Article: Q174671
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0
- Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95, version 1.0
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the keyboard to fly in any of the programs listed at the beginning
of this article, the game may not recognize keypad button presses.
CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true:
- You configure the keyboard on your laptop computer to emulate keypad signals.
- The keyboard on your laptop computer sends non-standard signals for keypad
presses to the computer.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, connect a numeric keypad or an external keyboard with a
numeric keypad to your laptop computer.
To work around this issue, manually configure the keyboard controls in Flight
Simulator or Combat Flight Simulator to assign all actions to standard,
single-press keys on the keyboard. You can also purchase a USB Joystick to be
used with the game.
NOTE: Do not assign any action to an emulated key on your keyboard. As an
example, if you have to press two keys on the keyboard to emulate the F1 key, do
not assign any action to the F1 key.
To configure the keyboard controls:
1. If you are running Combat Flight Simulator, click Settings on the Options
menu, and then click Customize Controls.
If you are running Flight Simulator 98, click Custom Controls on the Options
menu.
2. Under "Control device", click Keyboard, and then click the Assignments tab.
3. In the Keyboard column, click to select Num 4. By default, this control is
located on the Left Ailerons or "Bank left (ailerons)" row.
4. Click Assign, and then press the key you want to use for that action.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 to change the key for any action that is currently assigned
to one of the following controls:
Num x
SHIFT+Num x
CTRL+Num x
CTRL+SHIFT+Num x
where x is any single-digit number, arithmetic symbol, or the word "Enter".
6. If you have to press a key combination to emulate a function key, repeat
steps 4-5 to change the key for any action that is currently assigned to one
of the following controls
Fx
SHIFT+Fx
CTRL+Fx
CTRL+SHIFT+Fx
where x is any number from 1 to 12.
7. When you finish customizing the controls, click OK. If you are running Combat
Flight Simulator, click OK again.
MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about how to customize controls in one of the programs
listed at the beginning of this article, please see the appropriate topic in
your online User's Guide.
Additional query words: ailerons elevator fs98 keyboard controls configuration numeric keypad fs95 fs2000 fs2002 cfs
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Keywords : kbusage
Technology : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbFlightSim98 kbFlightSim95 kbFlightSim2002 kbFlightSim2002Pro kbSimSearch
Version : :1.0
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbpending
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