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Using Your Apple Wireless Keyboard

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This guide shows you how to set up your keyboard, customize and use the keys, and change the batteries. To learn about:

• Updating software, see page 4.

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• Replacing your USB keyboard with an Apple Wireless Keyboard, see page 5.

• Pairing your keyboard with a different Mac, see page 6.

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About the Indicator Light

The LED on your Apple Wireless Keyboard functions as a battery indicator and a status light. When you first turn on your keyboard, the light glows steadily for 5 seconds, indicating the batteries are good. After 5 seconds, if your keyboard isn't paired with your Mac, the light begins to blink indicating your keyboard is in discovery mode and ready to pair with your Mac (pairing means your keyboard and Mac are connected wirelessly and ready to communicate with each other).

If you don't pair your keyboard with your Mac within 3 minutes, the indicator light and keyboard turn off to preserve battery life. Push and release the On/off (⚲) switch to turn your keyboard on again, allowing you to pair it with your Mac (see page 5).

Once you successfully pair your keyboard with your Mac, the indicator light glows steadily for 3 seconds, and then turns off. If you push the On/off (☁) switch and the light doesn't illuminate, you may need new or charged batteries.

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Updating Your Software

To use your keyboard and its full range of features, update your Mac to Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later and install the latest keyboard software.

To update to the latest version of Mac OS X, choose Apple (📁) > Software Update from the menu bar, and follow the onscreen instructions. When installation is complete and you've restarted your Mac, use Software Update again to make sure all of the available updates are installed.

Setting up a New Wireless Keyboard and a New Mac

Follow the instructions in the user guide that came with your Mac to set it up.

Because you have a wireless keyboard, skip the instructions to connect a USB keyboard.

To pair your wireless keyboard with a new Mac:

1 Press and release the On/off (☐) switch to turn on your keyboard.

2 Turn on your Mac and follow the onscreen instructions in Setup Assistant.

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Replacing a USB Keyboard with an Apple Wireless Keyboard

Use your existing USB keyboard and Bluetooth Setup Assistant to pair your Apple Wireless Keyboard with your Mac.

You can also use these instructions to set up your wireless keyboard with a portable Mac.

To set up your wireless keyboard:

1 Press and release the On/off (U) switch to turn on your wireless keyboard.

2 Choose Apple (☐) > System Preferences, and then click Keyboard.

3 Click "Set Up Bluetooth Keyboard ..." in the lower-right corner to open Bluetooth Setup Assistant.

4 Select your wireless keyboard, and then follow the onscreen instructions to pair it with your Mac.

5 Disconnect the USB keyboard from the USB port.

Pairing your Keyboard with a Different Mac

After you set up your Apple Wireless Keyboard with a Mac, you can set it up again with a different Mac. If the other Mac is more than 33 feet (10 meters) away, follow the instructions on page 5 to pair it.

If the other Mac is within 33 feet (10 meters), you must remove the existing pairing before pairing with a different Mac.

To remove a pairing:

1 On the Mac the keyboard is currently paired with, choose Apple (👤) > System Preferences, and then click Bluetooth.

2 Select the wireless keyboard on the left side of the Bluetooth preference panel.

3 Click the Delete (-) button in the lower-left corner.

To pair your keyboard with the other Mac, see "Replacing a USB Keyboard with an Apple Wireless Keyboard" on page 5.

Using Your Keyboard

Customize your keyboard using Keyboard preferences. You can change the modifier keys, assign keyboard shortcuts to menu commands in a Mac OS X application or in the Finder, and more.

To customize your keyboard:

1 Choose Apple (☐) > System Preferences.

2 Click Keyboard.

3 Click Keyboard or Keyboard Shortcuts.

Using the Keys

Use the keys at the top of your keyboard to adjust the brightness of your display, open Exposé, view Dashboard widgets, control the volume and more.

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Renaming Your Keyboard

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