Fn key type numbers and symbols instead [Solved]

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aquarelle 947Posts Saturday April 7, 2007Registration date ModeratorStatus June 13, 2013Last seen Jul 24, 2008 03:43PM

Hello,
You can also try : FN+NumLk
Bye

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trip - Jul 24, 2008 11:35PM

Thanks for the input.
Since I don't have a NumLK key on my keyboard I tried the Scroll-LK key instead and it WORKED!!

pc - Dec 31, 2008 08:56PM

Thanks. I had the same problem and had tried everything prior to your post. Thanks for the solution it really works.

justplay › trip - Jan 6, 2009 11:50AM

Thanks sooooooooo much.
I tried Fn+F11+Scroll Lk and now I can type letters again.
For the past 2 days I get "2" when I try to type "k" and had to continuously hold down the Fn key.

I do not know how I got into this mode. Thanks again.

Anna Akul - Jun 13, 2009 02:45AM

thanks you are magic. :)
I helped my sister over seas thanks to this post.

di › justplay - Dec 6, 2009 06:55PM

thanks alot that really worked¨,

Kevster › trip - May 28, 2009 10:09PM

Fn + Scroll With (Lock Symbol) = FIXED!

Gateway Laptop!

THANK YOU ALL!!!!!

raja - Jul 21, 2009 04:39AM

thanks a lot,i solved problem on my gateway cx2610 laptop

baslovv - Feb 19, 2009 07:25PM

hallo iam from jordan and i spend 6 hours to solve this problem
iam thankfull

boiko - May 26, 2009 07:08PM

Thanks man, this hint really helps me!

God bless you!

lulu - Aug 16, 2009 05:44PM

Same problem with Advent Netbook 4212... spent ages on phone and was booked for replacement netbook, which would take 14 days! Thought I'd just try one last search and found your answer. IT WORKS. Can't begin to tell you how happy this makes me. Thank you so much

kuschna - Mar 20, 2010 05:01AM

FN + NumLk worked for me. Thanks so much!!

Gypsy - Mar 30, 2010 04:30PM

it works!! thak you so much!

money - Apr 5, 2010 09:17PM

thanks

hessa - Apr 10, 2010 06:39AM

thanks this worked with me ;)

diane - Apr 12, 2010 02:56PM

thanks!!!:X

Raja-EDP - Apr 13, 2010 12:27AM

very very thanks to your information

Fn+Numlock is very useful tips
my lenovo laptop is working fine

preeti - Apr 22, 2010 03:24PM

oh this really worked......thanks

kittu - May 8, 2010 02:25AM

thx :)

Arellia - Jun 3, 2010 07:19PM

it worked it worked!!!

manoy - Jun 7, 2010 10:51PM

tnx very much

JR - Jun 8, 2010 08:50AM

thanks a lot it worked like a dream!
jb

niyaz - Jun 9, 2010 11:25PM

it worked..thax dude

SKY - Jun 11, 2010 05:02AM

That was a big help me...thanx a ton

Gregory - Jun 14, 2010 06:39PM

This really helped man.......

Natalie - Jun 27, 2010 06:22PM

Thank you!!!!! THIS HAS DRIVEN ME CRAZY TRYING TO RESET IT!

Oiga - Jul 1, 2010 03:28AM

Thanks! This has helped me a lot too :D

dm - Jul 3, 2010 11:41AM

thanks it is work

altergrego - Jul 8, 2010 11:01AM

Works great thanks for the info

H - Jul 16, 2010 03:15PM

Excellent! I was just on the brink of madness when I read your post. Thanks!

nwp - Jul 20, 2010 03:32AM

thanks a billion! It's work

MooMoo - Oct 15, 2012 11:45PM

thankssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss SO MUCH !!! else i will not be able to get on with my work...........now ...i wonder who messed it up in the first place.....hmmmm......

Samuel Intercourse - Oct 16, 2012 03:24AM

Thank you!!! it took me an hour to figure out what was the problem haha

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Sacabouffe 186Posts Saturday August 18, 2007Registration date ModeratorStatus April 12, 2009Last seen Jul 24, 2008 11:20AM

Hi
Try Fn+F11
Ciao

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lucy - Dec 7, 2008 11:21AM

thanks so much for answering peoples' questions. i had the same problem on a Fujitsu, and the help and support center was not nearly as helpful as your suggestions.

dan - Jun 29, 2009 12:50PM

0y 2eyb6ard st533 w6nt re0ap..=

it on3y happened when i was downloading sp1 .netframework
none of the co0bos work
plz hel- im on a dell

Janis - Mar 11, 2010 01:42PM

Thanks Sacabouffe,
Fn + F11 worked for me on Samsung Laptop NP-R519!

