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Macally 2.4G Wireless Numeric Keypad Keyboard for Laptop, Apple Mac iMac MacBook Pro/Air, Windows PC, or Desktop Computer with USB Receiver & Rechargeable 18 Key Slim Number Pad - Black 4.4 out of 5 stars 297.
Macbook Keyboard Number Pad 9.7
- Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac OS, Jelly Comb Rechargeable Slim Wireless Keyboard with Number Pad Compatible for MacBook Pro/Air, iMac, iPhone, iPad Pro/Air/Mini -K15G-2- White and Silver 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,044.
- Numeric Keypad Wireless Number Pad 18 Keys Keyboard for iMac/MacBook/L aptop K6V1. Item Information. Bulk savings: Buy 1.
- Oct 12, 2011 There is no way with the existing system and keyboard. But this is an excellent case for a bluethooth keyboard. Doing heavy number input is just not real good on the keyboard built for predominantly letter entry. For those users, consider adding a BT to the mix.
I use a very cheap external numeric keypad on my MacBook Pro under Leopard, and it works fine. The first time I connected it to my MBP, tthe OS asked me what sort of keyboard it was, I answered ISO keyboard, and that's all.
I didn't notice any problem since. OK, I don't use iCal.
There's a freeware called Eukeke http://scripts.sil.org/ukelele that
can edit the keyboard file; it's tough though and i could never get
the belkin to play right.
Does anyone have recommendations for Tiger and Leopard for
'mac friendly' external numeric keypads?
Foob
Bam! You nailed it for me. I had an old Toshiba external and that did it. Before the tip, OSX thought it was a full keyboard. Thanks!
I have a macbook with OS X, and holding down the num lock key while I connected the usb cable worked like a charm. It still said that the keyboad would need to be identified before it could be used properly, but I just closed that screen, went to excel, and the number pad worked fine. Thanks for the tip!!
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Macally 2.4G Wireless Numeric Keypad Keyboard for Laptop, Apple Mac iMac MacBook Pro/Air, Windows PC, or Desktop Computer with USB Receiver & Rechargeable 18 Key Slim Number Pad - Black 4.4 out of 5 stars 297.
Macbook Keyboard Number Pad 9.7
- Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac OS, Jelly Comb Rechargeable Slim Wireless Keyboard with Number Pad Compatible for MacBook Pro/Air, iMac, iPhone, iPad Pro/Air/Mini -K15G-2- White and Silver 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,044.
- Numeric Keypad Wireless Number Pad 18 Keys Keyboard for iMac/MacBook/L aptop K6V1. Item Information. Bulk savings: Buy 1.
- Oct 12, 2011 There is no way with the existing system and keyboard. But this is an excellent case for a bluethooth keyboard. Doing heavy number input is just not real good on the keyboard built for predominantly letter entry. For those users, consider adding a BT to the mix.
I use a very cheap external numeric keypad on my MacBook Pro under Leopard, and it works fine. The first time I connected it to my MBP, tthe OS asked me what sort of keyboard it was, I answered ISO keyboard, and that's all.
I didn't notice any problem since. OK, I don't use iCal.
There's a freeware called Eukeke http://scripts.sil.org/ukelele that
can edit the keyboard file; it's tough though and i could never get
the belkin to play right.
Does anyone have recommendations for Tiger and Leopard for
'mac friendly' external numeric keypads?
Foob
Bam! You nailed it for me. I had an old Toshiba external and that did it. Before the tip, OSX thought it was a full keyboard. Thanks!
I have a macbook with OS X, and holding down the num lock key while I connected the usb cable worked like a charm. It still said that the keyboad would need to be identified before it could be used properly, but I just closed that screen, went to excel, and the number pad worked fine. Thanks for the tip!!
Keyboard Number Pad Not Working
i bought a targus numeric keypad which is just for pc's but the second trick where i held the number lock down for over four seconds while it was plugged into my macbook made it work in programs that it was not working in before i tried. thanks for the tip.
My problem was that I had Mouse Keys turned on in the Universal Access system preferences panel. Once I turned that off, I got numbers again.
I had to sign up to post and say 'thank you' for this tip! I have a new 15' MacBook Pro and was having a problem trying to get my cheapo external number pad to work. The second trick -- holding down the Num Lock key for 4 seconds -- worked the second time I tried it. Also, I had to close the applications I was trying to use the number pad in and re-open them after holding down the Num Lock key before it would work. Thank you!!
Thank you so much! I do subtitling and CC's with Swift software installed on parallels. Swift Create uses numeric keyboard and I have been lugging around a huge keyboard because the numeric one wasn't working. I held down the num lock before plugging it in and now it works! Thank you!
