# Shift-Space doesn't do Space anymore? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 24, 2002, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shift-space-doesnt-do-space-anymore/120559 "2002-07-24T13:13:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shift-space-doesnt-do-space-anymore/120559/1 "2002-07-24T13:13:56Z")
I’m pretty sure it used to… but I have so many problems now when typing something where I use a space after a capital letter because my finger hasn’t come all the way off the spacebar and so the space doesn’t work. Now, I have only been having this problem recently, but it is now consistant. I haven’t changed the way I type. Is there a setting somewhere?! HEEEELP! _cry_ ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shift-space-doesnt-do-space-anymore/120559/2 "2002-07-24T14:47:08Z")
are you saying if you hold down the shift key and press space - you get nothing? If so then your computer is broken - get a new one. No really if it’s what you say it works on mine "A " was from depress shift press and release A press and release space release shift it works w/ both shift keys. try rebooting, try booting to dos and see if it works at a command line. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shift-space-doesnt-do-space-anymore/120559/3 "2002-07-24T15:23:59Z")
perhaps you’ve grown older and forgotten how to type ? but seriously, i don’t see why it shouldn’t work. unless you’re doing it incorrectly. or [unlikely] some corrupt keyboard drivers are messing it up for you. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shift-space-doesnt-do-space-anymore/120559/4 "2002-07-24T15:49:26Z")
Have you tried both shift keys? I’m thinking it is a keyboard problem and not a computer problem. Try another keyboard if possible. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shift-space-doesnt-do-space-anymore/120559/5 "2002-07-24T16:57:53Z")
Could it be application specific? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shift-space-doesnt-do-space-anymore/120559/6 "2002-07-25T03:18:29Z")
It has persisted for over a week, through many reboots. It is in every application that involves typing. I don’t wanna use a different keyboard, this is my MS Natural 'spensive one 😮 ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shift-space-doesnt-do-space-anymore/120559/7 "2002-07-25T10:55:07Z")
Did you try typing at a dos command prompt (not withing windows)