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Enabling and Disabling the Embedded Numeric Keypad

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Pointing Devices and Keyboard Enabling and Disabling the Embedded Numeric Keypad Press fn+num lk to enable the embedded numeric keypad. The num lock light turns on. Press fn+num lk again to return the keys to their standard keyboard functions. ✎ The embedded numeric keypad does not work while an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the notebook or to an optional port replicator. Switching Key Functions on the Embedded Numeric Keypad You can temporarily switch the functions of keys on the embedded numeric keypad between their standard keyboard functions and their keypad functions by using the fn key or the fn+shift key combination. ■ To change the function of a keypad key to keypad functions while the keypad is off, press and hold the fn key while pressing the keypad key. ■ To use the keypad keys temporarily as standard keys while the keypad is on: ❏ Press and hold the fn key to type in lowercase. ❏ Press and hold fn+shift to type in uppercase. Hardware Guide 2-11

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Pointing Devices and Keyboard
Hardware Guide
2–11
Enabling and Disabling the Embedded Numeric
Keypad
Press
fn+num lk
to enable the embedded numeric keypad. The num
lock light turns on. Press
fn+num lk
again to return the keys to their
standard keyboard functions.
✎
The embedded numeric keypad does not work while an external
keyboard or keypad is connected to the notebook or to an optional
port replicator.
Switching Key Functions on the Embedded Numeric
Keypad
You can temporarily switch the functions of keys on the
embedded numeric keypad between their standard keyboard
functions and their keypad functions by using the
fn
key or the
fn+shift
key combination.
■
To change the function of a keypad key to keypad functions
while the keypad is off, press and hold the
fn
key while
pressing the keypad key.
■
To use the keypad keys temporarily as standard keys while
the keypad is on:
❏
Press and hold the
fn
key to type in lowercase.
❏
Press and hold
fn+shift
to type in uppercase.