Pablo - Mar 19, 2010 05:52PM

Fn + F11 worked for me too... Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jessie - Mar 25, 2010 11:14AM

Hi, I'm having a similar problem with a dell inspiron. Numbers & letters are mixed up, and when pressing fn + any function key they return to normal. Problem is I have to keep pressing down, when I release both keys they're mixed up again! Any ideas?

colim - Apr 1, 2010 01:31AM

Fn+F11 worked for my Toshiba Satellite M300 also!!!

Dan - Apr 6, 2010 07:17PM

this worked for me too... Thanks

jennifer - Apr 6, 2010 08:23PM

me to

Crissy - Apr 13, 2010 02:58PM

Didn't work for me .........Toshiba's website claims that this (numbers instead of letters with NUM LOCK on) is caused by installing a new main board (my P305-D laptop quit, and I had to send it in to an extended warranty service) - but they are not giving a solution other than to say that I should have used factory authorized service .........
ANYONE heard of another solution for this ...... I've tried all sorts of different combos - Fn, SHIFT, ALT, etc., etc., ....... haven't found one yet that works for this .....

Thanks !!

Tnfirearms - Apr 17, 2010 05:12PM

FN + F11 worked like a champ to free up my keyboard

guru - May 7, 2010 11:33PM

Fn+F11 really works..thanks guys !!

kez - May 9, 2010 10:31AM

thanks guys, after a panic attack trying to fix the FN stuck, the now I have to fix the the upside screen I accidentally put on my asus netbook.

cheers

goldfish - Jun 27, 2010 08:19PM

Me too! Fn F11 did it!! Thanks so much!!

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mawmaw Dec 1, 2008 04:53PM

I had the same problem, with the fn key and got so flustered. On the lower part of my computer to the left of the key pad there was a little lock with an arrow pointing up on it and it was something I hadn't noticed before. Well I sat and just looked at the keys and kept hitting on them one at a time till I finally hit the right key shift and num lock key several times and the lock with the arrow went out and my computer was working just fine. I hope this will work for you

thanks - Apr 15, 2010 09:49PM

this worked for me when none of the others did. Thank you. Shift + Num Lock for the win.

Porritas - Jun 11, 2010 02:17PM

Thank you so much, I was going crazy trying all the possible combinations with Fn and none of them worked...

Salma - Jul 11, 2010 02:19AM

Thank you
I tried left shift + num lock key and it worked, this is great

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Gratefullllll Jan 19, 2009 03:57PM

Same problem... Works great FN+f11+Scroll lock

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Wiz_KeeD May 23, 2009 03:36PM

I have a fujitsu siemens and even though many people suggested pressing numlock and scroll lock at the same time it didn't work for me since num and scr lock ar on the same key one of the latter posts caught my attention and there are two types of locks...the one where you hold fn and numlock and where you press both at the same time...regrards and thanks for help anyone hope this helped someone with a slighter delicate problems just as mine...CHEERS!

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Brown Kid Jan 19, 2009 11:05AM

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! MY KEYS HAVE BEEN STUCK FOR A MONTH AND I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT!!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Shandawg Feb 8, 2009 07:21AM

On my laptop (HP) it's FN + F8 pressed at the same time. It seems as if every brand of laptop is different, so look for the little (teeny tiny) picture that looks like the keys of a calculator on one of the function buttons and press it along with fn itself. Hope this helps!

Loujean - Oct 15, 2009 05:52AM

thank you very much, the problem was driving us crazy and the Fn & F8 on our HP worked!!

Melinda - Apr 3, 2010 08:52PM

That worked for me also!!! Thanks so much!!!!

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VaioRider May 11, 2010 01:52AM

Just press ALT key then NUM LK key, this unlocked my FN key when all I could get was numbers instead of letters when I used the laptop keyboard. Worked for me, and I have a Sony Vaio!

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suleyna Mar 5, 2009 10:47AM

OMG!!!! thanks so much guys! i was having the same problem with my newly boughy dell laptop and i called them for help but the problem was not resolved!!
thank you so much for the solution...and i agree with nailz...u guys should work for dell..LOL

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sachin Mar 9, 2009 10:57AM

me too have the same problem in IBM laptop but did'nt find any solution yet. pls help

andrew - Mar 29, 2009 09:03AM

thnks so much

Rocky - Apr 11, 2009 04:40PM

The same happen to me and none of the soluttions solved my problem. In IBM the key combination are shift+NumLK. See docummentation http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4YQKLQ

Indre7777 - Jan 18, 2010 09:25AM

I had got simmilar problam, just i can't write numbers with fn + k (it was 2 before that problam). Every time to change my keyboard to english or use numlock it's uncomfortable :/

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chaz Jan 6, 2009 01:56AM

Thank you for the answer to my problem. fn+num lock worked for me, but I have to know, what makes this problem happen?

