The F3, F4 and F5 keys are probably what you are typing and these change the volume of the sound. On Oct 29, 2003, at 1:34 PM, maizychicken at earthlink.net wrote: > Recently I noticed that when I press certain keys a white > semi-transparent symbol that represents that key comes up on my > screen. It also has some sort of sound effect with it. It's a little > distracting---anyone know what this is and how to stop it? > Thanks > --- In our overly developed South Florida, the closest some kids come to wildlife is bird poop on a car. Where have all the butterflies gone? <http://www.JackRodgers.com> <http://www.lobatelacscale.com> JackRodgers at earthlink.net