I am just beginning my usage of Motion 4 and working through Mark Spencer's book. The book keeps referring you to use the Fn keys. But mine don't work the way they are supposed to. I went into System prefs and selected the use all Fn keys and when I go back into the program to use them I press the fn key and the appropriate Fn key (ex. F5 to open the project pane) and all I get is a beep and nothing happens. If I just use the F-F8 procedure it will just add an f or a 5 etc, into the area at the bottom for the current time. Or if I hit the Fn-F8 it opens iTunes. I know I can work it out by using the long way around. But I know it is easier to use the function keys from experience in the CS4 suites. Is there anything I am not trying or something anyone can recommend to make these work properly?
When you select the checkbox to "Use all F1, F2 keys as standard function keys" in System Preferences, then you don't have to use the fn key in Motion - that's the whole point. Pressing F5 by itself, for example, should open the Project pane.
That's what I have been counting on. However, when I press F5 for example, it takes whatever is on the canvas and replaces the bounding box with a red rectangle. I am somewhat proficient on a Mac but this is the first issue I have come across.