Using Alt codes on Spectre 360?

[8smp2]

My laptop has no number pad and no numlock - Is there no way to use alt codes to get accented characters? Using Alt and the numbers along the top does not work, nor does ctrl + codes, or fn + codes. 

I've read the few posts on this that exist already (different models but I assume it's the same thing). The on-screen keyboard does not work for me, and I don't think opening the character map is an acceptable solution. My name has an accent in it, and I frequently write in other languages (although English is still the primary) and opening the map and scrolling around every time is not a good long-term solution. 

Anything I can download? Any help at all on this would be really appreciated.

Thanks

[Photoray002 · Accepted solution]

---

@8smp2 wrote:
Anything I can download?

---

Hello 8smp2

That is the one big problem with using any laptop that does not have a numpad.

HP does not have a solution for this as far as anything you can download.

I agree the character map is not a speedy solution.

The only other alternatives that you ask about downloading are to try either https://www.autohotkey.com/ or use the Microsoft download to alter keyboard mapping... Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4  Here is a tutorial on it... Youtube link

Or get yourself a USB numpad to add to the side of the laptop.

https://www.amazon.com/numpads

Hope that helped.

[8smp2]

THANK YOU! I downloaded the MKLC and now I can use accents wuthout the character map 😄 

[Photoray002]

Thanks for letting me know it worked.

Cheers.