A solution to a laptop keyboard annoyance?

I've got a 13" Lenovo laptop that I like, except it uses a Function key on the left to use with the Arrow keys on the right to do PageUp/Down/Home/End. So, 2 hands are needed. Annoying!!

I just did some looking around and found this thread.

Many laptops these days do not have dedicated Pg Up/Pg Dn/Home/End keys, and require a function key in combination with the cursor keys. A few machines have a second function key on the right-hand-side so you can page up/down with one hand, but many do not. If, like me, you would like the ability to page-up/down with one hand, here is the way that I have achieved it in Windows (of course, there may be other solutions).

- Download autohotkey (which enables you to reprogram keys with a script), available here:
AutoHotkey
- include the following in the default start-up script:

Code:
;page-up/down using right-shift
>+Up::send {RShift Up}{PgUp}
>+Down::send {RShift Up}{PgDn}
>+Left::send {RShift Up}{Home}
>+Right::send {RShift Up}{End}

What this does is reprogram the right-shift key such that if you use it with the cursor keys, it does page-up/down, home/end. The left-shift key remains unchanged, and so can still be used with the cursor keys to select text etc. You just then need to ensure that autohotkey starts when windows starts. I find that this (using the right-shift key) makes paging up/down much easier.

I hope someone finds this useful.

I haven't tried it yet, and don't know if there are other solutions*, but this sounds great to me.

* - I've seen mention of a Lenovo Keyboard Manager but I don't seem to have it and am not sure it's worth tracking down compared to autohotkey.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #438,581 by Another Scott 3/6/21 3:17:13 PM 3/6/21 3:17:13 PM Reply	A solution to a laptop keyboard annoyance? I've got a 13" Lenovo laptop that I like, except it uses a Function key on the left to use with the Arrow keys on the right to do PageUp/Down/Home/End. So, 2 hands are needed. Annoying!! I just did some looking around and found this thread. Many laptops these days do not have dedicated Pg Up/Pg Dn/Home/End keys, and require a function key in combination with the cursor keys. A few machines have a second function key on the right-hand-side so you can page up/down with one hand, but many do not. If, like me, you would like the ability to page-up/down with one hand, here is the way that I have achieved it in Windows (of course, there may be other solutions). - Download autohotkey (which enables you to reprogram keys with a script), available here: AutoHotkey - include the following in the default start-up script: Code: ;page-up/down using right-shift >+Up::send {RShift Up}{PgUp} >+Down::send {RShift Up}{PgDn} >+Left::send {RShift Up}{Home} >+Right::send {RShift Up}{End} What this does is reprogram the right-shift key such that if you use it with the cursor keys, it does page-up/down, home/end. The left-shift key remains unchanged, and so can still be used with the cursor keys to select text etc. You just then need to ensure that autohotkey starts when windows starts. I find that this (using the right-shift key) makes paging up/down much easier. I hope someone finds this useful. I haven't tried it yet, and don't know if there are other solutions, but this sounds great to me. - I've seen mention of a Lenovo Keyboard Manager but I don't seem to have it and am not sure it's worth tracking down compared to autohotkey. Cheers, Scott.
Post #438,582 by boxley 3/6/21 4:38:18 PM 3/6/21 4:38:18 PM Reply	that used to be a builtin function didnt it? "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #438,584 by Another Scott 3/6/21 7:13:29 PM 3/6/21 7:13:29 PM Reply	I think so. Win10 20H2 hides it very well if it's still there... :-/
Post #438,674 by Another Scott 3/13/21 5:49:10 PM 3/13/21 5:49:10 PM Reply	Looks like PowerToys might be able to do it. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/keyboard-manager It says the Fn key cannot be remapped, but presumably RightShift + UpArrow can still be mapped to PgUp. Maybe I'll get brave and try it this weekend. Cheers, Scott.
Post #439,051 by Another Scott 5/9/21 9:52:38 PM 5/9/21 9:52:38 PM Reply	PowerToys keyboard manager does the trick. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.37.0 It is 40+MB and needs .NET, of course, but it's easy to do the mapping. Alt (Right) + Up = PageUp Alt (Right) + Down = PageDown Alt (Right) + Left = Home Alt (Right) + Right = End Woot! If PowerToys isn't loaded, the mapping reverts to the standard. Cheers, Scott.

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