Switching Key Functions On The Embedded Numeric Keypad; Using An External Numeric Keypad; Enabling Or Disabling Num Lock Mode As You Work - HP Pavilion DV5000 User Manual

Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad

You can temporarily alternate the functions of keys on the embedded numeric keypad between their
standard keyboard functions and their keypad functions by using the
combination.
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To change the function of a keypad key to keypad functions while the keypad is off, press and
hold the
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To use the keypad keys temporarily as standard keys while the keypad is on:
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Press and hold the
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Press and hold

Using an external numeric keypad

Most keys on most external keypads function differently according to whether num lock mode is on
or off. (By default num lock mode is off.) For example:
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When num lock is on, most keypad keys type numbers.
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When num lock is off, most keypad keys function like the arrow, page up, or page down keys.
When num lock on an external keypad is turned on, the num lock light on the computer is turned on.
When num lock on an external keypad is turned off, the num lock light on the computer is turned off.
If an external keypad is connected, the embedded numeric keypad cannot be turned on.

Enabling or disabling num lock mode as you work

To turn num lock on or off on an external keypad as you work, press the
keypad, not on the computer.
ENWW
fn key while pressing the keypad key.
fn key to type in lowercase.
fn+shift to type in uppercase.
fn key or the fn+shift key
num lk key on the external
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