No, unfortunately, the problem is in the num pad. I have one that I no longer use because the external numpad seems to have a problem with the command that causes the jaws cursor to follow the pc cursor. Thus, I now use a wireless keyboard with my laptop. ----- Original Message ----- From: Will Cummings To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 12:59 PM Subject: External num pad Hi all, I just got an external number pad since I was sick of hitting the wrong numbersall the time. It's a Targus Ultra Mini USB numpad. When the num lock on the laptop is on and the num lock on the pad is on, everything works great, and Jaws reads the numbers. But if the numlock is off on my laptop (giving me access to the actual letters so I can type), Jaws only says "num lock off' anytime I hit any key on the pad. The numbers show up in the document or whatever, but I can't hear them as I'm entering data. Does anyone have a fix for this? Thanks, Will