On Magic Keyboard with numeric keypad, what does the CLEAR key do?

On the Magic Keyboard with a numeric keypad that comes with the iMac 24", what does the CLEAR key on the numeric keypad do?  I'm hoping it's essentially the same as turning off NumLock on a Windows keyboard, so you can use those "numeric" keys as navigation keys to move around your document--the 4, 8, 6, and 2 keys navigate left, up, right, down, etc. Can anyone confirm that it does this?

Posted on Aug 14, 2022 3:28 AM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2022 4:04 AM

rick7 wrote:

Can anyone confirm that it does this?

It does not act as a NumLock key. In apps which support it, it clears the contents of the selected entry box. You use the arrow keys for navigation.

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