Expose configuration problem

Hi I'm a new Mac owner (i know i can hear you grown lol) and sorry to ask such a boring question but I can't seem to get my Expose to work, i can get spaces to work just fine although not when using the nominated hot keys - it only works when i click on the icon in the dock. I can't see anything in this forum that really details every step of expose and I don't want to to play with that app too much in case i create an abomination that I don't know how to fix.

Can anybody point me in the right direction please?

Thanks heaps
Loser Newb

 

thanks Bullox, i found the configuration box in the system preferences but I wasn't sure how to set it up once I was in there... that's the bit i'm reluctant to play with too much.... i was hoping somebody could give me a good starting point to set things up with....
thanks for your time mate

 

when i discovered this forum i thought i found a gold mine but it turns out that unless i want to talk about my MBP or my iPohne then this forum is useless for first time IMac users that need help with simple things like:

Setting up Expose &
Working out why my short cut keys won't work

I guess I'll have to find another forum for Macs

 

MistaBungle, thanks for taking the time to help me out. yes I'm frustrated, my GF made my purchase a Imac the other day and now I'm trying to gt work done with a computer that won't play ball with me.
I did what you said and the box was not ticked so I have left it that way as you instructed. I have tried using the Fn button but that made no difference. I can't even find a good demo of how Expose should work so I'm not even sure how it will look but the ones I used at Uni were great when you moved your cursor over other windows they would come to the front and become the main window until you moved you cursor over another window... to make matters worse I have no idea about these hot corners people refer to.
This may sound weird but would you mind take a screen shot of how you configure your expose in System Preferences so I can make mine the same so I know I'm doing everything OK when you try to help me?

Thanks very much mate - you're a champion for helping me out

 

OK thanks very much for the screenie. Most of that makes really good sense to me and I think I've got the hot corners worked out. I've nominated the 5 & 6 buttons as you suggested but nothing happens when i press them, even if i push the fn key first... in fact i get a beep and the browser window actually nudges up and down so that's all i get... any ideas why that is happening?

 

Bullox - I am pretty sure you have read my 'English' and failed to understand it, whatever has gone wrong inside your head is your problem mate, i'm sorry that you got upset after I tried to explain the situation but it was pointless pretending that I hadn't found the system preferences when i had, after all it was the icon immediately to the right of the one i had already said I found. My post explained that I new what the hot keys were... how do you think i found out what the hot keys were if i hadn't seen them in the system preferences.... geez and i thought i made a fool of MYSELF by going off half cocked ... thanks for making me feel much better about my poor behaviour. Now go and take your tablets and have a lay down, we'll all feel better when you have

Mistabungle - Thanks again for all of your advice, i wasn't able to find aything that useful anywhere but i forgot about youtube when I searched... you're a champion and a gentleman, thanks so much for taking the time to work through this with me. I'll play around a bit more to make sure i have everything sorted but for now I think i may be on top of it.

Thanks again Mistabungle
CyrusOz