Using integrated, imbedded numeric keypads on small keyboards versus separate numpads on full sized keyboards

By Bruce Harrell, 5 May, 2026

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Greetings One and All!

I am hoping to learn if anyone among us is successfully using the numpad commander on their laptop keyboard, or on any other keyboard whose numeric keypad is imbedded or integrated into the right side of their keyboard, i.e., j is 4, k is 5, l is 6 etc., and we use VoiceOver to change those numbers to be left arrow (previous line), mouse click, and right arrow (next line)?

Bottom line: Is it is just as easy to use the imbedded numpad with the numpad commander ass it is to use the numpad commander on a separate numpad on a full size keyboard. I'm shopping for ergonomic keyboards right now, and not many of them have separate numpads.

Thank you!

Bruce Harrell

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