Num Lock...

Dingleberry88 · 20 Jul 2008 at 01:44

What's the point?

It's not like a shift key or something. If it's off the number pad just doesn't work at all.

It might as well just be on all the time.

Or am I missing something?

Edit: Ha, so I actually looked at the number pad and noticed it's got arrow keys on.

Does anyone actually use these? I've always used the dedicated arrow keys.

Craig321 · 20 Jul 2008 at 01:46

The num pad can be used as: Home(7), Up(8), Page Up(9), Left(4), Right(6), End(1), Down(2) and Page Down(3) with it off.

Some weirdos use it for gaming.

Hate · 20 Jul 2008 at 09:21

I use it as arrows all the time at work.

shocking · 20 Jul 2008 at 13:15

Numlock really annoys me sometimes. When I'm at work I will occasionally RDP to my laptop at home and when I get back home and start typing I get the inevitable numbers instead of letters :mad:

I'm sure there is a way to stop that from happening and I would be most grateful if anybody would let me know what it is!

semi-pro waster · 20 Jul 2008 at 14:45

Craig321 said:
Some weirdos use it for gaming.

Carmageddon to name one game, it actually worked very well to drive with the right hand and control brakes etc with the left.

Wayne~ · 20 Jul 2008 at 15:16

shocking said:
Numlock really annoys me sometimes. When I'm at work I will occasionally RDP to my laptop at home and when I get back home and start typing I get the inevitable numbers instead of letters

I'm sure there is a way to stop that from happening and I would be most grateful if anybody would let me know what it is!

Grrr I hate that!