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Review on πŸ”’ Macally Bluetooth Wireless Number Pad - 22 Keys 10 Key Bluetooth Numeric Keypad with Arrow Keys for Easy Data Entry - Number Keypad for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Apple, iPhone, iPad and Desktop by Adam Martinez

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Doesn't work with Adobe InDesign stylesheet labels

Good keyboard. But almost useless for me as it doesn't work with Adobe InDesign style sheet keyboard shortcuts to allow setting style sheet keyboard shortcuts in InDesign. These keyboard shortcuts only work with the keys on the numeric keypad, but of course you want a wired keyboard or an extended keyboard, not an external keyboard. Strangely, the keys are registered as shortcut keys in the stylesheets, but InDesign doesn't list them as fixed. So you're running blind, which isn't going to work. For example, you can set the number 7 as the label for a paragraph style, but InDesign doesn't display "7" next to that style's name, so just remember that 7 is the paragraph style. Solution not working. Build quality is a bit cheap at $30, but after pressing the up arrow key for a while there was a slight issue that seemed to level off and went away. I suppose there was perhaps a small protrusion from the mold on the edge of the keycap that needed to be erased?

Pros
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Bad instructions