Accessing Numeric pad keys on a tenkeyless keyboard

[gizmo1990]

I've started using a keyboard with no numeric pad to cut down on space. Unfortunately a program I use has a function which is locked to the number pads + and - keys. I thought there would be some kind of way to access these key presses in the form of a key combination or shortcut but I can't find any.

Does anyone know of anyway I can initiate these key presses in Win10 via key presses on my tenkeyless keyboard?

Any advice greatly appreciated

 

[Donnie Fisher]

You can input any ascii character through using the Alt key.

for example by holding down Alt and the typing 0 1 7 6 and letting go of alt, you should get the degC symbol appear at the cursor (can’t do it on a phone).

So there will be an Alt number that represents the ASCII character of the plus and minus on the keypad. the charmap program built into windows might help you find it.

*edit: that ALT thing might only work when you type in the numbers using the numpad keys !!! ... so possibly no joy.

Have you checked with the keyboard manual whether you can access the numpad keystrokes through a hidden option of the keyboard. For example, laptop keyboards have the numpad keys listed on them, and you need a Fn+Numpad Lock to enable them.

 

[gizmo1990]

Thanks for the reply. I've checked with the keyboard manufacturer and now luck unfortunately. I have how managed to map the keys I need via autohotkey. It's it's a reasonable fix.