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xbox 360 usb keyboard

xbox 360 usb keyboard
how to hook up a wireless or wired usb keyboard to xbox 360
 
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Step 1What you need

what you need
wireless or wired usb keyboard

usb keyboard receiver for wireless keyboard

xbox 360

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16 comments
Aug 28, 2011. 11:23 PMmclancer says:
Spell checker ... dude.
Maybe brush up on your grammar, just saying.

My daughter just bought a Xbox 360 S, this info. is perfect.
Thanks
Jun 8, 2009. 1:21 AMkillagouge says:
]If you want to use the keyboard and mouse to play games you need http://www.xcm.cc/xcm_xfps_360.htm this
Jul 31, 2011. 12:35 PMkadoogan says:
I have one of these for the xbox and it works great. You have to have a wireless headset to chat when you are using it though. For the PS3 try the Fragenstein mouse. Also works well.
Jun 1, 2009. 2:03 PMdanymw says:
i plugged a microsoft (ms) mouse and ms keyboard but i can only write names,texts. i tried halo 3, didn't work,not surprised. back to controllers
May 1, 2010. 11:17 PMCloudLevi says:
Yeah, it's basically just for Xbox Live...otherwise it serves virtually zero purpose.
Jan 12, 2010. 6:51 PMdigitrunner says:
Sniper a lot of people still don't know that you can use a usb keyboard with a 360 so if nothing else the instructable served the purpose of bringing this undocumented fact to light.
May 1, 2010. 11:13 PMCloudLevi says:
 Excluding community location, it actually was kind of pointless considering anyone smart enough to even use an Xbox should be smart enough to plug in a USB keyboard. My point is, it -should- suffice to simply say "virtually any USB keyboard, wired or wireless, will work on the Xbox 360, even when connected to the rear, and even when said keyboard happens to be a combination set."

Besides...not to be rude but I actually had a bit of trouble figuring out what the guy who wrote this guide was saying and a couple of sentences still elude me at points... making this guide...really was just over-complicating something that was best said in the most concise manner possible.

I'm not being mean...I'm just saying...Sniper kind of does have a point...
Mar 23, 2010. 11:34 AMbaneat says:
Yes indeed, it was worth posting for those who didn't know.
Oct 22, 2009. 12:44 PMSniperslayr says:
 Since you pretty much said that the progess is plug'n'play. Was an instructable necessary?
May 22, 2009. 2:55 PMBerserk87 says:
really????? i seriously never realized i could use my pc keyboard with my 360...i have my pc right next to my xbox and messaging on the 360 is annoying.
Sep 11, 2009. 3:14 PMcyrozap says:
You can use a KVM switch so you can switch the keyboard between the PC and the Xbox.
Aug 31, 2009. 5:33 AMTh3H4rRy says:
I've noticed you can boot up your 360 by pushing any key on the keyboard, Noticed it when my cat walked on the keyboard on the floor and my xbox turned on
Jun 14, 2009. 5:04 AMavi625 says:
sweet
May 22, 2009. 2:54 PMlemonie says:
Do I understand this correctly as "plug it in"? (or am I missing something?) L
May 22, 2009. 3:38 PMlemonie says:
Well that's a good instruction on "plug it in"! L

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