Hi Guys and Gals,
If this is what has happened, the common keystroke is Function Key plus Numlock key. Press and hold Func, then tap Numlock.

73

Ron Miller

> On Jul 6, 2014, at 6:55 PM, Dave Basden <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> Most notebooks without keypads permit you to turn on a keypad in part 
> of the main keyboard.  You may have inadvertently pressed the key 
> combo that did this.  It has to be turned off again.  I don't know if 
> this is the problem, but it's worth checking on at any rate.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dave, W7OQ
> 
> At 03:34 PM 7/6/2014, you wrote:
>> Hello, everyone.
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>> Since this is off topic for the list, please respond to me privately at:
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>> [log in to unmask]
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>> I noticed a very strange keyboard problem this afternoon with my University
>> laptop computer.
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>> Basically, the entire keyboard works except for the group of keys that
>> contains 9, o, l, and the period.
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>> For some reason, this group of keys is no longer working.
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>> What is really strange is that the keyboard was working fine yesterday, and
>> the problem suddenly appeared this afternoon.
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>> Has anyone ever seen this sort of thing before, and, if so, how did you
>> solve it?
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>> In reality, this is a University-owned computer, so it is a problem that
>> they will have to help me with, but I thought it would be best to talk to
>> them tomorrow with as much information and as many ideas as possible.
>> 
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>> Everything works fine with an external USB keyboard;  it's just the one on
>> the laptop itself that is exhibiting this weird behavior.
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>> 
>> 
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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