Keyboard Backlight on macBook??

Sorry, there is no built in back light on the Macbook.

Unfortunately, the keyboard backlight is only a feature available on the Macbook Pro portables. It's one of the many features that make the Macbook Pro a "professional" machine. What's interesting... I'm running 10.5.1 on my MB and I don't even see that option.

Was that a generic feature of OS X 10.4? I see that option on my MBP with OS X 10.5.1 but I don't even see it on my MB with 10.5

Jason, I'm still on Tiger, and the help file says:

*If your keyboard provides backlighting, you can turn it on so that the keys are visible in low light conditions.*

I suspect that "If" at the beginning of the sentence is the key here. Backlighting isn't available, as you said, on the MacBook, and the System Prefs don't have any mention of it. The help file must have been a generic thing, intended for all models of Mac at the time.

Gotcha!

That makes sense, a generic option. Because you figure only the MBP has that option and there's so many other computers (portables & desktops) that don't have a keyboard backlight. Leopard must 'know' what type of machine you have and not give you options that your machine doesn't support.

Thanks!

John Lucente wrote:
thanks for all the help everyone! i was hoping i was missing something and the keys would light up (makes it look quite professional) happy holidays

I agree, that's why Apple put it on the MacBook Pro:->