How is it possible to clean to keys? Apparently they are quite sensitive for getting dirty over time..

• Asked by Jens N from Huntington Beach
• Nov 12, 2009
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Are Apple keyboards, with only a delete key, less efficient in making deletions than conventional keyboards with both a backspace and a delete key?

I have been using a Windows desktop at home and my office. Although I have never had a laptop, I have been planning to buy an Apple laptop for use when I travel. However, I recently used an Apple and found its keyboard, in one particular way, to be inferior to the standard keyboards that I have been accustomed to using. Do you agree?

A conventional keyboard has two keys to make deletions. The backspace key deletes characters to the left of the cursor. The delete key deletes characters to the right of the cursor. In contrast, the Apple keyboard has only one key to make deletions. It is the delete key and it deletes characters to the left of the cursor. It appears that if I want to delete characters to the right of the cursor, there is no way to do that directly and simply. Am I correct about that? I must either use a second key or I must first highlight the text and then delete it.

Using a non-Apple conventional keyboard, it is also possible to delete an entire word and one adjacent space in only two strokes by using a combination of the control key and the delete key. The same can be done in the other direction using the control key and the backspace key. How would these two types of deletion most efficiently be done with an Apple keyboard?

The reality seems to be that two keys to delete can operate more efficiently, in more directions, than only one (Apple). Do you agree that the Apple keyboard is less efficient in making deletions than the conventional keyboard when using Word software? What is the best way to get around that inefficiency in a MacBookPro? If there is no way around it, should this discourage me from getting an Apple since I do lots of word processing and deletions?

Does the Apple keyboard have any advantages over the conventional keyboard that I should be aware of?

• Asked by Robert J from Granger
• Feb 29, 2012
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• Asked about:  Apple Wireless Keyboard - English

Is it possible to connect an iPhone and also an iPad 3 (not necessarily at the same time) to the USB ports on this keyboard for when syncing in iTunes

Is it possible to connect an iPhone and also an iPad 3 (not necessarily at the same time) to the USB ports on this keyboard for when syncing them in iTunes for example.

• Asked by David T
• Aug 31, 2012
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what key is the insert key

• Asked by Fay I from Saint Petersburg
• Jan 27, 2010
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Are the keys backlit?

• Asked by Rod M from Miami
• Oct 15, 2009
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it their a power off key

• Asked by James S
• Jun 29, 2011
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cap lock light

Does this keyboard have a light on the caps lock key? I am a hunt and peck typist and after I look up after some time typing it is disconcerting to see that everything is in upper case.

• Asked by Stephan T from Westport
• Nov 23, 2010
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Which key functions as the equivalent to the PC "insert" key?

• Asked by Kristina N from Huntersville
• Jan 14, 2010
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diagram of keyboard with explanation of each key

Is there a diagram of key board available with an explanation of each key available

• Asked by Con M from Dublin
• Feb 18, 2010
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Can I buy a Japanese layout keyboard in the US Apple store or do I have to get a complete system for that?

When you buy a new system you have the option of selecting 1 of 4 different language layouts for the keyboard (including Japanese). Yet I cannot find the option to get a Japanese keyboard by itself on the US apple store website, is this possible?

• Asked by Corbett H from Washington
• Jan 9, 2010
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