Key functions have changed on my wireless keyboard

The open CD key has moved on my keyboard. It has become the F12 key. Is there any way I can reset this operation back to the open CD key?

Open System Preferences>Keyboard & Mouse>Keyboard Shortcuts tab, see if you can change it there.

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Keys and settings have changed on my wireless keyboard

I use the apple wireless with my iPad 2, and somehow the language settings have changed and keys have changed placed. How do I fix this?

Thanks,
I thought I had done this earlier, but when I tried again (a well as purposefully selecting a different language, then back to Norwegian) it seemed to work.
Good stuff. Thanks again
- Lars-Christian

HT5636 using windows on a mac, I have changed from a wireless key pad to a USB keypad with numberkeys.

Using windows on a mac, I have changed from a wireless key pad to a USB keypad with numberkeys. But the number are not working.
Every thing works fine on the keyboard is IOS. But in windows the munber keys are not.
Any help please to fix.

Hi suellen 0,
Although this is an earlier article, this may have the solution:
Boot Camp 2.0, Mac OS X v10.5: Frequently asked questions
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1656
Specifically the section:
My keyboard's numeric keypad does not work in Windows.
Press the Num Lock key to enable the numeric keypad in Windows. If your keyboard doesn't have a key labelled Num Lock, try the Clear key.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Nubz

I have an ipad3 and wireless keyboard but for the life on me can not type a pound (GBP) symbol - can anyone help?

I have an ipad3 and wireless keyboard but for the life on me can not type a pound (GBP) symbol - can anyone help?

I would think you'd have to change the language to British English to get the pound sign. THat or turn off your wireless keyboard and get the pound sign from the on screen keyboard, then turn your wireless board back on.

Windows 8.1 freeze on any hardware scan or changes. USB wireless keyboard mouse not working

Problem : System Freezes frequently on any hardware scan or changes.
Symptom : Wireless Keyboard Mouse not working.
Caused by : VMkbd.sys located in C:\Windows\System32\drivers.
Issue : VMware player or VMware Workstation installed on Windows 8.1 causes compatibility issue leading to system freeze
Soultion : Please follow steps below
Step 1: Start > run > regedit
Step 2: Locate to this registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e96b-e325-11ce-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Step 3: On the left side plane, Right click on the registry {4d36e96b-e325-11ce-BFC1-08002BE10318} and then export it as backup. Just to be safe.
Step 4: Edit the UpperFilters, The value current would be kdbclass vmkbd. Remove the vmkbd. So only value left would be kbdclass.
Step 5: Restart your system and connect your USB wireless reciever. If all is well it will not freeze your windows now.
This worked for me. Hope this works for you. Enjoy..!!

Hi AshishSrivastava,
Thank you for your sharing and update.
Besides, I will change this thread type as discussion.
Best regards
Michael Shao
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Function keys do not work on new wireless keyboard

Hello....my good friend just bought a new iMac G5 2.1 spotlight model computer and has had troubles with his new wireless keyboard in that all 16 function keys do not work at all. Got any ideas or is it just a defective keyboard? He bought this at my recommendation so i am trying to make it all work smoothly for him. Would appreciate a quick response as he has now had this mac for 2 weeks and we cannot figure out the problem. Thanks in advance for any and all help

I have no issues using the Apple BT keyboard. All function keys that apply to the iPad work correctly; display brightness, iPod app control, etc.
Use the most recent version of iOS and also iTunes on your computer. Try a reset. Press & hold the Power and Home buttons together for 10+ seconds, ignoring the red power-off slider, until you see the Apple logo.
If that does not work, then restore the iPad to it factory settings.

The 1 key does not work on my wireless keyboard what do i do?

Hi i had a usb keyboard for a while and the 1 key did not work but i could but use the numbers on the right side of the keyboard but we just got a wireless keyboard that doesnt have the other numbers on the right side so we cannot use the number 1. But it will work in the login window and on other accounts. i do not know how to fix it, what do i do?

