Wireless keyboard won't connect

i can't do this because i am stuck at the log in page and when ever i change the batteries, it says 1 found but after 5 seconds it just goes back to attempting to find keyboard.

i do have another apple keyboard but the "8ik," don't work and my password starts with an "I"

please help this problem

Sometimes there may be an even simpler solution:

Locate the Power Button on your computer (it may be on the back of the machine).

Depress the Power Button for at least 10 seconds until the machine is off.

Wait 30 seconds.

Depress the Power Button again for about two seconds, until the machine turns back on.

Make sure your keyboard is turned on.

Wait for the Apple icon on the screen to appear and pass. The screen may display a message that says that the Keyboard is not recognized or not found.

Wait for directions to appear on the screen that guide you to an easy setup, simply by having you type in a displayed code and hitting the return button.

Voila! You're back in business.

-danaverse

If anyone is still reading this, I had the same problem. Keyboard refused to connect to macbook no matter how many times I took out batteries, restarted, cried, begged, pleaded. Turns out, the keyboard was pairing to my ipad in the other room. Turned off the ipad bluetooth, no more issues.

You're awesome for posting this.

I was having problems pairing my keyboard with my iPad.

My keyboard (apple) would not go into discovery mode, the green light would not blink on and off. It would go on and then turn off.

Pressing and HOLDING that right side button on the Keyboard did the trick to enable my iPad to "see" (discover) it.

I'd give you the points if I could. Here's a thumbs up instead!

Fantastic! MANY Thanks

Clear, thoughtful and reassuring all through the process. This is the way God intended instructions to be written.

You gave me the gift of three extra hours of sleep tonight. (Yes, I would have stayed with the problem well past midnight.)

Thanks again.

--GG

This procedure works fine with my iPad Air, except for the final step. I'm running iOS 9.2.1. In the final step of the pairing procedure given, I am unable to find "Update Services." Consequently I've had to go through this otherwise flawless procedure many times. Surely there is a workaround that will keep the pairing of the wireless keyboard. Thanks for any help someone may provide.

thats all fine and dandy IF you can get it, Ive been stuck on log in screen for a WEEK because my stupid keyboard wont pair - so i cant enter password. it worked fine before changing batteries amd Ive gone through countless batteries.

it says "make sure it is in discovery mode" how the heck do you do that? it is on, ive tried holding down power pbutton for 5, 10, 30 seconds.... green light is ON - but apparently i have to go BUY a usb keyboard to fix this??

What resolved this problem for me was not understanding that I had a whole

load of Bluetooth devices in my house that the keyboard could "see".

It was only by taking the keyboard out of my house and walking 100m up the

road that I could get it to start the flashing pairing sequence again by

pressing the power button.

Back in range of the computer again and it paired without a problem.

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THanks, it will only blink 2 or 3 times amd turns off, i see the next comments about leaving the house - but i already ordered a usb keyboard on amazon for $14 since ive been trying for days to get it reconnected. It worked perfectly until i changed batteries amd i know they work because i swapped with another keyboard amd same thing.

I was doing this - thanks - but have found a quicker way that works for me:

I power off the keyboard by holding the button until off. Then I go to my Bluetooth menu and click the dropdown so I can see my listed keyboard and select "Connect". Then I just hold the power button on my keyboard until it connects again and then let go.

That works for me when my Mac 'loses' my keyboard.

I could not get my keyboard and mouse to connect to my mac pro no matter what I did. Turns out I had my laptop open three floors away, and it had grabbed the keyboard and mouse. Sometimes it's not a computer problem ... :-)

Derm

that definitely should not happen, however I am curious why you turn off a Mac? I only reboot my macs once or twice a year. They recover from sleep so wonderfully, you really don't need to ever shut them off like you do with PCs. as for why they don't pair again, that is something of a mystery. Of course the old saying is make sure you have the latest operating system. But that's not much help. LOL my question back is really just why do you turn off a Mac?

Most of the time I'm just moving stuff around, or i'm just not going to use the computer for a while. The problem is that it's very annoying, since I have to borrow a wired keyboard to type the password before being able to re sync it...

Thanks for this hint - here's another one for anyone else who's stuck...

One thing that repeatedly catches me out is when I have paired my bluetooth keyboard with my Apple TV e.g. when you're sick of trying to type in email addresses and passwords using the remote. Without fail I will then forget to un-pair the keyboard with the Apple TV.

The next time I want to use my bluetooth keyboard and Macbook Pro in the living room, I will go through a 30 minute charade usually involving lots of cursing, and performing web searches to track down the problem. Then finally the penny drops.....

Hope this helps someone...let's face it it'll probably be me, when I end up doing exactly the same thing in about 12 months time.

Jon.

I just wonder. How do you guys log in to a computer without a responding keyboard?

Not to say how to alter the bluetooth settings without a responding keyboard ...
I'm still thinking hard about that :-)