Hi, Yes, I did purchase another keypad. I got one from ebay, and made darn sure that it was just a standard keypad. You can most certainly use the Jaws desktop configuration on a laptop, with a numeric keypad. I returned the Targus keypad. From what you have said, I expect your trouble is the keypad. If you decide to try another keypad, just be sure it is a straightforward, no nonsense one. I'm not exactly sure about this, but I think they are putting the equals sign on the Enter key for Mac users, and as I said before, Jaws doesn't like it. Good luck, and I hope you get your laptop going the way you want. I am enjoying mine. Now. Crystal -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx