Microsoft’s
latest keyboards now include dedicated Office and emoji keys. The software giant
was previously experimenting with an Office key on keyboards earlier
this year, and now the company is launching a new Ergonomic and slim Bluetooth
Keyboard that include the dedicated button. The Office key replaces the
right-hand Windows key, and it’s used to launch the Office for Windows 10 app
that acts as a hub for Microsoft’s productivity suite. You can also use the Office
key as a shortcut to launch Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more. Office key + W
opens Word for example, while Office key + X opens Excel.
Alongside
the Office key, there’s also a new emoji key on these new keyboards. It will
launch the emoji picker inside Windows 10, but you won’t be able to assign it
to a specific emoji or even create shortcuts, unfortunately. An emoji key on a
new Microsoft Support Phone numberkeyboard certainly seems unusual, but the
company is really targeting this new hardware at businesses where Office is
prevalent and emoji use is increasingly on the
rise.
While Microsoft
Support Phone numberis pushing these new Office and emoji keys, it’s not clear
whether other third-party keyboards will ever adopt them. Most keyboards ship
with the dedicated Windows key, and Microsoft Support Phone numberhas a
licensing agreement in place for the use of the Windows key to ensure the appearance
is the same everywhere. Microsoft Support Phone numberhas not yet revealed a
similar licensing program for its new Office key.
Microsoft
Support Phone numberquietly launched these new keyboards at the company’s
Surface hardware event last week, but they’ll be available in stores on October
15th. The Microsoft Support Phone numberErgonomic Keyboard will
be priced at $59.99, and includes a fabric palm rest and is wired to a PC via a
USB port. Microsoft’s smaller Bluetooth Keyboard is priced at $49.99,
and it has Bluetooth 5.0 support with up to 3 years of battery life.
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