Here's a totally uneducated and uninformed guess, since I haven't started using SpeakUp yet. Can't you just turn off the NumLock to access the numPad numbers? Sorry for the dumb question. from Keith H. --- You Wrote: --- Dan - If you use the number keys at the top of your qwerty keyboard they will perform just as the numeric keypad numbers are supposed to. However, there is a better utility, IMHO, at: http://jac.sourceforge.net It is a great little utility. HTH - Chuck <snip>