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What Is a Keyboard Tester?
A keyboard tester shows whether every key registers correctly. Learn when to test your keyboard, the signs of a failing key and how to run a test.
Keyboard How-To Articles
Step-by-step keyboard how-tos: unlock and reset keyboards, connect them to an iPad, clean a laptop keyboard and use handy keyboard shortcuts.
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How to Change Your Keyboard’s Lighting Color
Want your keyboard to glow a different color? Learn how to check for RGB lighting and change keyboard colors with software, key shortcuts and settings.
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How to Restart a Mac with the Keyboard
Restart your Mac using only the keyboard: the standard restart shortcut, how to force restart a frozen Mac and what to do when shortcuts don't work.
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How to Shut Down a Computer with the Keyboard
Turn off your PC or Mac without a mouse. Keyboard shortcuts like Alt + F4 and Ctrl + Alt + Delete for Windows, plus the shutdown shortcuts on Mac.
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How to Clean a Laptop Keyboard
Clean your laptop keyboard without damaging it: simple steps for daily cleaning, clearing crumbs with compressed air and dealing with spills.
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How to Make the Keyboard Bigger on iPhone
Make the iPhone keyboard easier to use with Display Zoom, landscape mode and full-width typing. Learn which settings change key size and which do not.
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How to Reset a Keyboard
Keys acting up? Learn how to reset your keyboard on Windows and Mac, from Device Manager and keyboard settings to resetting a wireless keyboard.
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How to Make the iPad Keyboard Bigger
Restore a small floating or split iPad keyboard to full size. Follow the pinch-out and Dock and Merge steps, plus landscape and accessibility options.
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How to Connect a Keyboard to iPad
Connect a Bluetooth, Smart or USB keyboard to your iPad step by step, plus fixes for when your iPad won't pair with or detect the keyboard.
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How to Switch Tabs with the Keyboard
Switch browser tabs without touching the mouse. The keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac, including how to jump straight to a tab by its number.