Q198197: Combat Flight Simulator: Functionality of Numeric Keypad

Article: Q198197
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbui kbimu
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the differences in the functionality of the NUM LOCK key
and the keys on the numeric keypad in Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator and
Microsoft Flight Simulator.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you press the NUM LOCK key in Combat Flight Simulator, you toggle the
Number Lock setting on your keyboard. When you press the NUM LOCK key in Flight
Simulator, you open a map window.

To use the keys on the numeric keypad to control your aircraft in Combat Flight
Simulator, make sure the Number Lock setting on your keyboard is turned off (the
LED representing the NUM LOCK key is not lit).

The following table lists the functions of the NUM LOCK key and the keys on the
numeric keypad in Combat Flight Simulator and Flight Simulator.

  Key               Combat Flight Simulator        Flight Simulator
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  NUM LOCK          Turns on and off the Number    Opens map window
                    Lock setting on the keyboard

  Keys on numeric   Selects view (Number Lock      Controls aircraft
  keypad            turned on) or controls
                    aircraft (Number Lock
                    turned off)

REFERENCES
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For additional information about how to use the numeric pad to control an
aircraft, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q275665 Flight Simulator: Cannot Use Numeric Keypad to Control Aircraft

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame fsim combatfs cfs numbers views

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Keywords          : kbui kbimu 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbSimSearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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