Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad

You can temporarily alternate the functions of keys on the embedded numeric keypad between their standard keyboard functions and their keypad functions:

To use the navigational function of a keypad key while the keypad is off, press and hold the fn key while pressing the keypad key.

To use the standard function of a keypad key while the keypad is on:

Press and hold the fn key to type in lowercase.

Press and hold fn+shift to type in uppercase.

Using the integrated numeric keypad

 

Component

Description

 

 

 

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num lk key

Alternates between the navigational and numeric functions on the

 

 

integrated numeric keypad.

 

 

NOTE: The keypad function that is active when the computer is

 

 

turned off is reinstated when the computer is turned back on.

 

 

 

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Integrated numeric keypad

Can be used like an external numeric keypad.

 

 

 

Using an optional external numeric keypad

Keys on most external numeric keypads function differently according to whether num lock is on or off. (Num lock is turned off at the factory.) For example:

When num lock is on, most keypad keys type numbers.

When num lock is off, most keypad keys function like the arrow, page up, or page down keys. To turn num lock on or off on an external keypad as you work:

Press the num lk key on the external keypad, not on the computer.

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