f keys on my MacBook pro do not work

I got a refurbished 2017 MacBook pro with Touch Bar. I hold the fn key, the function keys appear but only f11 shows the desktop. The others only beep

How do I get the others to work?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 18, 2021 1:43 PM

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a brody

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Apr 18, 2021 6:07 PM in response to tommmy

Apple menu -> System Preferences -> keyboard -> Shortcuts lets you map them.

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