Re: New Mac user -- question about function keys

2011-03-21 Thread gerry cook
user -- question about function keys Hi: The function keys at the top of the keyboard are set by default to control things like brightness and volume. When using voiceover, the function keys are often employed to perform software related tasks. Therefore, it is recommended that VO users

New Mac user -- question about function keys

2011-03-20 Thread Kimberly
Hi Everyone, I just got my Mac today and I have about a million questions. But the one I guess I'll start with is why don't the function keys do what they are supposed to do? I remember reading something about how they have hardware functions, but how do I get them to perform software functions

Re: New Mac user -- question about function keys

2011-03-20 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi: The function keys at the top of the keyboard are set by default to control things like brightness and volume. When using voiceover, the function keys are often employed to perform software related tasks. Therefore, it is recommended that VO users change the setting to have them do

RE: New Mac user -- question about function keys

2011-03-20 Thread Kimberly
Thanks Carolyn. That worked like a charm. K -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of carolyn Haas Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 9:38 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac user -- question about

Re: New Mac user -- question about function keys

2011-03-20 Thread Mike Arrigo
To configure the function keys, open system preferences, and choose keyboard. Check the option to use the function keys for normal software functions, then they will work as expected. On Mar 20, 2011, at 8:24 PM, Kimberly wrote: Hi Everyone, I just got my Mac today and I have about a