# Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/Non-standard equipment

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This module is applicable only to users with non-standard input devices.
If you have both a three-button mouse and a keyboard with a numpad, you
can skip this module.

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### Keyboards lacking a numpad

Most modern laptops have a
, a set of keys in the
main keypad which double as a numpad. The keys typically used for this
purpose are:

+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| `              | `              | `              | `              |
| ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} |
| {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          |
| :N2P/Do|7key}} | :N2P/Do|8key}} | :N2P/Do|9key}} | :N2P/Do|0key}} |
| ```            | ```            | ```            | ```            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| `              | `              | `              | `              |
| ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} |
| {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          |
| :N2P/Do|Ukey}} | :N2P/Do|Ikey}} | :N2P/Do|Okey}} | :N2P/Do|Pkey}} |
| ```            | ```            | ```            | ```            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| `              | `              | `              | `              |
| ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} |
| {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D:N2P/     |
| :N2P/Do|Jkey}} | :N2P/Do|Kkey}} | :N2P/Do|Lkey}} | Do|SEMICOLON}} |
| ```            | ```            | ```            | ```            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| `              | `              | `              | `              |
| ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} |
| {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D:         |
| :N2P/Do|Mkey}} | :N2P/Do|,Key}} | :N2P/Do|.Key}} | N2P/Do|SLASH}} |
| ```            | ```            | ```            | ```            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
|                |                |                |                |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+

When used as a pseudo-numpad, these keys typically act as the following
keys from a true numpad:

+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| `              | `              | `              | `              |
| ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} |
| {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          |
| :N2P/Do|Num7}} | :N2P/Do|Num8}} | :N2P/Do|Num9}} | :N2P/Do|Num/}} |
| ```            | ```            | ```            | ```            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| `              | `              | `              | `              |
| ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} |
| {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          |
| :N2P/Do|Num4}} | :N2P/Do|Num5}} | :N2P/Do|Num6}} | :N2P/Do|Num*}} |
| ```            | ```            | ```            | ```            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| `              | `              | `              | `              |
| ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} |
| {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          | {{B3D          |
| :N2P/Do|Num1}} | :N2P/Do|Num2}} | :N2P/Do|Num3}} | :N2P/Do|Num-}} |
| ```            | ```            | ```            | ```            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| `              | `              | `              | `              |
| ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} | ``{=mediawiki} |
| {{B3D          | {{B3D:N2P      | {{B3D          | {{B3D          |
| :N2P/Do|Num0}} | /Do|NumENTER}} | :N2P/Do|Num.}} | :N2P/Do|Num+}} |
| ```            | ```            | ```            | ```            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
|                |                |                |                |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+

The numpad functions of these keys can often be toggled with
 or 
on PCs or with  on Macs. Alternatively,
you can often temporarily activate the numpad behavior by holding down
.

If your keyboard has the alternate labellings but you don\'t know how
they work, consult your laptop owner\'s manual.

As a last resort, you can use the \"Emulate Numpad\" feature of Blender.
This will allow you to use the normal numeric keys as if they were
numpad numerics. Instructions for enabling this feature may be found in
.

Blender uses the numeric keypad quite a bit. If you envision using your
laptop for this kind of work, it may be worth investing in a *USB
Numeric Keypad*. On eBay, prices for simple external numpads start
around \$10 USD.

### Non three-button mouse

For single-button mouse users, make sure that *Input* for Blender 2.79
(under \"User Preferences\" on the left-most drop-down menu) → *Emulate
3 Button Mouse* is enabled.

On many computers with two-button mice, 
can be emulated by simultaneously clicking
 and .
On Windows machines you\'ll need to enable this in the mouse settings in
the Control Panel. On a Mac, open the *Keyboard and Mouse* preference
pane and enable *Use two fingers to scroll*. Alternatively, by selecting
*Emulate 3 Button Mouse* under *User Preferences*,
 can be emulated by simultaneously
clicking  and
.

Recent IBM Thinkpad laptops allow you to disable the \'UltraNav\'
features of the middle mouse button in order to use it as a \'normal\'
third button. Alternatively, some laptops allow areas (called gestures)
on the movement pad to act as  or
, and these can be set up in the Control
Panel in the Mouse Pointer options, selecting gestures and editing
features there.

#### Apple single-button mouse

+--------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Notation           | Single-button         | Description           |
|                    | Substitute            |                       |
+====================+=======================+=======================+
| -   Input devices (version
    2.7x)

