using F1,F2,F3, etc on macbook

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using F1,F2,F3, etc on macbook

some programs I use have key commands of F1, F2, F3 etc. how do I access these buttons. I"ve tried pressing control, apple, option, and shift plus the F buttons up top and still it reponds to the other funtion of the key. Like I think F8 is volume. when I press the F8 key I want it to control F8, not the volume.

santa rosa macbook, Power mac G4 (R.I.P) Logic Studio, 16gb Ipod Touch, Mac OS X (10.5.4), 2gb RAM

Posted on Aug 18, 2008 7:03 PM

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Answer 1

macboy09

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Aug 18, 2008 7:06 PM in response to czarthp

if you go to file/system preference/keyboard and mouse/ keyboard there is an option to use them as just function keys.

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czarthp Author

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Aug 18, 2008 7:10 PM in response to czarthp

can I set it to use the F keys when I hold option or control or something? I like the funtion keys on there now, but I want easy access to the F keys also. sorry, I"m not at honme where I can hop in those settings right now to look myself

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macboy09

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Aug 18, 2008 7:15 PM in response to czarthp

there is a little key right next to control that says fn on it which when pressed would allow use of the keys as apple had intended them to be used for such as volume and brightness and it works for the opposite to. as in to get them too work as normal function keys depending on settings

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czarthp Author

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Aug 18, 2008 7:18 PM in response to czarthp

ok, thanks, I"ll play with it when I get home cuz I"ve set that FN key to do something else

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macboy09

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Aug 18, 2008 7:20 PM in response to czarthp

how do you set the fn key to do something else cause i dont use it for anything right now and i would like to know so i can set it to do things.

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