Using the integrated numeric keypad, Using an optional external numeric keypad – HP EliteBook 8570w Mobile Workstation User Manual

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Using the integrated numeric keypad

Component

Description

(1)

num lk

key

Alternates between the navigational and numeric functions on the
integrated numeric keypad.

NOTE:

The keypad function that is active when the computer is

turned off is reinstated when the computer is turned back on.

(2)

Integrated numeric keypad

When

num lk

has been enabled, it can be used like an external

numeric keypad.

(3)

Num lock light

On: The keypad function is numeric.

Off: The keypad function is navigational.

Using an optional external numeric keypad

Keys on most external numeric keypads function differently according to whether num lock is on or
off. (Num lock is turned off at the factory.) For example:

When num lock is on, most keypad keys type numbers.

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.

To turn num lock on or off on an external keypad as you work:

Press the

num lk

key on the external keypad, not on the computer.

Using the keyboard

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