Finding a keyboard that has all the features you want can be a bit of a task at times, but what do you do when your chosen keyboard does not have a particular, yet useful key built in? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the solution to a reader’s keyboard dilemma.
Location: Salt Lake City, UT. #10 Nermal said: Try the Help key. Click to expand. Nermal is right. The help key on a Mac keyboard is actually the same key as the insert key on a PC keyboard. Of course it doesn't do the same thing on a Mac, but if you plug a Mac keyboard into a Windows machine, it works like insert.
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The Question
SuperUser reader Daniel Gjika wants to know how to press “Insert” on a keyboard without an Insert Key:
I have a Dell Dual USB/PS2 Keyboard with a built-in Touchpad Mouse P/N 0TH827 (see image below), but it does not have an Insert Key. Is there another way to press “Insert” on my keyboard?
How do you press “Insert” on a keyboard without an Insert Key?
The Answer
SuperUser contributor Run5k has the answer for us:
The 0 Key at the bottom of the number pad on the upper-right corner of your keyboard will function as an Insert Key when Num Lock is turned off. That is why it is labeled with both 0 and Ins on the key itself.
Note that the Shift Key can act as a temporary toggle for Num Lock when you press one of the keypad keys (just like the Shift Key acts as a toggle for capital letters). Therefore, when Num Lock is on, pressing Shift + Numpad-0 will function as an Insert Key.
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How to use the 'insert' key on an external keyboard on my MacBook?
Hey guys. I have to use an external keyboard on my Macbook and I somehow have to use the 'Insert' key above my arrow keys. I already did some research and found out that there is a way around with using fn+0 on the numpad but that's not what I am looking for. Does Mac even recognise or find the insert key? If so, it it somehow possible to remap the key to something different? I don't care about the function behind the insert key, I just need to use that key :)
Kind regards
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