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Turning the keypad on and off, Switching the functions of keypad keys – HP Notebook User Manual

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Startup and Reference Guide––Part 2

Turning the Keypad On and Off

When the keypad is off, press

Fn+num lk

1 to turn the keypad on.

When the keypad is on, press

Fn+num lk

to turn the keypad off.

The num lock light 2 turns on when the keypad is on.

Identifying the Fn and num lk keys and the num lock light

Switching the Functions of Keypad Keys

You can temporarily switch the functions of a keypad key
between its standard function and its keypad function.

To use a key on the keypad as a keypad while the keypad is
turned off, press and hold

Fn

while pressing the key.

To use a key on the keypad as a standard key while the
keypad is turned on:

Press and hold

Fn

to type with the key in the lowercase.

Press and hold

Fn +shift

to type with the key in the

uppercase.

Releasing the

Fn

key returns a keypad key to its set function. For

example, a keypad key returns to its keypad function if the
keypad is turned on or to its standard function if the keypad is
turned off.