HP Nc4010 Hardware Guide - Page 28

Pointing Devices and Keyboard Enabling and Disabling the Internal 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 numeric keypad cannot be enabled while an optional external keyboard or keypad is connected to the notebook or to an optional Port Replicator. Switching Key Functions on the Internal Keypad You can temporarily switch the functions of keys on the internal keypad between their standard keyboard functions and their keypad functions by using the Fn key or the Fn+shift key combination. ■ To change the functions of a keypad key to keypad functions while the keypad is off, press and hold the Fn key while pressing a 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. Using an External Keypad Most keys on most external keypads function differently when num lock mode is on than when num lock mode is off. For example: ■ When num lock mode is on, most keypad keys type numbers. ■ When num lock mode is off, most keypad keys function like arrow, page up, or page down keys. When num lock mode on an external keypad is turned on, the num lock light on the notebook turns on. When the num lock mode on an external keypad is turned off, the num lock light on the notebook turns off. Hardware Guide 2-11