Alt+Numpad key codes on modern Windows laptops without numpad [duplicate]

Solution 1:

I don't have encountered a laptop without a numpad yet, but I take your word for it.

I see a few options right now:

1. Buy a standalone USB numpad. Careful, though, as some just send the regular number key scancodes and thus cannot be used as a numpad for this purpose.

2. Create your own keyboard layout with MSKLC and include the characters you need, maybe as AltGr+Something.

3. Create an AutoHotKey script to input characters on certain keystrokes or replace entered text by different characters while typing (sort of like Word's AutoCorrect).

4. If the software you're working in uses RichEdit (this includes Word and WordPad) you can also type the hexadecimal code point value and press Alt+X (or Alt+C, depending on the application) to convert it into the appropriate character. That's how I type things like → all the time (because I do so mostly in IM programs which use RichEdit).