Hello:
If I understand you, the number one key works some places, but not others. This is true of the wireless KB as well as the old wired KB.
If I do understand, let us know. If what is happening is different, post the correct information, please.
Barry

Some keys are not working on my wireless keyboard

the pause/play and left/right arrow keys on my wireless keyboard have ceased working. All other keys are ok

The Apple wireless keyboards are junk. Get a good wired keyboard. Decent used ones can be found.
Here's a new one.
http://www.smalldog.com/product/78738/apple-usb-keyboard-w-numeric-keypad
Or
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB110LL/B/apple-keyboard-with-numeric-keypad

How does one turn the french keys on and off in the wireless keyboard?

how does one turn on and off the French keys on a wirleless keyboard?

Hello dustysmart,
I believe what is going on is that you have a secondary keyboard turned on within Windows. When you press alt + shift at the same time you are alternating between the two keyboards.
To check this (and possibly delete the French keyboard if you don't want it) you can go into Control Panel and check under Change Keyboard.
This article will provide you instructions depending on which version of Windows you are using.
How to Type French Accents
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Media keys no working on wireless keyboard

Hey guys,
On my wireless keyboard, play/pause, fast ff and previous song keys are not working, however my sound keys are working. I have checked that the 'use all Fn keys' function is not ticked under the keyboard settings and i am using the keyboard that came with my iMac which i purchased 4 months ago. It only seems to have happened since upgrading to Mavericks.
Can anyone help with a solution? It's getting bit annoying having to maunally change the songs all the time!
Thanks!

Try removing the keyboard from the Bluetooth system prefs, then re-add it in the Keyboard (if it doesn't try automatically).

Why are alpha/numeric keys inoperative on aluminum apple wireless keyboard

This is a follow on to previous topic that i answered.
I was able to get my wireless keyboard partially operational.
It is paired and only partially functionall
• Alpha numeric keys do not work
• Delete Key (backward) and fn-Delete (forward) work
• Arrow keys work
• Function keys and
• Mouse keys are working 8 (up), k (down), u (left), o (right), 7 (up diagonal left), l (down diagonal right), j (down diagonal left, 9 (up diagonal right). i is the mouse click.
i am leaving this up for the benefit of other Wireless Keyboard users.
THE APPARENT PROBLEM IS IN THE UNIVERSAL ACCESS PREFERENCES.
I just hit Opt key five times and now the Wireless Keyboard is working very well. The mouse keys are now normal keys for Alpha Numerics. Note i am typing 8, k, u, o, 7, l, j, 9, i. . Now do Opt five times.
(typed on my USB keyboard) There is a alarm sound when the change over occurs. Now the Alpha Numerics are inoperative and the mouse keys work. Remember that the wireless keyboard does not have a number pad. Therefore; when mouse keys are activated the above alphanumeric keys take the place of number pad 8, 2. 4. 6, 7, 3, 1, 9, and 5.
Now back to the wireless keyboard. From top to bottom, left to right lower case keys:
zxcvbnm,./ asdfghjkl;', qwertyuiop[]\ `1234567890-=
From top to bottom, left to UPPER CASE keys:
ZXCVBNM,./ ASDFGHJKL:" QWERTYUIOP{}| ~!@#$%^&*()_+
So i answered my question and leave it for your benefit. One other comment:
When i first set up the keyboard and spent half a day yesterday thinking i was getting nowhere because the green ON light was out. Chalk that up to what i consider poor documentation which didn't describe normal operating conditions.
It isn't supposed to light except during initial setup when it flashes. The caps lock key lights when it is pressed SO THAT IS A GOOD INDICATION THE KEYBOARD IS ACTIVE.
Regards: The General

General, you are a genius. This happened to me just last week. I racked my brain trying to figure it out. Apple Care had no idea and recommended I exchange my keyboard for a new one, which I did. The problem still persisted. I tried deleting my bluetooth plist and using a USB keyboard which resulted in disaster when I used the number pad and suddenly my mouse no longer worked.
I scoured the literature looking for some sort of key-lock function and found zip. Apple Care told me to take in the entire CPU. Unsatisfied with that, I researched further and found your thread. I told Apple Care they need to tell Apple to make a note of this in their literature!
Thanks again!

