Number lock on keyboard

Mac Book, Mac Book Pro have a number lock for entering numerical data. I have not found this feature on Air, nor the numbers on the keyboard as on the other laptops. Does air have this capability?

Nor do any of the new MacBooks/Pro's! The newer MacBook keyboards with the exchanged set of function keys all do not have the numbers lock

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    I understand you are wanting to have the Numlocks on by default. To do this simply follow the instructions below:
    Step 1. Press Win [Windows Key] + R then type "regedit.exe" in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor
    Step 2. Now go to following key:
        To change the behavior for currently logged in user: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
        To change the behavior for all users: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard
    Step 3. Now in right-side pane, change value of "InitialKeyboardIndicators" string value to any of following:
    0 - Turn all indicators Off (NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock)
    1 - Turn CapsLock On
    2 - Turn NumLock On
    3 - Turn CapsLock and NumLock On
    4 - Turn ScrollLock On
    5 - Turn CapsLock and ScrollLock On
    6 - Turn NumLock and ScrollLock On
    7 - Turn all indicators On (NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock)
    Step 4. Exit registry editor and restart your system to take effect
    Step 5. If your Numlocks still do not come on at the Tiles Menu type "Control Panel"
    Step 6. Click on Control Panel
    Step 7. Click on Hardware and Sound
    Step 8. Click on Power Options
    Step 9. Click on System Settings
    Step 10. Uncheck (Turn on fast startup)
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