There’s one annoying behavior: When you split-screen Word, it doesn’t adjust the text wrapping, so lines of text will run under the edge of the smaller window. Excel spreadsheets display formulas and charts without a problem. Words appear without delay, and the relatively low-distraction Word interface keeps you focused on your writing. I’ve written this whole review in Word on the Fire HD 10 Productivity, and as a single-tasking writing tablet, it's perfectly capable. The basic Android Office app includes Excel, Powerpoint, and Word you can download OneDrive, Outlook, and Teams from Amazon’s app store to complete the set. 5GB) and the ability to use Office on a desktop PC or Mac, along with some other added bells and whistles. The main perks of the subscription are more OneDrive space for your files (1TB vs. The Android Office app on the tablet can be used for free, so this is a puzzling choice.

This bundle's other substantial addition is a yearlong subscription to Microsoft 365 Personal, which would otherwise cost $69.99. The whole thing isn’t bad, as cheap tablet keyboards go. As a separate retail product, a similar Fintie keyboard gets 4.6 stars on Amazon. There’s a scant palm rest but no trackpad, so you'll have to frequently take your hands off the keyboard to poke at the screen.Īlong with letters, numbers, and arrow keys, there’s a row of function keys that include Home, Back, brightness and media controls, and quick jumps to the file manager, the default email program, and your browser of choice. The scissor-switch keys do not in any way feel premium, but they have decent throw and don’t wobble too much. The space between the edge of the “Q” key and the beginning of the “E” key is 13/16 inch that gap is 1/16 inch bigger on Apple’s Magic Keyboard and 1/8 inch bigger on my Lenovo laptop. The keyboard is a little undersized to match the size of the 10-inch tablet.

Our standard battery test (which you can read about in our base-model Fire HD 10 review, along with other details of hardware and software) indicated battery life of 12 hours, 48 minutes, and using the keyboard doesn't noticeably reduce it. In our tests, an hour’s worth of pure Microsoft Word only reduced the battery by 6% flipping back and forth in a web browser and installing a lot of applications had an 11% impact.

Depending on what you’re doing, you might need to plug it in while using the keyboard, or you might not. The tablet’s USB-C port is left exposed by the case. The keyboard case protects the tablet while adding functionality. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.

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