Wireless Keyboard issues after battery change

I've search the forums for an answer and can't seem to come up with anything.
I have an older white wireless keyboard. It's been running great on my Mac Pro since day one, no battery changes since new, about 9 months now, maybe a bit more. The batteries just died on me and I went and changed them with 4 new batteries. Upon turning the keyboard back on, the green power LED comes on steady for about 5 seconds, then goes into a quick double blink, then a pause, then double blink again, repeating this over and over again.
I've replaced the batteries again with a different brand, same results. I've attempted to clean the positive terminals with a pencil eraser as found in an Apple knowledge base article. Nothing seems to change. The unit won't connect and doesn't appeared to be powered on as the Caps Lock key indicator will not light up.
Is it dead? Any ideas on the double blink indicating a fault? The manual does not have a key on blink codes.
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Contacted Apple phone support. They had me reset my PRAM and after the reboot, the keyboard connected back up just fine and is working properly again.

HT5633 use of fn key with Apple Wireless Keyboard MC184LL/B

Are the rules for using the fn key with the most recent
Apple Wireless Keyboard MC184LL/B posted anywhere on Apple's site? Thanks.

Unfortunately i don't have a solution to your issue, but I thought I would mention the same issue with the new keyboard (MC184LL/B) and the iPad 2 running ios 4.3.5. None of the function keys work as they should.
I recently received the older model (MC184LL/A) from FutureShop (Canada's sister to Best Buy) and everything works fine. Perhaps you should seek out and buy the older model before they are phased out.
My only concern in saying this is I hope the update to ios 5 does not cause the older model keyboard to suddenly lose function key performance. Similarly, I'm not sure the older model keyboard will work if you upgrade to Lion.
I called Apple support about this issue and they found some info on the same iPad forums I have read, but they had no inside scoop on whether the issue was going to be addressed in further ios (or Mac OS) updates.
If you want to keep your new keyboard, you might just have to wait and see if the issue is resolved.

Key fn + Backspace does not work with apple wireless keyboard

Hello,
I want to user the WIndows Key DEL. However, the apple wireless keyboard dosn't have such a key. I read, that FN + Backspace will solve this. It does not work on my apple wireless keyboard. I'm using BootCamp 3.2 and WIndows XP, running on a Mac Mini 2010.
In addition, I also read, that FN + Cursor Left sould work like POS1. But this doesn't work, too.
Windows shows for the keyboard: Deutsch (Apple)
Regards Dirk

Hi mate,
This worked for me:
http://code.google.com/p/uawks/
Cheers,
Anthony

Wireless Keyboard Battery Level Not Changing?

Hi,
I have got a new iMAC machine 21.5" , almost 6 weeks since. I am a regular user. The machine has Mountain Lion OS 10.8.2.
In System Preferences, I can see the Battery level for Blue tooth mouse dropping to 57%, but the keyboard has been showing 100% all the time.
Looks like this is a bug. How do i check the Keyboard Batter Level.
Regards,
Vinay

I bought an 21.5" iMac eight months ago and I did note that the battery level wasn't changing for my Wireless Keyboard as my Magic Trackpad slowly used its batteries up. That being said I changed the batteries in the Keyboard when the Magic Trackpad died assuming the Keyboard was soon to follow and now the battery level is reported accurately. In conclusion I believe that the Energizer Advance batteries that are shipped with the Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad had a lot more to do with the problem then the OS. I don't know why only the Keyboard was affected but I do know that now I am using regular Energizer batteries and all is normal as far as usage levels. Hope that helps.

Key functions have changed on my wireless keyboard

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