Bluetooth: How to Set Up a Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard

Important: Before starting, be sure that you have updated to Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later. If your Macintosh does not have built-in Bluetooth hardware, connect a USB Bluetooth adapter to one of the USB ports on the computer. If your computer came with a wired USB keyboard, keep it connected until setup of the new Bluetooth keyboard is complete. After setup is complete, you can disconnect the wired keyboard.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Bluetooth Setup Assistant (/Applications/Utilities/).
2. Click Continue.
3. At the Select Device Type panel, select Keyboard. Do not click Continue yet.
4. Press the Connect/Channel button located on the underside of the keyboard.

Note: On recent models this button is located near one of the keyboard feet.

5. Click Continue in the Setup Assistant to go to the Search pane. Microsoft Keyboard should appear in the device list of the Search pane.

Note: If your Keyboard is not listed in the search pane, try pressing the button on the underside of the keyboard again. Then click the Go Back button in the Setup Assistant to back up one pane, and click Continue to re-initiate the search. If the Keyboard is still not listed, make sure that you have installed working batteries in your keyboard. See the documentation that came with your keyboard for more information.

6. Select the keyboard from the listing, and click Continue to advance to the next setup screen.
7. You will be prompted to enter a passkey. Using the wired keyboard, type a number between one and nine digits into the passkey field of the assistant, then click Continue.
8. You will then be prompted to enter the same passkey again, this time using the Bluetooth keyboard. Type it, then press enter.
9. The setup should be complete. Select the Quit Button in the Setup Assistant to exit setup.

You should now be able to use the Bluetooth keyboard.

Tip: If you do not have a wired keyboard connected but do have a working mouse, you can use the KeyCaps application to input the passkey in step 7. Open KeyCaps and click the keys represented in the KeyCaps application with your mouse. Select the text in the KeyCaps field, then copy and paste it into the passkey field of the Bluetooth Setup Assistant.

Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only, and does not constitute Apple's recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

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