Amazon.co.uk Review
Featuring extra keys, buttons and gadgets the Microsoft Office Keyboard offers more than most other keyboards on the market. PC keyboards haven't changed much over the years, apart from the addition of the Windows key and a few extra application buttons most keyboards all look and work the same. In an attempt to try and change the way people use their keyboards, Microsoft has designed one with its Office programs in mind.
As with previous Microsoft keyboards you have the usual set of extra buttons along the top of the keyboard to quickly launch e-mail, Web browsers and other applications, but what's really new is that a wheel for scrolling documents and an extra set of controls have been added to the left-hand side of the keyboard, providing single click cut, copy and paste buttons, as well as forward and back browse keys. Secondly, Microsoft has added standardised Office shortcuts to all of the function keys and tied all of this to the software that works the keyboard. On top of all this the numeric keypad area has been redesigned somewhat and provides new undo and redo keys.
So is the office keyboard for you? All these extra keys are nice, but if you never actually use them there's not much point... Experienced users who know existing keyboard shortcuts will probably never use the extra keys offered by the keyboard, and in fact could find them a hindrance; plus the wheel extension makes this a very large keyboard. However, if you're a new or novice user the new keys could be a real benefit as they provide obvious shortcuts to often-used Office functions. Plus the quality of the keyboard is excellent, but it could be you'd find the Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro offers everything you need at a lower price. --Nick Baxter
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Now the work you do all the time takes less time.
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Microsoft Office Keyboard, our most efficient, most productive, most personal keyboard ever. Now you can scroll, move between applications, cut, copy, paste, go back and forward - the things you do all the time - at the touch of a button. The unique, left-side Single Touch Pad offers you two-handed control and flexibility for a more efficient way to work. Built for comfort and to make optimum use of Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and your favourite browser, this is the keyboard designed for the way you really work.