Julia - Nov 5, 2009 04:16AM

If you have a docking station then you might have accidently pushed the "Num Lock" button and then took your lap-top from the docking station without proper commands. Then something happens in the BIOS which keeps your accidental "pushing the button" and would not reset. Well, that is what happened to me with my IBM thinkpad..

Julia

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Omar Ortiz Jul 9, 2009 04:42PM

You have 2 options:

The NUM_LOCK is activated/deactivated with LEFT_SHIFT + NUM_LOCK button

or

The scroll lock function can be triggered in the On-Screen Keyboard. This application is normally found in Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Accessibility
Clicking on the 'scroll lock' in the On-Screen Keyboard should have the same function as pressing a physical scroll lock key.

Claudia - Jul 12, 2009 02:55AM

Thanks for the tip about the On Screen Keyboard! My Dell Inspiron 1545 doesn't have a Num Lock or Scroll key on the regular keyboard, only in the onscreen keyboard. I was able to turn off the Num Lock with the onscreen keyboard, but that didn't fix my keyboard problem, unfortunately -- keys sometimes don't work (such as space, comma, period, arrows, shift), dialog windows open randomly, the font changes, Enter causes page breaks, Backspace sometimes erases whole words instead of one letter at a time. This is VERY frustrating. I've only had the laptop a little over a month. Bought it at Best Buy. Anyone have a solution?

Claudia - Jul 13, 2009 11:53AM

I discovered the problem about my erratic keys -- when my hands touch the touchpad in any way while I'm typing, it causes chaos! Unfortunately, my Dell Inspiron doesn't have the feature where the touchpad is disabled while typing so I'll just have to be careful.

crazygravy - Mar 31, 2010 11:33AM

FYI for the issue with the space, comma, arrrow keys etc. for me it was something in Startup that was causing the issue called defmgr.exe Microsoft Default Manager related to Windows Live. I disabled it and all is well

THANKS - Jul 5, 2010 11:37PM

thanks alot i'm very thankful leftshift+numlock worked for me while others didn't

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Shasta Dec 30, 2008 03:58PM

thanks for the fn+scrolllock/numlock key. that fixed it. :) i was panicking for a second.. then i figured out that I could still type if i held down the fn key lol. Does anyone know why this happened in the first place? For me it happened after i updated my pavilion through "HP Health Check," i downloaded "win flash for hp notebook system bios"

did anyone else have this problem after an update? or an uninstall? or a restart?

kipx - Jun 11, 2009 09:13AM

my gosh! i was so scared! then i was so scared then i went to this website. then i just press the FN key and the scroll lock or the numlock key then.. VOILA! thhis is soo cool!

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mountainridr Mar 27, 2009 09:23PM

hey, i have an HP dv9500 and ive tried everything that has been suggested to fix the function key being locked on and so far nothing has worked. any suggestions or advice would be of great help

thanks!!!

curtis - Apr 14, 2010 09:19PM

I have an HP dv9500 and have tried all of the above suggestions with no luck. Any suggestion would be awesome.

Thanks

chinaboy - Jun 7, 2010 03:19AM

Im having the same problem =\ i love online gaming but i cant seem to change the default settigns of the Fn key

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nehra May 21, 2009 05:20PM

thank you soooooooooo muchhhhhhh

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dr.srinivas Jul 5, 2009 02:21AM

wonderful, fn+F11+scroll lock helped me instantly.. thanks a lot..

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YMI Jul 18, 2009 10:52AM

Regarding the Symbol's on any laptop, i got it fixed after changing the Regional Settings "English to United States", earlier it was on English United Kingdom. So, try ur luck and keep updating the post.

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Ryan Apr 3, 2010 02:28AM

All you need to do is disable num lock in the bios. This eliminates the need to press the fn key + another key every time you start up your computer in order for your keyboard keys to work correctly.

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Sacabouffe 186Posts Saturday August 18, 2007Registration date ModeratorStatus April 12, 2009Last seen Nov 15, 2008 09:25PM

Hi
You're welcome...
See you

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Fliper97 Jun 28, 2009 11:06PM

thanks!!

I have tri :

Fn + NumLk

and its works

Thanks!!!

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