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Apple Smart Keyboard Numeric F

I bought this 2 days ago, got it in Yesterday.

My computer is UTD.  The keyboards types ok.

The instructions included with the keyboard gives instructions

to Re-program the F keys--- WHICH DOES NOT WORK !!

example.. the F5, F6, F13-F19 are BLANK, Have no use.

SO I went to Sys Pref, Keyboard, Shortcuts to program.

I selected "App Shortcuts" hit [ + ] to add, picked the program and gave it a F-Key.

-- doesn't work.  tried different settings and NONE of the programing works.

I've rebooted.. stood up on 1 foot.. it still does not work.

I see online many folks online have had this problem for YEARS & YEARS.

This full size keyboard is pretty new on the apple site,

I'm NOT SURE how in **** it could have functions that does not work

since there's been LONG TIME knowledge of this same problem

with the smaller keyboard.

What do you mean by this:

SO I went to Sys Pref, Keyboard, Shortcuts to program.

I selected "App Shortcuts" hit [ + ] to add, picked the program and gave it a F-Key.

-- doesn't work.  tried different settings and NONE of the programing works.

 

Maybe it is just the way you are expressing yourself, but the way shortcuts work is to assign them to menu items.

For example, you cannot easily assign a function key to, say, start Safari; but you can assign it to a menu command in Safari, like, say, "Show Top Sites":

Boot into Safe Mode, Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode, and try setting the shortcuts from there and test.  If successful reboot normally and test again.

Thanks for the fast reply.  It did not work.  I set up all the unused F-keys in Safe mode.

Then tried them in Safe mode, didn't work.

Then rebooted back normal and still didn't work.

.

I wish there was like a simple driver I could download.

( and I did look in the app store )

Try checking this checkbox in the System/Keyboard/Keyboard preference pane and see if the F key shortcuts work when you hold down the Fn key:

If it's already checked then uncheck it and test your shortcuts.

Did not work either.

All the other F-Keys changes correctly when checking / unchecking.

but not the unassigned keys.

What do you mean by this:

SO I went to Sys Pref, Keyboard, Shortcuts to program.

I selected "App Shortcuts" hit [ + ] to add, picked the program and gave it a F-Key.

-- doesn't work.  tried different settings and NONE of the programing works.

 

Maybe it is just the way you are expressing yourself, but the way shortcuts work is to assign them to menu items.

For example, you cannot easily assign a function key to, say, start Safari; but you can assign it to a menu command in Safari, like, say, "Show Top Sites":

Ahhhh  ok. 

Then I'm the problem.  Oh well.

thanks for your help.

If you really want to use a function key to launch an application, you can... but it requires a little work.

You can use a Service or a Script. These are associated with menus, so you can add shortcuts to them.

Here is how to create a Service that launches Safari - let's call it "Launch Safari".

1) Open Automator, and choose "Service".

2) Add a "Run Shell Script" action like this:

3) Save it as "Launch Safari"

4) In System Preferences->Keyboard->Shortcuts, click Services and add a shortcut:

最後更新：2017-09-04 06:44:02

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