Electronics

[chrystaltree]

My laptoo doesn't have one, my desk top at work doesn't have one, my tablet doesn't have. Thinking back, I haven't seen a side key pad in many years. I always used the top numbers anyway.

[GCR18]

Gotta have them.

[missy1]

I don't use it.

[apple1964]

I use them.

[sidsmom]

When I was working, I was an Excel Queen. I had to maintain a large numerical database for my office so that keyboard to right was a godsend.

I always had to giggle though. I would be working all morning on the keyboard & have to make a quick phone call....and had to stop in my tracks. The numbers on the phone keypad are opposite!! =

[faeriemoon]

On 4/5/2015 Lynnj said:

The numeric keys on the right hand side only come on full size keyboards, 17in laptops, and some smaller laptops that are sold as having a full size keyboard. Typically, keyboards that don't have the numeric keys to the right are smaller, and the keys are spaced slightly different than on a full size keyboard. Many users of the smaller laptops and non full size keyboards report problems in making typos more often, since they learned to type on a full size keyboard, and the keys aren't exactly where their fingers think those keys should be (if that make sense)

That said, I don't currently use a computer (work or personal) that uses a full size keyboard, so no numeric keys to the right. I can go either way, but if I am working with a lot of numbers it is much easier for me to use the numeric pad on the right.

For those that don't have a full size keyboard, not sure if you noticed this, but many of those smaller keyboards without the numeric key pad to the right have numbers on the same letter key - M,J,K,L,U,I,O. For keyboards that have numbers on the letter keys, if you push the numbers lock key, you can use those letters (numbers) like you would a numeric key pad that would typically be found on the right. When done using these letter keys as numbers, push the numbers lock key again, and the letters for those keys will now work.

Yes, but they line up weird.

[ECBG]

Always use them. The numeric numbers are more comfortable to me because they are even with the key board.

[Q4u]

I always use them as well.... wouldn't buy the computer without them.

[jaxs mom]

I use them all the time and refuse to have a keyboard without them.

[jaxs mom]

On 4/4/2015 BOGOF said:

I use them but I cannot figure out why the keyboard on a calc. and phone are in opposite directions. The calc. starts with 7 and the on a phone it starts with 1.

nevermind I misunderstood your point at first.