Logitech Solar Keyboard and the Scroll Lock/Num Lock keys
Jan 25, '12 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: robg
Jan 25, '12 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: robg
I'm a happy user of the Logitech Solar Keyboard for Mac -- never having to change batteries is quite liberating. However, this keyboard lacks a few things, including dedicated Scroll Lock and Num Lock keys, that you may find on other keyboards.
I don't use those two keys often, but I do use them while working in Excel. After some trial and error, and some Googling, I figured out how to turn them on and off. (Because there aren't any physical keys, there aren't any indicator lights for these keys' states. Instead, you have to look at Excel's onscreen indicators, at the lower right corner of the worksheet.)
Scroll Lock: Press Shift+F14.
Num Lock: Press Shift+Clear (on the numeric keypad).
I'm not sure if these shortcuts work on other Logitech keyboards or not.
[crarko adds: The hassle of dealing with batteries has kept me away from wireless keyboards all along; this may just change my mind.]
I don't use those two keys often, but I do use them while working in Excel. After some trial and error, and some Googling, I figured out how to turn them on and off. (Because there aren't any physical keys, there aren't any indicator lights for these keys' states. Instead, you have to look at Excel's onscreen indicators, at the lower right corner of the worksheet.)
Scroll Lock: Press Shift+F14.
Num Lock: Press Shift+Clear (on the numeric keypad).
I'm not sure if these shortcuts work on other Logitech keyboards or not.
[crarko adds: The hassle of dealing with batteries has kept me away from wireless keyboards all along; this may just change my mind.]
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