The side keyboard is more commonly referred to as numeric or optional. This is a group of keys to the right of the main keyboard. In the standard version, it consists of seventeen keys and includes nine buttons with numbers, as well as signs of four mathematical operations, a dividing point, an enter key and an activation button for this keyboard. Most of these keys have dual functionality.
Instructions
Step 1
Press the key labeled Num Lock to enable the numeric keypad. It is located, as a rule, just on this very additional numeric keypad and stands in the very first (left) place in the top row. It works as a trigger, that is, when the side section of the keyboard is off, pressing this button turns it on, and when it is on, it turns it off.
Step 2
Use the fn + f11 keyboard shortcut to enable this additional numeric keypad on your laptop or laptop. On some of the models of such computers, to reduce the size, the additional keyboard is removed, and its functions are transferred to a group of keys on the main keyboard. These buttons have additional designations that differ in color from the designations of the main keys. Pressing fn + f11 reassigns the functions of these keys, and they work just like the number pad on a standard keyboard. The f11 key may be replaced with a different function key, depending on the computer model you are using.
Step 3
Change the value of the corresponding setting in the BIOS if the additional keyboard becomes inactive immediately after the operating system boots. Not all BIOS versions have this option, but if it is in your computer, it can be called, for example, Num Lock Status, and the value corresponding to the enabled state is indicated by the inscription ON. In order to enter the BIOS settings panel, initiate the OS reboot through the main menu on the "Start" button, wait until the computer turns off and a new boot cycle begins. When the lights on the keyboard blink, press the Delete key and you will see the BIOS settings panel. Sometimes, instead of Delete, you need to press f10, f2, f1 or keyboard shortcuts, which can be found in the description of your version.
