Tip 1: How to enable a numeric keypad in your notebook
Tip 1: How to enable a numeric keypad in your notebook
On full-size standard keyboards, the keysare divided into several separate sections. In the extreme right of the section there are keys of an additional keyboard, which is also often called digital. In portable computers to save space, this section is either combined with the main keyboard in a reduced version, or completely eliminated, and its functions are transferred to other buttons. In portable computers, the ways to turn on the numeric keypad are not so obvious.
Instructions
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Try the most standard version - look forkeyboard button with the inscription Num Lock. As a rule, it is located in the upper left position of the group of keys of the numeric keypad. Pressing the key should activate this group if the NumLock indicator has not been lit before, otherwise pressing it will disable the numeric keypad. If you do not have such a key in your laptop model, go to the next step.
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Check if the numeric keypad does not turn onPressing the fn + f11 shortcut. Typically, this combination is used on those models of laptops that do not have a separate group of numeric keys. On their keyboards, these buttons are combined with the letters of letters in the main group. On such "multipurpose" buttons, additional symbols are added, differing in color from the marking of the main keyboard. Instead of the f11 key, some other function key can be used to turn on and off the number keys.
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There is another non-standard way of switching onnumeric keypad for those cases when you can not find the desired method in any way - use the on-screen keyboard. This program from the standard set of Windows applications is called up from the main menu, so open it and go to the "All Programs" section. In this section, go to the "Standard" section, then to the "Special features" section and select the "On-screen keyboard" item in it. You can do without the main menu - press the win and r buttons simultaneously, then enter the osk command and press the enter key. In the opened interface, find the key marked with the letters nlk, and click it with the mouse - the numeric keypad will be activated.
Tip 2: How to disable the numeric keypad in your notebook
NumPad is a special area of the keyboard,It is intended for more convenient entering of figures which are located in the same order, as on usual calculators. Also, when you turn off the Numlock mode, these keys can be used in computer games.
Instructions
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To disable the numeric keypad in the laptopUse the NumLock key in the upper right corner. Normally, when this mode is turned off, one of the special LEDs goes out, if any, in your model. The same is also available for conventional computers to which the corresponding keyboard models are connected. Inclusion occurs in a similar way.
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If your laptop model has a shorter versionkeyboard, use the Fn + NumLk key combination or any other, depending on the computer model. The most common combinations are Ctrl + NumLk, Ctrl + Fn + NmLk and others to find out the key combination for your computer, see the description of working with the keyboard in the instructions for the laptop.
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If you do not have a digitalkeyboard, pay attention to the individual Num Pad devices that are sold in computer stores. They connect to a computer or laptop via a USB port and work just like a regular full keyboard with a side panel. There are also wireless models of these devices.
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Use them when you have a laptopwith a shortened keyboard, and you often have to use applications that use numbers and signs of mathematical actions, such as a calculator or "1C Accounting". Also, often the keys from the numeric keypad are used in various games, usually they perform some functions when the Num Lock mode is disabled, for example, the function of the arrow keys and so on. It is also convenient to use them in ordinary computers, if there is a shortened version of the keyboard. In some cases, a separate Num Pad is even more convenient than the one built in as a side keyboard.
Tip 3: How to enable the numeric keypad
Using the additional or numeric keypadIt is convenient to use for filling numerical data of spreadsheets, calculating works on a software calculator, etc. In addition, the buttons of this keyboard can be used for navigation - moving the mouse pointer over the screen, inserting the cursor over the edited document, etc.
Instructions
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The standard method of switching on and offThe numeric keypad is pressing the Num Lock key. Find it among the buttons in the upper right corner of the keyboard - a particular placement may vary on different models of this input device. On the activated state of the numeric keys, the LED indicates which should be marked with the same Num Lock designation. If it is not lit, press NumLock and the numeric keypad will turn on.
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If before you used the functionMouse pointer control from the keyboard or activated it by accidentally pressing "hot keys", the buttons of the additional group of keys are configured to move the cursor around the screen. Return them to the old digital values by just pressing NumLock can not. In this case, disable the cursor control function with the same key combination to which it is activated - Alt + Shift + NumLock.
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On laptop and netbook keyboards for economyPlaces the NumLock key is often removed, like the extra keyboard itself. In this case, the functions of the missing buttons are distributed over the keys of the main group, and switching is performed by pressing the Fn button in combination with one of the function buttons. Try the combination Fn + F11 - it is used for this purpose more often than others. If switching does not occur, please specify the required combination in the computer description.
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If you turn on the computer each time you turn on the computer,The keyboard of the personal computer is inactive, change the corresponding setting in the BIOS settings. To do this, when you start the computer, enter the panel of the basic I / O system settings - press the Delete key. In your computer model, the BIOS setting button call button may be different - it should be indicated in the invitation letter that appears during the boot process.
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In the settings panel, find the Boot Up Num-Lock line in the Advanced BIOS Features section and set the On to this setting. Then exit the settings panel and save the changes.
