 2014 16:15:24 GMT
I have a Kindle Fire and it is difficult typing on it. A few things I've noticed:
-- if Autocorrect is on, I have to pay attention to which word the keyboard is selecting as I go along; I have to watch the screen, the autocorrect line, and the keyboard
-- the keyboard is very touchy. Just hovering over the screen can sometimes type a letter same as tapping the screen
-- dragging your finger between letters will type all the letters; I think an orange line will show up on the keyboard when this happens
I think Amazon customer service might be helpful and it might be a problem with your Kindle. But it also might be just the nature of the Kindle. I have much more "goofiness" when I type on no nbc e (I actually typed "mine" and it showed "no nbc e"!), as opposed to a regular computer. I really have to pay attention before I post.
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perumbula
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Post by perumbula on Aug 14, 2014 16:36:51 GMT
Even with a refurbished, Amazon will be happy to help you. Cheesy is right though, the screen is very sensitive. Be careful what you type and remember there's no such thing as Swype on a Kindle Fire. BTW, I keep auto correct off on mine.
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Post by alibama on Aug 14, 2014 16:44:44 GMT
Even with a refurbished, Amazon will be happy to help you. Cheesy is right though, the screen is very sensitive. Be careful what you type and remember there's no such thing as Swype on a Kindle Fire. BTW, I keep auto correct off on mine. What is Swype |
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