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10. Today's problem was different: besides lost text there were distorted lines of

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 04:31 PM

Oct 2021

text with distorted graphics/lines.

Before it was just all text DISAPPEARED. There are no *steps* to give you. As I said it was basically hitting two random keys simultaneously accidentally. Today was different.

My workarounds were to re-do everything in either Word or in a DU dummy post. But the two keys prob disappears text in DU, too.

Today was DIFFERENT.

Answering tons of technical questions is as usual way above my pay grade and time consuming, especially here pecking on phone with one finger. And subject to being frustratingly disappeared.

Another of my workarounds, this for disappearing text in DU, is to Post halfway through which seals it in, then Edit to finish it.

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Gmail was buggy with composing mail, so sprang for paying Outlook, now *IT* did the bug today [View all] UTUSN Oct 2021 OP

I had a funny typing issue here this morning, too! cilla4progress Oct 2021 #1

A day or two ago there was news about a solar blast this way? UTUSN Oct 2021 #2

You probably inadvertently hit the "insert" key, or did a ctrl+I without realizing it. /nt sdfernando Oct 2021 #7

Yes, that was also my assumption so I tested it cilla4progress Oct 2021 #8

I hate to say it but 'clear your cache' and test and if no good, try a different browser. CurtEastPoint Oct 2021 #3

I'll be glad to hear/try anything, thanks. UTUSN Oct 2021 #4

You say you have the paid outlook ... have you installed the app on your machine Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #5

I paid Microsoft, it's on my laptop, Windows, not web based UTUSN Oct 2021 #6

Okay, I have the exact same scenario on mine. If you can describe steps to reproduce it Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #9

Today's problem was different: besides lost text there were distorted lines of UTUSN Oct 2021 #10

Did you get it to work? joetheo Oct 2021 #14

Hah! - not from anything *I* did - just went away FOR NOW. Like the plug-unplug thang!1 UTUSN Oct 2021 #15

i usually print these out and put them in a note book in case it happens again. AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #11

You can *print*?!1 - my HP conks out just when i need it! UTUSN Oct 2021 #12

lol AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #13