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number keypad not working
Name: Matthew Date: June 12, 2003 at 19:26:22 Pacific OS: OS X.2.6 CPU/Ram: Dual 1 GHz G4, 512 MB
Comment:
Suddenly this morning I discovered my number keypad wasn't workin. Yes, I made sure the num lock was on. I tried restarting and even booting from the OS X install CD to try to repair, but no luck.
However, the number pad DOES work on the OS X logon screen, I can type numbers in for my password. It just doesn't work once I get logged in.
Name: the pickle Date: June 12, 2003 at 20:22:06 Pacific
Reply:
Try opening some different apps and see if it works in those.
p
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Response Number 2
Name: Matthew Date: June 12, 2003 at 22:03:50 Pacific
Reply:
Nope, doesn't seem to work in anything. I tried Safari, Excel, the calculator, and Textedit.
Is there some preferences I could "trash" or something -- that seems to be a popular remedy.
Any help would be appreciated.
Matthew
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Response Number 3
Name: Matthew Cathell Date: June 12, 2003 at 22:37:06 Pacific
Reply:
As a follow up piece of information, I booted into OS 9.2 and the number keypad works there.
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Response Number 4
Name: Matthew Date: June 12, 2003 at 22:47:01 Pacific
Reply:
Yah I fixed it!
I found the problem on Apple's support site. The "Mouse Keys" feature in the Universal Access control panel was turned on. I couldn't figure out how I managed to do that, but apparently hitting the Control key five times will turn this feature on, making your number keypad act as a mouse.
If anyone else ever has this trouble, the support document I looked at was here: http://docs.info.apple.com/ article.html?artnum=42937
Matthew
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Response Number 5
Name: the pickle Date: June 13, 2003 at 03:26:23 Pacific
Reply:
So it *was* working - you just weren't pressing the keys long enough to see the mouse move ;)
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