My number keypad behaves as an arrow pad

Dear all,
For quite some time now, my number keypad has been acting as if it was an arrow pad. So when I type 4 it moves to the arrow head moves to the left and when I press 6 it moves to the right, 8 makes it move up and 2, down. It makes my applications to freeze and I have to force quit any application and my computer un-freezes. Can anybody help me with this???
Nadia

It's possible that mouse keys are turned on in the Universal System Preference.
Open System Preferences and click Universal Access
Click on the Mouse Tab
If mouse keys is on, turn it off. Also, check to see if the checkbox next to "Press the Option Keys five times...." is checked. If it is, uncheck it.
Ben

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Hi Malcolm,
Thanks a zillion, a trillion!!
I have to really confess all these years I have been using Mac and I did not know this nor I have come across this.
Yes, I have gone inside the Universal settings and turn off Mouse keys and also uncheck the box about pressing the Opt key 5 times...
I wonder how come before this, which both the above settings must have been on, that I have never turn on or trigger this before? Must have somehow "manage" to press the Opt key 5 times consecutively.
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