I need to use a keypad and not sure how to switch my letters to numbers it is going to take me far too long for work without one
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6
If the keyboard has a numeric keypad, it's a built-in feature and needs no activation. You just use it.
If it has no numeric keypad, you can't use what's not there.
If you're wanting to use certain alpha keys as numbers, that's going to take a lot of manipulation. I suggest if you need a numeric keypad and don't have one you buy a KB with a numeric keypad. Apple sells a good one .. we have three and they work as expected.
If the keyboard has a numeric keypad, it's a built-in feature and needs no activation. You just use it.
If it has no numeric keypad, you can't use what's not there.
If you're wanting to use certain alpha keys as numbers, that's going to take a lot of manipulation. I suggest if you need a numeric keypad and don't have one you buy a KB with a numeric keypad. Apple sells a good one .. we have three and they work as expected.
Theresasavag wrote:
not sure how to switch my letters to numbers
Not possible without special software like Karabiner.
Do you mean you DO NOT have an extended keyboard, and want to use:
789
UIO
JKL
and a few more as your 'hidden' numeric keypad?
Karabiner is the most frequently suggested item that can help you with that.
If you don't have a numeric keypad, and would like one, there are a bunch of USB numeric keypads on Amazon. A lot of them are marketed as being for use with laptops, but I see no reason why they wouldn't work with desktops, as well.
What in the world are you talking about? Are you saying you have a keyboard with a key pad but it's not working? What do you actually mean by 'activate the numeric keypad'? Your post makes no sense.
Is there a way for me to activate the numeric keypad instead of just having numbers straight across on my Mac Pro?
