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The letters are appearing as numbers in crossword puzzles.

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ldhalperin
ldhalperin
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I type one letter in the crossword puzzle successfully. All the next letters that I type appear as numbers in the puzzle. It does not matter which puzzle site I use. This happens with usa today, the latimes and stanxwords.

This does not happen with IE.

I type one letter in the crossword puzzle successfully. All the next letters that I type appear as numbers in the puzzle. It does not matter which puzzle site I use. This happens with usa today, the latimes and stanxwords. This does not happen with IE.

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cor-el
cor-el
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Are that Flash or Java objects?

Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

ldhalperin
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This does not solve the problem.