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  • From: David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] mac non use
  • Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:02:27 -0500

In OS X, go to the "Universal Access" Preference and select the "Mouse" tab.
You will see the setting to "Use numeric keypad in place of the mouse."

David

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On 11/15/04 10:47 AM, "Carol Thomson" <cthomson AT topsailtech.com> wrote:

> I made the switch at home about 6 months ago after a lifetime of
> DOS/Windows.
> Still use Windows at work though. I love my G5 except for the keyboard. I
> sooooo miss using the keypad as keyboard navigation. I think I'm in the
> minority, but I trained my fingers on DOS keyboards that didn't have the
> middle set of nav keys and old habits die hard.
>
> Can I make the 7, 1, 8, 2, 4 and 5 keys on the keypad function as Home, End,
> up arrow, down arrow, left arrow and right arrow by turning on Full Keyboard
> Access? And then have Home actually move my cursor to the beginning of the
> line. Changing the decimal point to delete would be a bonus.
>
> I'm at work now so I can't try it.
>
> Carol
>
> Ian Meyer wrote:
>
>> Yeah, to get the full benefit, you have to go into the Universal
>> Access prefs and turn on Full Keyboard Access, but its really nice.
>>
>
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