Numlock and ThinkPad Keyboard

Hello Everybody!

At home I am using the new external ThinkPad Keyboard (no numpad) with my Thinkpad T400. At work I am using the same ThinkPad T400 with a different keyboard that does have a numpad. So, at work I do have numlock turned on because I want to use the numpad. When I go home after work and connect my external ThinkPad I do have a problem beacuse numlock is still turned on and the keys for J, K, etc. produce numbers instead if letters on the screen. I think that is kind of unhandy because evey day I have to remember to manually turn on numlock when I arrive at work to use my numpad there and I have to manually turn it off when I return home to use my external ThinkPad Keyboard. That is kind of painful.

Is there a way to make Window 7 remember the numlock state of the different external Keyboards I attach to my Thinkpad? That would be great!

Thanks for your help!

GoMike

 

I think you're on thin ice here.

 

That's strange... I'm fairly certain the default behavior on Thinkpads is for external keyboards' Num Lock setting to be independent from that of the Thinkpad - so although I sometimes use Num Lock on my external keyboard, it's never activated on my T500.

 

Easy easy.
Look at the ScrLk key, it has a blue-printed word under it. Press Fn and that key, it should turn on/off the numberpad on the Thinkpad keyboard.