How to Connect Your Keyboard and Mouse to Your PC

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Connecting your</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">keyboard</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">andmouse</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">to your PC is a breeze. Before you connect your keyboard and mouse to your computer, you need to decide where to place both the keyboard and mouse in relation to the PC:</span><br> </h1><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Set up the keyboard right in front of where you'll sit when you use the computer, between you and where the monitorgoes.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The mouse lives to the right or left of the keyboard, depending on whether you're right- or left-handed.</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> Now that you have your mouse and keyboard where you want them, you can actually connect them:</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The PC keyboard plugs into the keyboard port on the back of the console.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The mouse plugs into the mouse port.</p></li></ul><p class="Remember" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Note that the two ports look identical but are different. Don't plug the keyboard or mouse into the wrong port or else neither device works. However, if you're using aUSB keyboard or mouse, you can plug the keyboard or mouse into any USB port.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Some USB keyboards and mice come with a tiny adapter, designed to convert the USB port into a keyboard or mouse port connector.</p> <p class="Warning" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Don't plug the keyboard or mouse into their ports while the computer is turned on. It may damage the keyboard, mouse, or computer.</p>

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How to Connect Your Keyboard and Mouse to Your PC

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Connecting your</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">keyboard</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">andmouse</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">to your PC is a breeze. Before you connect your keyboard and mouse to your computer, you need to decide where to place both the keyboard and mouse in relation to the PC:</span><br> </h1><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Set up the keyboard right in front of where you'll sit when you use the computer, between you and where the monitorgoes.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The mouse lives to the right or left of the keyboard, depending on whether you're right- or left-handed.</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> Now that you have your mouse and keyboard where you want them, you can actually connect them:</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The PC keyboard plugs into the keyboard port on the back of the console.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The mouse plugs into the mouse port.</p></li></ul><p class="Remember" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Note that the two ports look identical but are different. Don't plug the keyboard or mouse into the wrong port or else neither device works. However, if you're using aUSB keyboard or mouse, you can plug the keyboard or mouse into any USB port.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Some USB keyboards and mice come with a tiny adapter, designed to convert the USB port into a keyboard or mouse port connector.</p> <p class="Warning" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Don't plug the keyboard or mouse into their ports while the computer is turned on. It may damage the keyboard, mouse, or computer.</p>

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What Type of Computer Memory You Need

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you want to</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">upgrade</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">your computer's</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">memory, you need to know what kind of memory it needs. Here are two methods to determine which type of</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">memory</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">modulesyour current</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">motherboard</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">requires and which memory speeds it can handle:</span><br> </h1><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Check the specifications. </b>Refer to the motherboard manual. Or, if you purchased your PC from a manufacturer, check the documentation that accompanied the computer.</p><p class="child-para Tip" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> If you didn't get any manuals with a used PC, visit the company's Web site for memory compatibility information or specifications.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Check the existing modules. </b>If you can't find any documentation, specifications, or data on the Web concerning your PC's RAM modules, it's time to remove the case from your computer. Look for the memory slots on your motherboard.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Your PC probably sports one of these types of memory:</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>DDR:</b> Double data rate (DDR) modules were the first 168-pinstandard Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) available for PCs; DDR modules are still in general use.</p> <img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/66/80666.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="535"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>DDR2: </b>DDR2 modules double the data transfer rate between your RAM and your motherboard, providing the best performance around, but they basically look the same as a DDR module.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>RDRAM: </b>Rambus (RDRAM) modules are much faster (and also more expensive) than standard DDR modules. DDR2 has largely taken RDRAM's place.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>SDRAM:</b> SDRAM (sometimes called SyncDRAM) takes the form of standard 168-pin DIMMs. SyncDRAM runs at an access speed of 133 MHz, which is too doggone slow for today's fast processors.</p> <img alt="image1.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/67/80667.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="535"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>EDO: </b>Older Pentium motherboards used Extended Data Output (EDO) memory in the form of 72-pin Single Inline Memory Modules (SIMMs).</p> <img alt="image2.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/68/80668.image2.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="535"></li> </ul><p class="Tip" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If your PC has EDO memory modules, your PC is so far behind the performance of new models that it just isn't worth adding EDO memory to your older motherboard. Just upgrade your CPU, motherboard, and memory at the same time.</p>

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What Type of Computer Memory You Need

