Why does CMD+1 work if using my top row numkeys, but not my right-side NumPad? Mac I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts, like CMDkey + 1. However, that 1 has to be from my top row numeric keys. If I try using CMDkey plus a number from the NumPad on the right side of my keyboard - this fails. Even though when I plainly type numbers, my NumPad will type the number just like my top row numeric keys.

Why does CMD+1 work if using my top row numkeys, but not my right-side NumPad?
I'm the kind of person who loves numberpads, but after transitioning to Macbook pro, there's a thing.

You see, we all know that Macbooks are made simplistic and adaptable, but it's also similar to Windows keyboard in a way.
Do you ever use a Ctrl+1 from a numberpad? no. You use it on the number row.
You might've saw my mistake here. Normally there is no Ctrl+1 on Windows unless programmed to do so. 

But imagine it like Ctrl+F1 -  F1 is on the top. So as Macbook keyboards do. But Macs hardly use the F keys unless fn is held. Imagine holding that everytime you need to do an action. Fussy fussy. So they use the numbers in the number row instead of the F keys.

So the default and easier way is to use the number row instead of the number pad, so that it acts like the F keys on Windows.  - That's the way of the Apple, easy to use and beautiful looking!



I guess you could program the Mac to use a different shortcut, as mentioned here in Lifehacker or iDownloadblog