Hi Richard, Thank you. Yes, this is very helpful. I will be waiting until Prime Days next Monday and Tuesday and order then. Without documentation, your review is particularly useful. Have a good day. Best,
Les > On Jun 12, 2021, at 11:28 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > For the computer, you plug the Usb dongle into a USB port on your compputer, > and press the first device key; The first of the three device keys is already > paired to that USB dogle. > To pair then with a bluetooth device; like an iPhone. > Do the usual, and open the Bluetooth settings on your iPhone. > Then hold down the device 2 or 3 key on the keyboard. When the keyboard shows > up, double tap on it and they are paired. > You can now just press the device key you want for the device you'd like to > use with the keyboard. > HTH, > > > > Richard > "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss > people." -- Eleanor Roosevelt > > www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com/> > > >> On Jun 12, 2021, at 2:41 PM, Les Kriegler <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Richard, >> >> I appreciate your review, it is very helpful. I am planning to purchase this >> keyboard in the next week or so. My question is this. How do you set up a >> Bluetooth pairing with this keyboard? I know about the three assignment keys >> and I’m wondering if that is part of the process. Thanks. >> Best, >> >> Hi Richard, >> >> I appreciate your review, it is very helpful. I am planning to purchase this >> keyboard in the next week or so. My question is this. How do you set up a >> Bluetooth pairing with this keyboard? I know about the three assignment keys >> and I’m wondering if that is part of the process. Thanks. >> Best, >> Les >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 4, 2021, at 11:14 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Logitech K860 Wireless ergonomic keyboard for Windows/android or Mac/iOS >>> >>> I needed a new keyboard as my 15-year-old USB keyboard was starting to have >>> problems with a few keys and my old hands are deciding that it is time to >>> go back to an ergonomic keyboard. >>> So, after doing some research, I settled on what is rated as one of the >>> better ergonomic keyboards. >>> >>> I was not set on wireless, but that is the way the world is going and since >>> I like Logitech products in general, I went with this one. >>> Logitech K860 Split wireless Ergonomic keyboard. It is pricy at $130. >>> I'll start with the negatives. >>> >>> Cons: >>> (When I first wrote this up, I thought there was no Applications Key, but >>> there is, listed as number 8 under Pros.) >>> 1. Only one Windows key on the left. >>> 2. No accessible documentation. And no true documentation about the >>> hieroglyphic symbols used on some of the keys. >>> 3. It is too easy to toggle to the media functions for the function keys. >>> 4. It is pretty large. Left to right it is the same width as my standard >>> Wired USB keyboard. Front to back it is about 1.5 times as deep. And, of >>> course, much higher off the desk at the front edge due to the curve for the >>> ergonomics of the thing. >>> 5. *Not really a con, just the nature of ergonomic keyboards, but the >>> split is between the 6 and 7, (and f6 and f7) keys, so for touch typists, >>> the habit of hitting the 6and F6 with your right index finger has to be >>> retrained. >>> >>> Pros: >>> 1. It is probably the most comfortable keyboard I have ever typed on. The >>> wrist rest is quite comfortable, and for me, at the right height Plus, it >>> has feet under the front edge so you can raise it up to a more level >>> arrangement which fits me perfectly. It is already on a slight angle so no >>> real need for feet in the back. >>> 2. Easy setup with or without the Logitech Options package. I plugged in >>> the USB receiver turned on the keyboard and Windows 10 had no trouble >>> communicating with it. There is a little key next to the f12 key that >>> toggles you between standard function keys and the media function keys. >>> Easy to press accidentally. >>> 3. It takes two triple A batteries, and they say that they will last 2 >>> years. I believe it based on my experience with the K480. >>> 4. This is a full-sized keyboard with the number pad. >>> 5. If I used the Windows Calculator more, this has a designated key above >>> the Num-lock key to launch the Windows Calculator. >>> 6. It can connect to 3 devices. Either 3 Bluetooth devices or 1 USB and 2 >>> Bluetooth, and/or possibly 2 USB devices and one Bluetooth, that isn't >>> clear. Connecting it to my iPhone was easy after I called their support >>> line. >>> The three keys for switching between devices are right above the 6 pack, >>> making it a 9 pack. >>> It is tremendously easy to switch devices. I wanted to check a key >>> function on my iPhone while I was writing this, so I tapped the iPhone key, >>> (for me device 3) did my checking, tapped the computer key, (device 1), >>> and finished writing this in Word on my computer. >>> 7. It has a physical on/off switch located on the back edge and slightly >>> under it. If you feel where the split is between f6 and f7, and slide your >>> finger straight back, you are on it. Flipped to the right is on. >>> 8. There is an Applications key after all, it is the second key from the >>> top right most key.. It is easy to toggle between the standard function >>> keys and the media function keys. 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