MapKeyboard Tutorial
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓This video will show how to use the MapKeyboard software to map a broken key to another lesser used key. This will be useful if you have a keyboard with a broken key that cannot be replaced or repaired, but still want to continue to use that keyboard. This will not be a perfect fix, so for a more permanent solution, visit our How to Replace Keys on a Keyboard Guide.
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1. When one of your keyboard's keys is broken, you don't want to spend a lot of money to replace the entire keyboard because of one key
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2. You can use a software called "MapKeyboard"
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3. Start the software and select the key you will use to replace the broken key
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4. Select "ReMap selected key to" and select the broken key "G"
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5. Click on "Save layout" and the laptop will restart
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6. After restarting, you will find that the key you set can be typed with “G” so that you can continue to use your keyboard without changing it
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7. If you want to restore the layout of the keyboard, you can start the software again, click on "Reset keyboard layout"
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8.After the restart, it will be restored
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
