Hello, when I enable my NumLock I can't write some letters, then it will instead of writing: L or O it will write 3 or 6. And I need to have numlock on when I am playing games because I have spells and other actions binded to these numlock numbers, but then I can't write ingame either. (World of Warcraft) I have an Acer Aspire 5730ZG laptop. Regards, me. :-)

Check to make sure that you haven't accidentally enabled either the numlock or CapsLock keys before trying to enter your password. (or they were enabled when you first entered the password!) Passwords are case sensitive. Some keyboards have alternative number entry defaults when the numlock key is active, so when you go to type letters, if the numlock key is active, you get numbers instead.

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what is going on with your keyboard is it is in the Fn mode that is usually used for math. You need to find out what is the correct way to reverse this mode, sometimes i find it easy to google the fn key functions and you put in what type of computer you have and then you usualy will get your answer. There is nothing wrong with the keyboard just the mode.

I think you may have the numlock key on.

press and hold the 'fn' key and press the 'Numlk' key (F11)

this should turn off numlock and fix your issue.

If there is no NumLock key then pressing the Fn (Function) buttonshould enable the number pad on the keys that have the Blue numbers onthem. On most laptops (dont know your model) there is a numlock key asthis allows the user to type numbers with two hands and not keep oneholding the Fn button. You would normally press the Fn button and theNumLock option to switch it on and every time you pressed the keys withthe numbers on it would use the number not the letter, pressing the Fnkey with NumLock on would normally allow the letter to be used withouthaveing to disable the NumLock.
This assumes of course that the normal letters are stamped with thenumbers on, if not it is most unusual, I don't think I hav eseen alaptop keyboard without numbers or the NumLock / Fn options. There areUSB number pads available that you can buy, these simply plug in to anavailable USB port and it is like an extension of your keyboard.

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Hello. You can try to press NUMLOCK twice and see if it goes back to letters.

Hi,

You might have accidentally activated the "Numlock" key on your keyboard. Just press the Numlock and it should type in letters instead of numbers.

If press just the Numlock key will not work, try the combination which is CTRL and Numlock simultaneously.

Hope this helps.

according to my assessment, your numlock function is on.

If you're writing numbers instead of letters when you press the keyboard of your laptop and you must hold down the Function key (Fn) to write normally.

This is due to the fact that the digital lock is activated. To solve this, simply press the Fn+Numlk or depending of the model, press the button or Fn + Shift +Numlk

USE THE FN KEY. AND CHANGE THE NUM LOCK.

That is because the Function key is enabled to type in numbers. Try pressing the Fn key (dont let go) and press Numlock key.

Please let me know how this goes. Thank you for using FixYa.

Hi,

Those letters have secondary functions as numbers. Check if numlock is enabled. To disable it you need to press Fn and whatever key among F8, F11 or INSERT has the NUMLK function. after doing so, try those characters and see if they still type numbers instead of letters.