Questions & Answers
509 Questions from the Community
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Can the Apple Wireless Keyboard be used with a Windows Vista or Windows 7 PC?
- Asked by Kevin K from Wheaton
- Oct 20, 2009
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Yes.
I'm currently typing this message on the Apple Wireless keyboard and an HP Mini netbook running Windows 7.
The only problem is that Apple simply doesn't have some keys: the insert key and delete key are the biggest problems for me, and the home, page up, page down, and end keys are also missing. My solution was to install EventGhost, which lets me fake those keystrokes by using Fn key combinations (like some laptops do)
To pair it, first turn the keyboard off (hold the power button until the light goes out.) Start searching for new BlueTooth devices in Windows, then press the power button on the keyboard. Windows will then ask you to type a code on the keyboard.- Answered by Thomas W from El Cajon
- Apr 7, 2010
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does the wireless keyboard work with ipad?
- Asked by Richard G from Pembroke
- Mar 14, 2010
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Yes. Link to Apple iPad page:
ipad/design/
WIRELESS
"With built-in 802.11n, iPad takes advantage of the fastest Wi-Fi networks. It automatically locates available Wi-Fi networks, which you can join with a few taps. iPad also comes with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, letting you connect to devices like wireless headphones or the Apple Wireless Keyboard."- Answered by Tim T from Grandville
- Mar 14, 2010
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can you use the apple wireless keyboard with the ipad 2?
- Asked by Trampas S from Bloomington
- Mar 14, 2011
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yes just go to settings-general-bluetooth and then just turn on the keyboard and it should pop up as able to be connected. Then just type the access code in on the keyboard and there you go! you can use your apple wireless keyboard with your ipad 2
- Answered by Chris H from Winter Park
- Sep 4, 2011
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Is it possible to use this keyboard with AppleTV?
I'd like a wireless keyboard for my AppleTV but I'm not finding much information about what to purchase or even if I can hook a keyboard to the thing wirelessly.
- Asked by Staci W from Apo
- Dec 25, 2009
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You can't hook up a keyboard to the AppleTV. What I do for keyboard operation is use the iPhone / iPod Touch Remote app from Apple which allows you to use the onscreen keyboard of the iPhone / iPod Touch.
- Answered by Blake K from Chaska
- Dec 26, 2009
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What are the wireless keyboard's Dimensions?
- Asked by Selmer W from Nevada City
- Nov 6, 2010
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roughly 11 1/4 by 5 1/4 inches
- Answered by Paul S from Ashland
- Feb 26, 2011
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Is there a combined case that fits the iPad and keyboard together
- Asked by Mari E from Dandridge
- Apr 5, 2012
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how to connect the wireless keyboard with windows 7?
- Asked by Teguh W
- Jan 13, 2010
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Is the Ipad compatible with any mouse-wireless Bluetooth or wired ?
- Asked by Charles P from Tampa
- Mar 16, 2010
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No, The iPad is strictly a touchpad device like the iPhone. Although a wireless keyboard will work with the iPad a mouse will not.
- Answered by John E. H from Goshen
- Mar 27, 2010
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Will any wireless bluetooth keyboard work with my ipad?
Can I use any kind of bluetooth keyboard with my ipad?
Ex: I have a microsoft wireless entertainment keyboard 8000 (It is bluetooth)
Q: Will any bluetooth keyboard work with the ipad?- Asked by Justin S from Belvidere
- May 10, 2010
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Yes, any bluetooth enabled keyboard with basic functionality should work with the iPad.
I'm currently using Logitech's DiNovo edge for my typing.
You are NOT limited to just the Apple wireless bluetooth keyboard.- Answered by Dong T from Gainesville
- May 31, 2010
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can you use other keyboard with this new ipad 3? does it have to be by apple?
- Asked by Sandel N from Highland
- Mar 20, 2012
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What Keyboard is a Model A1314?
Apple wireless keyboard
- Asked by Mark J from Modesto
- Feb 18, 2010
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It is the updated, 2009 aluminum model that requires just two AA batteries instead of three. It requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later.
- Answered by Steven S from Mcalester
- Sep 21, 2010
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Will the keyboard work for the current third generation ipad?
