the skin fall into place and stay in place very nicely but it defeat the purpose of the backlit keyboard . in my opinion they could have make the entire skin clear as the letter would show through the skin with minimal distortion and maintain the benefit of the backlit keyboard . it also cover up the one led on the cap lock key from be visible which be a bummer because I often hit that inadvertently . nonetheless it do the job of preserve the key from get worn look and keep dust and debris away from the crevice gap in the keyboard . the silicone also give a little more grip for you finger which take a little get use to at first but then you soon may like it . this one be a bargain for the price as many other be 5-10 time the price .