On some computers, the function keys -- the 12 "F" keys at the top of the keyboard -- have built-in secondary functions, like changing speaker volume or monitor brightness. Using the function keys for ...

Bring back Caps Lock and take control of your keys Bring back Caps Lock and take control of your keys Chromebooks are pretty different from traditional laptops in a lot of ways — and not just because ...

If you take a look at your laptop's keyboard, you'll notice that the top row keys have icons printed above, with "F" and a number, like F1, F2, and so on, below each one. These are known as function ...

When Kid-Key-Lock is running, an indicator icon will appear on your system tray. When you click on the tray icon, a pop-up menu will appear. All program functions, including the setup dialog box, are ...

I'd like to be able to use my function keys without needing the "fn" key itself when I'm bootcamp-booted into Windows. Any ideas?

In the keyboard section of the system preferences there is an option that might help you. I don't have my macbook pro present right now so I don't know exactly what its called.

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Are you finding that the Caps Lock function of your keyboard has been reversed, and instead of typing a capital letter when engaged, instead it produces lower case letters? Luckily, this problem can ...