Have a standard Apple keyboard plugged into my MacBook Pro, but the number pad is functioning like arrow keys. If I press the F6 key on the MacBookPro keyboard itself, nothing changes.
How do I get the number pad on the external keyboard to function like a number pad?
Please advise.
Go to System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse, and turn off Mouse Keys.
In the same screen you can also uncheck the item for the keyboard shortcut to toggle Mouse Keys (press Option key five times in a row), to prevent accidental enabling of it.
Don,
That trick didn't seem to change anything. Numeric pad on external keyboard is still functioning like arrow keys and not numbers. I tried turing mouse keys on and back off again, and either way no luck. Any further advice?
Take a look at Keyboard Viewer - it should be available in the Input menu in the main menubar - that's the menu that shows a flag when you have more than one keyboard layout available for choosing. If it's not shown there, go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard and checkmark the item to show it.
Does the representation display of the keyboard include the keypad area?
I was about to write that it did not show the keypad area, but as soon as I started typing this it showed the keypad.
But when I go back to Adobe InDesign where the keypad wasn't functioning, it is still not functioning. So I tried keypad with other programs, and it works. So the issue, you've helped me discover, is with Adobe InDesign not recognizing the keypad.
Take a walk through InDesign's preferences and menu settings - perhaps there is one that controls that.
How do I get the number pad on the external keyboard to function like a number pad?