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you want to</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">upgrade</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">your computer's</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">memory, you need to know what kind of memory it needs. Here are two methods to determine which type of</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">memory</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">modulesyour current</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">motherboard</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">requires and which memory speeds it can handle:</span><br> </h1><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Check the specifications. </b>Refer to the motherboard manual. Or, if you purchased your PC from a manufacturer, check the documentation that accompanied the computer.</p><p class="child-para Tip" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> If you didn't get any manuals with a used PC, visit the company's Web site for memory compatibility information or specifications.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Check the existing modules. </b>If you can't find any documentation, specifications, or data on the Web concerning your PC's RAM modules, it's time to remove the case from your computer. Look for the memory slots on your motherboard.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Your PC probably sports one of these types of memory:</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>DDR:</b> Double data rate (DDR) modules were the first 168-pinstandard Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) available for PCs; DDR modules are still in general use.</p> <img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/66/80666.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="535"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>DDR2: </b>DDR2 modules double the data transfer rate between your RAM and your motherboard, providing the best performance around, but they basically look the same as a DDR module.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>RDRAM: </b>Rambus (RDRAM) modules are much faster (and also more expensive) than standard DDR modules. DDR2 has largely taken RDRAM's place.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>SDRAM:</b> SDRAM (sometimes called SyncDRAM) takes the form of standard 168-pin DIMMs. SyncDRAM runs at an access speed of 133 MHz, which is too doggone slow for today's fast processors.</p> <img alt="image1.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/67/80667.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="535"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>EDO: </b>Older Pentium motherboards used Extended Data Output (EDO) memory in the form of 72-pin Single Inline Memory Modules (SIMMs).</p> <img alt="image2.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/68/80668.image2.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="535"></li> </ul><p class="Tip" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If your PC has EDO memory modules, your PC is so far behind the performance of new models that it just isn't worth adding EDO memory to your older motherboard. Just upgrade your CPU, motherboard, and memory at the same time.</p>

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The Hidden Numeric Keypad on Your Laptop

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">numeric</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">keypad</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">that exists onstandard</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">keyboards</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">still exists onlaptops. The key to finding a laptop's numeric keypad is to use the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Num</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Lock</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">key. Follow these steps to see an example of using the numeric keypad, shown below:</span><br> </h1><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline"> Open a program you can type in.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Notepad or your work processor are good choices.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Type "<i>I </i><i>just love</i><i> Kimmy</i><i>"</i> in Notepad.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You discover in a few steps why you adore Kimmy.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div> <div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline"> Find the Num Lock light on your laptop's strip of lights.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The light is your confirmation that you're in Num Lock mode and can use the embedded numeric keypad.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Find the Num Lock key on your laptop's keyboard.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">It might be called NumLock, or NumLk, or Num, or it might even be labeled with some type of symbol.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/04/78904.image0.jpg?h=254&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/05/78905.medium.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/04/78904.image0.jpg?h=254&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 5</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Attempt to activate Num Lock.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Press the Num Lock key. If nothing happens, try Shift+Num Lock.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If the text <i>Num Lock</i> is shown in a different color, find the matching-color key, such as Alt or Fn. Then press that key in combination with Num Lock.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You're successful when the Num Lock light comes on. At that point, the keyboard has switched into numeric keypad mode.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">6</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline"> Try to type "<i>I </i><i>just love</i><i>Kimmy</i>" again.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">It doesn't work. You get something like <span class="code">14st 36ve 500y</span>. That's because most of the keys on the right side of the keyboard now have their numeric keypad abilities activated. It's great for entering numbers or working a spreadsheet, but rather frustrating at other times.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 7</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Deactivate Num Lock.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Press whatever key combination you used to turn it on.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 8</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Close the program.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> You don't need to save the document.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="conclusion" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <p class="Remember" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Try to remember which key combination you used to activate the numeric keypad.</p></div>

The Hidden Numeric Keypad on Your Laptop

The   numeric   keypad   that exists onstandard   keyboards   still exists onlaptops. The key to finding a laptop's numeric keypad is to...

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The Hidden Numeric Keypad on Your Laptop

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">numeric</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">keypad</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">that exists onstandard</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">keyboards</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">still exists onlaptops. The key to finding a laptop's numeric keypad is to use the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Num</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Lock</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">key. Follow these steps to see an example of using the numeric keypad, shown below:</span><br> </h1><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline"> Open a program you can type in.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Notepad or your work processor are good choices.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Type "<i>I </i><i>just love</i><i> Kimmy</i><i>"</i> in Notepad.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You discover in a few steps why you adore Kimmy.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div> <div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline"> Find the Num Lock light on your laptop's strip of lights.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The light is your confirmation that you're in Num Lock mode and can use the embedded numeric keypad.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Find the Num Lock key on your laptop's keyboard.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">It might be called NumLock, or NumLk, or Num, or it might even be labeled with some type of symbol.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/04/78904.image0.jpg?h=254&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/05/78905.medium.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/04/78904.image0.jpg?h=254&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 5</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Attempt to activate Num Lock.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Press the Num Lock key. If nothing happens, try Shift+Num Lock.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If the text <i>Num Lock</i> is shown in a different color, find the matching-color key, such as Alt or Fn. Then press that key in combination with Num Lock.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You're successful when the Num Lock light comes on. At that point, the keyboard has switched into numeric keypad mode.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"> </div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">6</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline"> Try to type "<i>I </i><i>just love</i><i>Kimmy</i>" again.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">It doesn't work. You get something like <span class="code">14st 36ve 500y</span>. That's because most of the keys on the right side of the keyboard now have their numeric keypad abilities activated. It's great for entering numbers or working a spreadsheet, but rather frustrating at other times.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 7</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Deactivate Num Lock.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Press whatever key combination you used to turn it on.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 8</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Close the program.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> You don't need to save the document.</p></div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="conclusion" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <p class="Remember" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Try to remember which key combination you used to activate the numeric keypad.</p></div>

