Using the integrated numeric keypad, Using an optional external numeric keypad – HP ProBook 4740s Notebook-PC User Manual

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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:

To use the navigational function of a keypad key while the keypad is off, press and hold the

fn

key while pressing the keypad key.

To use the standard function of a keypad key while the keypad is on:

Press and hold the

fn

key to type in lowercase.

Press and hold

fn

+

shift

to type in uppercase.

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

Can be used like an external numeric keypad.

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.

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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