Hi all, I was in the market for a new keyboard. I haven't had a natural keyboard in a number of years and decided to purchase the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard.
This keyboard has an interesting feature. It has a wireless numpad. I thought the wireless number pad was an interesting feature. The Jury is still out on that. Both the wireless keyboard and number pad connect to the computer by a wireless transmitter you insert in a USB port. Note: the transmitter was located inside of the battery compartment. They have a space in the compartment to place the transmitter for travel I suppose. The keyboard uses 2 triple a batteries that were included. The number pad uses a watch battery. From reviews I have read the number pad battery is supposed to last a number of years. Plugging the transmitter into the computer was plug and play. It just worked. Mouse navigation seems to work with Window-eyes by using the number pad. On the right top of the keyboard is a switch. If the switch is moved to the left the function keys are media keys, such as play stop etc. If the switch is moved to the right the function keys behave as normal. On the right side of the spacebar you have alt, a applications key and a right control key. To the left of the spacebar you have left control, windows and alt. The 6 pack is a little odd but not bad. Above the right arrow moving up you have page down, page up, end, and home. Above the up arrow you have insert, then delete. The delete key takes the space of three keys. Window-Eyes Product Support Ai Squared 725 Airport North Office Park Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (802) 362-3612 www.aisquared.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
