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Questions tagged [numpad]

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How to input special characters w/o numpad?

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 does anyone know of a more efficient way?
kinokijuf
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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 keyboard without a num pad? I'm using both…
ThomasHunter
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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 apps. I've seen, that for some people changing…
fulaphex
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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?
Michael Duncan
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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 as direction keys, but when I press shift with…
topherg
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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 decided to try and find out how to make the…
Edwin Aleman
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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 keyboard even though they are not printed on the…
Maciej Swic
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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 book 2 and otherwise, how can you enter special…
Paco
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Why are certain keys sporadically not working on a Logitech wireless keyboard with Windows 10?

I am having a problem with certain keyboard keys sporadically not working. I'm using a Logitech wireless keyboard with the universal receiver dongle on Windows 10. Specifically, the following keys sometimes do not produce any apparent…
An Infamous Historian
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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 off for stuff like photoshop shortcuts, whilst…
TheSuperUser
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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 find elements described in those respective…
StoneThrow
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Windows 7 - How to turn numlock on initially when windows starts?

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? I want the default keyboard options always to be "on…
Mojtaba Rezaeian
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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 will repeat the number, but I cannot enter any…
machan1985
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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 well. Any ideas?
Karen Ward
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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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