
If you need to return an item, simply bring it back to any Micro Center store for a full refund or exchange. If an item you have purchased from us is not working as expected, please visit one of our in-store Knowledge Experts for free help, where they can solve your problem or even exchange the item for a product that better suits your needs. However, if you need help or need to return an item, we’re here for you! We guarantee your satisfaction on every product we sell with a full refund - and you won’t even need a receipt.* We want you to be satisfied with your Micro Center purchase. This is not always very obvious though because the Mouse Keys feature is intended to be precise and allow for fine manipulation of onscreen elements, thus you should always check for the setting when troubleshooting the matter.PC Parts options - 11 groups of items - 40 total selectionsĮlectronics options - 12 groups of items - 60 total selectionsĪccessories options - 10 groups of items - 50 total selections The most obvious indicator that Mouse Keys is the reason the numeric keypad is not working is that when you type a number, the mouse cursor moves very slightly, thus if you try to type a bunch of numbers the mouse cursor on screen may seem to jiggle around a bit in a small area. Select “Mouse & Trackpad” and look for an option called “Enable Mouse Keys” – uncheck this if it is checked to regain usage of the number pad.Open Apple menu and choose “System Preferences”, then go to “Accessibility”.This setting is called Mouse Keys, which allows a user to control the onscreen cursor using the number pad on an extended keyboard. If you tried Clear and Shift+Clear to no avail, you probably have a setting enabled in the accessibility options of OS X that is preventing the numeric keypad from acting exclusively as a means of typing numbers. Numbers Still Not Typing? Check for Mouse Keys You may need to hit Shift+CLEAR instead, depending on your individual keyboard and settings.


However, you can achieve the same function by hitting the CLEAR button on the numeric keyboard. There isn’t a dedicated Num Lock key on the Apple Wired Keyboards, and that applies to many of the third party USB keyboards built for Macs too.

Where is the “Num Lock” Key on a Mac Keyboard?
