how to access the blue keys

[steven31]

Hi MR. Robot,

Yes I am very aware of how to change languages and add/remove them and add keyboards. I gave you this information to see if it gave you a clue to how to access blue keys. Most computers change languages one way and mine uses a different way.

Can you ask your colleagues? To me there is no ways to access the blue keys on this computer without switching between languages which is not efficient.

[A4Apollo]

Hi! @steven31, thanks for the response.

You can Ctrl + Shift + Shift Key and check if this works.

Then use Fn key to access blue keys.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Cheers!

[steven31]

Hi Mr. Robot,

No it does not work I've tried all combinations I can think of. I will make peace with not being able to use them efficiently but I ask you consult HP programming division. the ones choosing software should know how to access keyboard drivers that can be installed that line up with the blue keys specific to my computer as some are different.

Wish it were an easy solution but im afraid it's not

Thanks,
Steven

[Rarcilla]

I'm having the same issue with accessing these blue keys and I've tried all of what Mr.Robot has suggested. Nothing has worked.  My computer: 27-a109

The keyboard/mouse it came with is a wireless usb type. The keyboard seems like a new model with a smaller size and slightly different layout. The delete, home, pg up, pg dn and end buttons have been moved in a vertical layout.

I simply want to use the blue special characters visible on the numeric digits along the top.

Why have them printed on the keys if no one can access them?

I can't believe that no one at HP can provide an answer nevermind a solution to this?

[steven31]

yes i work in engineering and having access to the blue keys would be wonderful. I was also disappointed to not get an answer. It simply requires asking the software engineer team for linking windows with the keyboard about the driver but no one takes that kind of time out of their days to make someone elses more easy. i guess i shouldnt say no one but it's no one i know...else i would have the solution.

the only thing i could to do use them was add a language to the computer and switch languages, even that was a pain to switch then switch back, much slower then opening the on screen keyboard and pressing the blue keys

i would even accept a short cut to make the keys do things like the classic upside down question mark.

maybe someone can bump it back up and get to the bottom of this.

[SparrowRG]

I just came on trying to find the same answer! No matter what I try nothing is working to activate the blue key. For a program I need the squiggly button (LOL)  that is blue with the colon and semi colon and I cannot activate it no matter what I try. I'm not a stupid person but man is this driving me nuts!

[steven31]

yes i wish it were a simple method.

i believe the only way is to enable languages which use those keys then the function key will work. eg put greek on and get omega the ohm symbol

switch between languages is cumbersome and takes time getting use to it.

i just use on screen keyboard when symbols are needed

maybe HP can help us with a better solution