Do you guys ever use the number keypad on your keyboard?

[Mayne]

I don't think i've ever used it...and judging by all the crud over that part of my keyboard will say so.

 

[lxskllr]

All the time. I hate keyboards the don't have one.

 

[skyking]

hell yea when I have one. I have a big dell lappy with a 10 key, but lately it has been a chromebook. That is the second worst thing bout this chromebook. The first is the broken '2' key thanks to the Jack Russell terrier.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Now that you mention it... I don't remember the last time I used any of the keys on that side of the keyboard.

I remember setting up a separate keypad for an accountant at my work, she did payroll. There was even a key that did 000. Told her to feel free hitting that a few times extra when doing my pay cheque.

 

[Mayne]

obviously I can see its uses...but that shit is taking up 2 inches on my keyboard and desk real estate.

 

[Mayne]

and i don't like taking my hands off my keyboard to reposition them over to the far right of my keyboard....i got numbers directly north of my fingers. I"m weird that way

 

[IronWing]

When I was programming, all the time. Now mostly to access alt codes…

 

[BoomerD]

Now that you mention it... I don't remember the last time I used any of the keys on that side of the keyboard.

I remember setting up a separate keypad for an accountant at my work, she did payroll. There was even a key that did 000. Told her to feel free hitting that a few times extra when doing my pay cheque.

she did...unfortunately, she put those extra zeros on the left side...not the right.

 

[pete6032]

All the time when I use Excel or any other data analysis software.

 

[sdifox]

All the time

 

[Kaido]

Almost exclusively

 

[mrblotto]

Curious as to why the numbers are in a different order vs. a phone?

You could really confuse someone by changing the keys on a keyboard

 

[sandorski]

All the time. You can get keyboards without them.

 

[DigDog]

my what ?

 

[sandorski]

my what ?

I like how it still has a NumLock key.

 

[Hans Gruber]

Who doesn't use the 10 key on a keyboard? Who buys non full size keyboards without the 10 key?

 

[DigDog]

Who doesn't use the 10 key on a keyboard? Who buys non full size keyboards without the 10 key?

 

[TheVrolok]

Only savages use a keyboard without a numpad.

 

[nakedfrog]

Mostly when I'm entering numbers.

Mostly.

 

[Sgt. York]

I use the keypad to count up all my toilet paper rolls.

 

[repoman0]

I switched over to a nice mech keyboard without a numpad at home about a year ago and don’t miss it. I keep a separate USB num pad in my closet which I bust out once a year for taxes.

Work laptop keyboard and external keyboard are both full size and I never use the number keys .. feels faster to just reach up and use the topside numbers.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

The most I use the number keypad is assigning hotkeys to stuff like next track / previous track if I want to change music while gaming or something.

If you actually type more effectively with a keypad then you probably come from an accounting background - or just an old tyme background where you used calculators or some shit at your desk.

 

[sdifox]

The most I use the number keypad is assigning hotkeys to stuff like next track / previous track if I want to change music while gaming or something.

If you actually type more effectively with a keypad then you probably come from an accounting background - or just an old tyme background where you used calculators or some shit at your desk.

Or done data entry before.

 

[lxskllr]

The numpad is the only time I halfway look like I know what I'm doing with a keyboard, especially with my work mechanical that has light touch keys.

 

[purbeast0]

My keyboard doesn't have a number pad.