Num Pad Malfunction

Malika -  
 malika -
Hello,

I have a numeric keypad connected to my Mac OS X. When I press the numeric keys, the numbers do not register and the cells change places.

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_Ritchi_ Posted messages 21192 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 125
 
Hello,
You must be in arrow mode and not numeric keypad mode.
There should be a key (often in the top left) that allows you to switch from one mode to the other.
By the way, please indicate the brand and model of this numeric keypad
Ritchi
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Malika
 
Thank you for your response, but I don't have a key that allows me to switch to arrow mode.
My Apple keyboard, the latest model with a cable.
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_Ritchi_ Posted messages 21192 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 125
 
This key exists, but you don't know it: on the numeric keypad, it's the key above the 7 and it is represented by a rectangle crossed by a line.
Another point: which keyboard have you chosen in System Preferences -> International -> Input Menu: French or French Numeric or ... ?
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Bernard Rey Posted messages 578 Status Contributeur 219
 
Malika:
When I press the numeric keys, the numbers are not entered, and moreover, the cells change places.


Could you provide us with a bit more detail about the context, particularly whether this happens all the time and everywhere or only in certain specific situations?

Let's say your "problem" occurs with Excel (and Excel only), it could be because you have switched to "Scroll" mode while having unlocked the numeric keypad (in other words, the two combinations "Control-F14" and "Shift-Lock" (the key for numeric lock being the one above the "7," with a screen crossed out with a cross).

If it’s in Windows via Parallels Desktop or something similar, the answer will be more or less the same. But if your problem occurs in other circumstances, obviously, it’s more difficult to give you feedback like that...

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Hello to you!
Bernard
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Malika
 
Thank you Bernard,
I am on a MacBook Pro with a separate numeric keyboard - Apple with a wire.
I solved the problem of moving cells by using "Control-F14" but the issue regarding the number keys on my separate keyboard remains. No. In Excel (and only in Excel), when I press the number keys, the cell moves in directions I do not understand.
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Bernard Rey Posted messages 578 Status Contributeur 219
 
Malika :
I solved the issue of moving cells by pressing "Control-F14"


At the right time! At least we know it's definitely happening in Excel and that it's on the right track to being resolved! ;)

Malika :
In Excel (and only in Excel), when I press the number keys, the cell moves in directions I don't understand.


What should we understand by "directions I don't understand"?

Your keyboard is indeed the aluminum flat keyboard with cable, right? You did spot the "Num Lock" key, the one with a rectangle crossed out with a line just above the "7" key on the numeric keypad? And does combining this key with the "Shift" key not change the operation (and not turn on the little "NUM" indicator in the taskbar at the bottom of the Excel window in blue - or green depending on the version)?

Hello to you!
Bernard
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malika
 
Hello,
I would like to remind you that my keyboard is indeed the flat wired aluminum keyboard.
There is no "Num Lock" key nor the one with a rectangle crossed out above the "7" key on the numeric keypad of the flat wired aluminum keyboard.
Above the "7" key, there is the F6 key and the F7 key.
Therefore, I cannot perform the combination with the "Shift" key.
I still can't use my numeric keypad on the separate keyboard.
Thank you for saving my life.
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Anonymous user
 
Hello,

See in this image, circled in red, inside the numeric keypad, the key that Bernard and Ritchi are talking about:
http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/image5506.php

Have a great day
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malika
 
Hello,

A big thank you to everyone who saved my life. Bernard, Ritchi, and No nickname.

Have a great day everyone
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