Somehow, somewhere along the line my number pad stopped working as a number pad and instead started controlling the mouse cursor (in Windows it is referred to as mousekeys).

I use my number pad on a very regular basis and soon became extremely frustrated at this.

Here’s the solution:

System – Preferences – Assistive Technologies

Keyboard Accessibility

Mouse Keys

Clear the checkbox [ ] Pointer can be controlled using the keypad

No need to reboot, it is instantaneous and sticky across reboots.



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