Normally, if you hold down the "Fn" key, you'll get whatever character or
function is printed in blue on those keys. So holding down the "Fn" key, you
now have a numeric keypad in the middle of your keyboard. Release "Fn" and
things are back to normal.
Which is exactly the opposite of what the question is asking. The person
asking needed to press the "Fn" keys to get the
normal, white,
characters for each key.
The "problem" is simply that there is a persistent toggle. If you press "Num
Lk" (I've also seen it labeled "Pad Lk" for numeric
Pad) it turns on
the blue keys, and
inverts the meaning of the "Fn" key - it's a way to
use that embedded numeric keypad without having to hold down the "Fn" key the
entire time.
To fix it, just find and press the "Num Lk" or "Pad Lk" key again. (Note,
sometimes these keys are themselves "Fn" keys, so you may, or may not, need to
also hold down the "Fn" key to get the right function.) Often there is an
indicator light associated with the setting.
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