Problem with keys in OSX?!

[Datisdik]

Hello my fellow designers!

Maybe a weird question but I've got a problem with the presets of my keyboard on my mac...Somehow the spacebar, tab, alt etc do not seem to work!! So now I can't make selections with the Pen-tool, copy objects in Illustator...

A huge problem, because i can't work, with a deadline coming on monday morning!

Can someone tell me where I can fix the presets or maybe I've made a magic combination of keys that changed it ;-) ....I'm recently working on a mac so its still a little abacadabra to me...

Please help me!

Thanks!!

Jelmer

[danedawg99]

sounds like you need a new keyboard to me.

[Silence04]

are they not working in Illustrator, or just not working in general?

[PrintDriver]

^yeah. If it's just Illy try throwing away your preferences and restart illy.

[Datisdik]

The space isn't working in any program, but the alt, control and shift work, but most shortcuts don't work in the Adobe applications.... Ctrl + C work, but Alt + shift + move doesn't,....The same with the pen tool (biggest problem), when I hold "alt" it doesn't work so making exact selections isnt possible...

Can someone tell me where I can find the presets? So I can walk those through?

Thnks allready for your quick replies...

Cheers! Jelmer

[PrintDriver]

If the space isn't working in every program, definitely time for a new keyboard.

[urstwile]

Sounds like a new keyboard is needed to me as well. Is the keyboard new? Is it an Apple keyboard? Or an Apple approved keyboard?

You could also try checking your System Preferences (in the Apple menu), although I looked at mine and didn't see anything there that would affect the keys that you mention.

[PrintDriver]

The other thing is if it's a wireless, the battery may need changing.