The "B" and "N" keys are enlarged and the G and H ones slightly less so, though not as dramatically as the space bar is on the Natural Keyboard Elite. One nice thing is the slightly curved keyboard, which Microsoft calls Comfort Curve, designed about half-way between a standard keyboard and the split keyboard. For instance, users who favour Adobe's Photoshop Elements will be able to open Photoshop Elements, but not edit a picture with the Edit button, or send it with the Send button.
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The PhotoCentre keys can be reprogrammed through software supplied with the combination, but they can't be set up in such a way as to trigger functions within other programs. list), and probably lower on the street.īut the combination is not so valuable for people who don't want to use the Digital Image Standard 2006 software. When bundled with the wireless optical mouse, the three products are a bargain: $139 (Cdn. Put together, the software and the keyboard do make a happy combination. Ideal for those who take family snaps, fix them up a bit, print them for the family scrapbook or send them around via e-mail. The five buttons tell you the market for the product right away: Edit, Send, Print, Slide Show and Library. Microsoft appears to be really proud of this. The area of the keyboard that is dedicated to the program has a name - it's called the PhotoCentre - and is comprised of five buttons and a slider, which operates a zoom feature while working within Digital Image. Digital Image Standard 2006 doesn't talk down to the user as much as its predecessor, Picture It!, did, but it's still a tinkerer's product, one made more appealing with the addition of a bunch of dedicated keys on the keyboard. Now Microsoft has never had much luck with its photo-editing packages, and has been left behind by Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, and Paint Shop Pro, formerly a JASC product and now owned by Corel Corp. Its latest mouse-and-keyboard combination called the Wireless Optical Desktop 5000 is not only wireless, it is bundled with Digital Image Standard 2006, a photo-editing package that is integrated into the keyboard and is made for the market that likes to tinker with family pictures. This leaves manufacturers with two other options: play with wireless connectivity or make a keyboard dedicated to certain software.
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