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The Embedded Keypad

A certain group of alphanumeric keys can also function as an embedded keypad. The user selects this mode by using the Fn key or the Num Lock key. Figure 3-6 shows the keys making up the embedded keypad and Table 3-7 lists them.

Table 3-7  Embedded keypad keys

Key
name

Keypad function

6 Clear
7 7
8 8
9 9
0 / (divide)
- = (equals)
U 4
I 5
O 6
P * (multiply)
J 1
K 2
L 3
; - (subtract)
M 0
, NOP
. . (decimal)
/ + (add)

When the embedded keypad is made active by the Num Lock key, the other alphanumeric keys have no operation (NOP), as shown in Figure 6. The affected keys include certain special character keys: plus and equal sign, right and left brackets, vertical bar and backslash, and straight apostrophe.


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