- Asked by Elvin R from Tampa
- Mar 9, 2012
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Yes, the newest iPad runs the same OS has the previous iPads, the bluetooth keyboard has no issues connecting to it
- Answered by Jason S from Bend
- Apr 16, 2012
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Can the Apple Wireless Keyboard be used with the iphone 4s
- Asked by Jim B from Morrison
- Nov 5, 2011
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Yes it can. I just stopped at an Apple store the other day and tried it out. It works fine, so I bought one. Much easier to type email on the keyboard!
- Answered by Brian S from Mahtomedi
- Nov 26, 2011
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Can I use this keyboard with the new iPad(3rd gen)?
I've bought a new iPad. Does this work with it?
- Asked by Stephen S from Brooklyn
- Mar 10, 2012
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Yes, you can use a (bluetooth) keybord with you're iPad. Apple is selling iPad keyboards in the (online) Apple Store. Just choose in the Apple Store --> iPad Accessories --> Keyboards.
- Answered by Wesley L from Roermond
- Mar 20, 2012
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How easy is it to pair this keyboard with multiple devices?
I'd like to be able to use it (at different times) with a MBP, iphone or ipad. I'm wondering if that's easy to do (say by simply toggling bluetooth on and off on each device), or if the keyboard would only let itself be 'paired' with a single device at a time and if I'd have to go through a re-pairing process every time I changed.
- Asked by John J from Wellsville
- Jul 8, 2011
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Whilst the keyboard can be paired with multiple devices (for me an iPhone, MBA and iMac) it is occasionally problematic. You have to remember to switch off bluetooth on (or at least disconnect) the devices you don't want to type on. If you do forget all that happens is that halfway through typing the keyboard stops, or in other cases while starting a device you find you cannot type a password for example.
- Answered by Mark F
- Jul 9, 2011
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Does the Apple Wireless Keyboard work to control Apple TV if I have a Bluetooth receiver plugged into the Apple TV's USB port?
Ideally, I'd be able to pair the Apple Wireless Keyboard with the D-Link USB Bluetooth receiver (model DBT-120) I have that I would plug into the USB port on the back of the Apple TV.
- Asked by Jonathan K from Brooklyn
- Apr 1, 2010
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No. The USB port on the back of the Apple TV is for service use only. Try and iPhone or iPod Touch to control your Apple TV.
- Answered by Gilbert B from Austin
- Apr 2, 2010
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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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Will the Apple wireless keyboard work with the new iPad 3?
- Asked by Julie D from Hampton
- Mar 27, 2012
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Yes, I hooked it up with my new iPad and it works great.
- Answered by David S from Evanston
- Apr 26, 2012
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Bluetooth Impact on iPad Battery Life?
From the reviews I'm reading, I think I would prefer the Bluetooth keyboard to the keyboard docking station, but I am curious what kind of impact having the Bluetooth on all the time has on the battery life of the iPad between charges.
If the battery life is cut from 9 hours to 5, for example, it may not be worth it (I have used cell phones that Bluetooth cuts battery life almost in half).- Asked by Craig W from Elmwood Park
- May 26, 2010
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Thanks for your response. I did end up getting it, and did some testing (I'm using it right to to reply to this, actually) and I am VERY pleased over all.
Excellent response and feel.
Lightweight, small and thin, but extraordinarily easy to use.
I kept the iPad on for 24 hours with the Bluetooth turned off and hardly used it at all. At the end of the day I had 98% battery life left.
I kept the iPad on for 24 hours with the Bluetooth turned on and hardly used it at all. At the end of the day I had 97% battery life left.
I kept the iPad on for 24 hours with the Bluetooth turned off and used it off and on all day - not excessive use. At the end of the day I had about 76% battery life left.
I kept the iPad on for 24 hours with the Bluetooth turned on and used it off and on all day - not excessive use. At the end of the day I had about 68% battery life left.
Result: Negligible effect is well worth it.- Answered by Craig W from Elmwood Park
- Jul 7, 2010
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There is a new model out, the MC184LL/B. What is new/different in this model?
- Asked by Ryan W from Poplar Bluff
- Jul 30, 2011
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It was updated for Lion. The Exposé and dashboard keys have been swapped for Launchpad and Mission Control.
- Answered by Jesse W from New York
- Jul 31, 2011
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