problems with fn key

please can you help me??? i am having to type this while holding down my fn
key as if i don't i get numbers for certain letters and it is doing my head
in. does anyone know why this is happening? i have pulled the key off to
make sure it is not stuck but it is still not working

i have a laptop computer

i am really looking forward to hearing from you

ourlittlelady wrote:
> please can you help me??? i am having to type this while holding down my fn
> key as if i don't i get numbers for certain letters and it is doing my head
> in. does anyone know why this is happening? i have pulled the key off to
> make sure it is not stuck but it is still not working
>
> i have a laptop computer
>
> i am really looking forward to hearing from you


Turn off the NumLock.

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To activate/deactivate the embedded numeric keypad, press <Num Lk>.
(The Num Lock indicator lights up).

Also see:

PassMark KeyboardTest
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"ourlittlelady" wrote:

please can you help me??? i am having to type this while holding down my fn
key as if i don't i get numbers for certain letters and it is doing my head
in. does anyone know why this is happening? i have pulled the key off to
make sure it is not stuck but it is still not working

i have a laptop computer

i am really looking forward to hearing from you

"ourlittlelady" <> wrote in message
news:5B74615F-891C-4FDF-81DD-...
> please can you help me??? i am having to type this while holding down my
> fn
> key as if i don't i get numbers for certain letters and it is doing my
> head
> in. does anyone know why this is happening? i have pulled the key off
> to
> make sure it is not stuck but it is still not working
>
> i have a laptop computer
>
> i am really looking forward to hearing from you


It depends on what laptop you have, but with Thinkpads, you turn on/off
NumLock by pressing Shift + ScrLk/

ss.