Questions tagged [numpad]
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Why can't I hold A D Z keys respectively, while D G C can?
I've just noticed a strange behavior of my keyboard.
First, I tried holding A, which created a bunch of aaaaa.
Then I held D, which created aaaaaddddd.
However, when I pressed Z, the key pressing was ...
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Numpad part of laptop built-in keyboard not working
I have a Lenovo lap top, and its keyboard consists of a numpad and a regular letter-and-number part of the keyboard (just like PC keyboards). But, the numpad part has randomly stopped working (just ...
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Remapping keyboard
My italian keyboard - Rog Zepyhrus G14 A401IIMy keyboard is missing the numbpad, I'm tryng to change my keys j,k,l to 1,2,3 and so on...
does anyone know how to do it ?
I create a NumLock with
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How can you type characters from U+0100 and up with Numpad?
It appears that the Alt + Num shortcuts end at U+00ff (decimal 0255); typing Alt + 0255 yields ÿ which indeed is at U+ff. I have failed in finding out what the system for the hotkeys in excess of ...
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Numpad 5 With Numlock won't output 5 unless it is also pressed with the windows key on Windows 10, Same behavior with Virtual Keyboard
I'm having the most frustrating problem with Windows 10 after the latest patches were installed on my system. (7/7/2021)
Windows 10 Pro
Version 21H1
OS Build 19043.1151
Keyboard - Logitech G413
The ...
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Typing alt codes on keyboard without numeric pad
I bought this keyboard without a numeric pad but as I found out I'm not able to use alt codes with it to type symbols such as Alt+30 makes ▲ or ■ and so on
Is there a trick how to type alt codes on a ...
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How can I tell if wireless numpad not working is hardware issue or Windows 10 issue?
I just bought a wireless numpad from Amazon, and putting batteries into the pad, putting the usb receiver in my laptop, and then turning the switch on for the pad, it doesn't work.
The device is ...
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How to emulate NumPad on TKL keyboard with END, Insert, etc.?
I wanna buy a TKL keyboard for space, however the NumPad keys are still much faster to type numbers then the inline ones.
The combination PrintScr, Insert, Delete, Home, etc. could be used to emulate ...
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Unicode ALT codes not working for escape character
I want to be able to type the unicode character (Escape character) using the windows ALT+001B method. I have created the registry key EnableHexNumpad in Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input ...
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How to type alt codes with no numpad?
I have a laptop (Windows 10) with no numpad, so cannot use alt codes to type special characters. I purchased a bluetooth numpad, but it does not seem to work either.
How do I make this work?
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Windows 10 - The numpad . opens file explorer
I have an odd issue with a Windows 10 PC. When a user press the numpad period, File explorer opens.
If Numlock is turned off it does not happen, and if you press the regular period button it does not ...
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Alt-Codes in tactile numpad
I have a ASUS Zephyrus laptop and this model doesn't have a proper numpad, instead, its trackpad doubles has one.
That being said, I'm having troubles with inserting Unicode characters using Alt-Codes....
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Fn+P hotkey conflict on HP Elitebook 830 G6?
I have this Elitebook 830 G5, which has an integrated numpad on JKLUIO, when Fn key is held. I Use the numpad a lot and this is a very important feature to me.
However, HP made a change and made a ...
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Is ther a way to achieve `Shift + Home` functionality on a keyboard with Home/End keys "merged" in the numpad? (without turning it off)
I recently bought a laptop without noticing the Home/End keys are "merged" with the numbers 7/1 on the numpad, respectively.
I know this seems a bit nit picky of me, but as a coder you can never have ...
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Keyboard mapping gone wrong
I've got an old Acer Aspire V5 with touch screen. Recently, I broke the touch screen and got to unplug it, because of phantom spam click on the screen, in order to be able to deactivate the touch ...
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Excel interprets percentage inputs inconsistently
I am inputting numbers into a cell that is formatted to display the number as percentage.
I desire to enter 10%, so I type “10” into the cell and hit Enter. The cell now displays 10% (great).
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Make numpad comma key type dot instead of comma through registry
I know there is registry hack what make numpad comma key write dot instead of comma. I used this hack back on XP but I'm unable to find it on 7.It is because I'm developer and floats uses dot as ...
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Alt codes on Surface Book 2
I have a new Surface Book 2 and couldn't find how to enter alt+numpad codes for special characters on the hardware keyboard that comes with it. Is it possible to activate the numpad on the surface ...
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Assigning numpad functions and macros with numlock off
I'm looking into getting a 22-key numpad (such as the Leopold FC210TP) to use alongside a TenKeyless keyboard, and was wondering if it is possible to use the numpad as a macro keypad when numlock is ...