The Hidden Numeric Keypad on Your Laptop

The   numeric   keypad   that exists onstandard   keyboards   still exists onlaptops. The key to finding a laptop's numeric keypad is to...

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The Math Symbols on Your PC Keyboard

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Clustered around the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">numerickeypad, like yuppies lurking near Starbucks, are various math-symbol keys. You find these math keys come in handy, especially if you're dabbling with a spreadsheet or other math-related</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">softwareprogram.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Take a look at your keyboard's numeric keypad right now, just to reassure yourself. Confused by what you see? Well, this is a computer, and although it uses some traditional math symbols, it also throws in a couple special oddball symbols for mathematical operations:</p> <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> + is for addition.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">– is for subtraction.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> * is for multiplication.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">/ is for division.</p></li></ul><p class="Warning" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> The only really strange symbol here is the asterisk, for multiplication. Don't use the little x! It's not the same thing. And don't waste your time hunting for the ÷ symbol. It's not there — it's / or nothing for division.</p>

The Math Symbols on Your PC Keyboard

Clustered around the   numerickeypad, like yuppies lurking near Starbucks, are various math-symbol keys. You find these math keys come in ha...

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The Math Symbols on Your PC Keyboard

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Clustered around the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">numerickeypad, like yuppies lurking near Starbucks, are various math-symbol keys. You find these math keys come in handy, especially if you're dabbling with a spreadsheet or other math-related</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">softwareprogram.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Take a look at your keyboard's numeric keypad right now, just to reassure yourself. Confused by what you see? Well, this is a computer, and although it uses some traditional math symbols, it also throws in a couple special oddball symbols for mathematical operations:</p> <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> + is for addition.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">– is for subtraction.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> * is for multiplication.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">/ is for division.</p></li></ul><p class="Warning" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> The only really strange symbol here is the asterisk, for multiplication. Don't use the little x! It's not the same thing. And don't waste your time hunting for the ÷ symbol. It's not there — it's / or nothing for division.</p>

The Math Symbols on Your PC Keyboard

Clustered around the   numerickeypad, like yuppies lurking near Starbucks, are various math-symbol keys. You find these math keys come in ha...

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How to Upgrade and Enhance Your Laptop’s WiFi Capabilities

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">A</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">laptop</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">with the latest and greatestWiFi</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">equipment will communicate no faster or better than the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">router</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">orwireless</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">access point's top speed. Here are some things you can purchase to boost your</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">wirelessnetwork</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">to the next level.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Upgrade your wireless hardware so that it matches the capabilities of your laptop. Current laptops come equipped with 802.11g or 802.11n WiFi circuitry; if your router is an 802.11b device, that is the speed you'll get. The good news: prices for wireless equipment, like most technology, continue to go down even as capabilities improve.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Upgrade the standard antenna on your router from the omnidirectional design provided by most manufacturers. An omni antenna is meant to send the signal in all directions; a directional signal allows you to aim the signal where you need it. Check with the maker of your router, or electronics suppliers, for information about purchasing a replacement antenna.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Boost the capabilities of an older laptop's wireless hardware by disabling its built-in WiFi circuit and antenna and installing an external adapter that uses the latest technology and has a larger antenna. External WiFi devices may plug directly into your laptop's USBport or attach to it by cable. You can also purchase adapters that plug into a PC Card or ExpressCard slot.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">Repeat or expand your signal. You can add a wireless amplifier (called a repeater or a range expander) that picks up the signal from your router and then retransmits it. The best use of this sort of device is to place it somewhere near the edge of your existing signal; it then rebroadcasts the signal to cover more territory.</p> <div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);width:535px"><img alt="Repeat or expand your signal using a wireless amplifier like the Linksys Wireless-G Range Extender." height="210" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/98/78998.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important;" width="535"></div> <div><br></div>

How to Upgrade and Enhance Your Laptop’s WiFi Capabilities

A   laptop   with the latest and greatestWiFi   equipment will communicate no faster or better than the   router   orwireless   access point...

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