Ester,
I got it.
Thanks,
On Nov 13, 2012, at 7:19 PM, Esther wrote:

> Hi Stacey,
> 
> You need to turn off NumPad Commander to use the NumPad as a
> calculator?  I think you can turn this on or off by pressing VO-Clear,
> where the Clear key on the NumPad might be above the "7" key.  You can
> certainly turn off NumPad Commander from VoiceOver Utility (VO-F8),
> under the "Commanders" menu in the NumPad Commander tab by unchecking
> it.  then when you're using the Calculator application, you can simply
> press the NumPad keys for the numbers and operations.  Incidentally,
> you can also access the Calculator and NumPad commander key
> definitions from a laptop keyboard if you install an free
> (donationware) application named KeyRemap4MacBook.  You just have to
> press the Fn key in addition to corresponding keys for the embedded
> keyboard on the right side of the keyboard. I found that I could turn
> NumPad Commander off with VO-Clear using the embedded NumPad keys
> (with Fn key), but to turn it on again, I either had to turn VoiceOVer
> on and off and press VO-Clear, or I had to use VoiceOver Utility.
> 
> You may get a better answer from someone who regularly uses an
> extended keyboard.
> 
> HTH.  Cheers,
> 
> Esther
> On Nov 13, 12:07 pm, Stacey Robinson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi, I am using a USB keyboard with my white 2009 macbook.
>> How do I use the numpad as a calculator?
>> What do I do step by step to fix it so the numpad doesn't think it's a 
>> commander for other things?
>> Thanks,
>> Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley
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