To put it on the keyboard was kind (4)
I believe the answer is:
type
'kind' is the definition.
(I know that type is a type of kind)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for type that I've seen before include "of a certain kind" , "output, printed" , "Sort - pattern - print" , "Kind or class as of people" , "Use a keyboard; sort" .)