Sometimes you need to disable additional keyboard features, such as entering numeric values. On laptops, these buttons can be located either as a separate block or on regular keys using the hotkey switching feature.
It is necessary
Laptop (netbook) of any model
Instructions
Step 1
At the moment, laptops use two options for entering numbers from the keyboard: using the numeric strip, which is located above the letters, and also using an additional block of keys. If the first option is used by almost everyone, then the second option is available only to those who have a key block (often called a NumLock keyboard). It is used to quickly enter a large number of numbers - a godsend for accountants and other people whose professions involve entering numbers.
Step 2
The second type of keyboard is disabled using the NumLock indicator key. Press it and check the action of this key: the numbers should automatically change to the navigation system. The status of this keyboard can be monitored by the indicator: if it is lit, it means that the digital mode is on, otherwise the navigation mode. It is also worth noting that while the indicator is on, you can use navigation - to do this, hold down the Shift key.
Step 3
Keep in mind, however, that the action of this key may be different. This happens when special utilities are built into the tools of operating systems. An example is the possibility of using this indicator as a marker for the current layout. When you select one layout, this indicator is on, while the other layout has the exact opposite effect.
Step 4
Do not forget that a large number of mobile devices produced today do not have an additional keyboard. Alternative input of numbers can be done using hot keys. Press the Fn key and the desired key with a number symbol. Here, disabling is done by pressing the NumLock key, if any, and simply pressing the Fn function key.