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Vim through Vnc: numpad keys inserting unexpected characters
This question dovetails from How do I get the numpad to work in vim using iterm2 on osx with term=xterm? and How do I get the numpad to work in vim using iterm2 on osx with term=xterm? but I couldn't ...
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Special characters from a Windows laptop
I know that you can use Alt plus a series of number pad numbers to add special characters (see here), but that doesn't seem to work with the standard number keys (above the keyboard), and the Lenovo ...
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Make Win key + numpad numbers work
It's possible to use Win Key + a number to switch between pinned programs as described in this question
I find that it would be more convenient to use the numpad numbers, but it does not work. (tried ...
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Change numpad , to . Windows 10
I'm using Windows 10 with polish keyboard layout. Right now, dot key on my numpad inserts ',' instead of '.'. I'd like to change it preserving polish keyboard layout and without installing 3rd party ...
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Windows 7 - How to turn numlock on initially when windows starts? [duplicate]
I have windows 7 and my password is numeric. When I start windows I always try to enter password with numpad and when it fails I see numlock is off. How should I change this behavior in windows?
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Map numpad to real number keys on linux
I want the numpad numbers to be exactly the same as the regular numbers, so if I press Shift+1 on the numpad I want ! to be printed. Is there an easy way to do that?
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Numpad gone haywire
There is an issue with the numpad on my Toshiba Satellite P875. Some of the number keys toggles the numlock function, and none of the number keys function as they should. Holding down a number key ...
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Repurposing a USB Keyboard to be just a USB Numpad [closed]
I had an old keyboard lying around and it got me thinking. I was wondering how easy it would be to remove keys from it, leaving only some. For instance, only keeping the numerical pad in the keyboard ...
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Windows 8.1 Numlock on logon
I know this has been asked before, but none of those answers work for me.
I've got Windows 8.1 installed on my pc and my user password contains numbers.
I'm used to use the numpad for typing numbers, ...
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Issue with Num Pad
I have a problem with my Num. Lock key on my Toshiba Satellite C650. In fact, when I start up my computer the Num. Lock. button works fine, I can use it to activate the num pad and I even can type my ...
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Disable Mint Cinnamon Keyboard Shortcut, Shift + Numpad != Numlock
I have just started using Linux Mint with Cinnamon Desktop Environment, but I have come accross an annoying feature that I can't find out how to remove. When the num lock is off, the right numpad acts ...
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Is it possible to make the Numpad 5 button work as the Numpad Down button while Num Lock is on?
I hope someone can help me out with this; I use a laptop and I like to play games a lot that are arrow key dependent. So after a while of using my laptop, I accidentally broke the Down Arrow key. So I ...
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Numeric keys on Apple keyboard
I have an Apple keyboard. I have numeric keys on the {'J', 'k','l','u','i'.'o'.'p','m' } keys.
When I set Num Lock to off, it stops Num Lock for 2 seconds, and re-enables numeric keys. I tried ...
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Any way to simulate numpad input on MacBook Air 2011?
I'm, running a 747 simulator in VMware Fusion on a mid-2011 MacBook Air. It requires the use of the numpad (its very old) to enter numbers into the CDU. I have tried FN+keys on the right side of the ...
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How to input special characters w/o numpad? [duplicate]
How do I type special characters (Alt+0???) in Windows on a laptop without any kind of numeric keyboard (even not one accessed by FN)?
Right now I am using the NT 4 charmap (the XP one sucks), but ...
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When I type a 2 it becomes a 3
Can anyone tell me why whenever I type a 2, even using the numeric keyboard, it comes out as a 3?
If I type 28 and then delete the 8 it changes to a 3. It started in email and now it's in Excel as ...
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Is there anyway to activate numpad on MacBook Pro?
How do we activate the numeric keypad on a MacBook Pro?
The Fn key doesn't seem to work. Neither does FnF6.
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In xterm the numpad 1 and 7 buttons does not work properly
I use VNC, open an xterm, and for example when I press "NumPad7", it completes "Home" command. Also "NumPad1" is mapped to "End". How to fix this?
In fact there is a code for .cshrc that does the ...
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Never disable the numeric keypad under Windows 7
Is there any way to tell Windows 7 to never disable the numeric keypad?
My keyboard is a Microsoft Comfort Curve.
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Changing numpad key function when numlock is off?
So I've got a new Acer notebook and the keyboard is laid out like this:
I want to be able to change the left and right arrows of the numpad to volume down and up and the 5 key to mute but still be ...
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