Help with volume on keyboard!

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  1. FloridaMac, Dec 17, 2008

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    #1
    I just got an iMac and the F10, F11, and F12 keys which I thought were volume keys are not adjusting the volume. Instead, when I press the F11 key it gives me the desktop and the F12 shows me the widgets for the calculator, weather and all that stuff. How do I get those keys to adjust my volume? Thanks.
     
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  2. MacHappytjg, Dec 17, 2008

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    #2
    System prefs mice and keyboard it should work if u have 10.4.10 (i think otherwise 11) and up
     
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  3. cricketbird, Dec 17, 2008

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    #3
    Change your settings in:

    System preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard shortcuts tab
     
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  4. FloridaMac, Dec 17, 2008

    FloridaMac thread starter macrumors regular

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    That's not working.
     
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  5. DeusInvictus7, Dec 17, 2008

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    What he is looking for is actually under:

    System preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard

    Uncheck "Use All F Keys as standard function keys"
     
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  6. madog, Dec 17, 2008

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    It's System Prefs, over to Keyboard and Mouse, under the Keyboard tab there is a checkbox for "Use F1... etc as function keys", you want that unchecked in order for the F1 keys to function as the secondary icon on them (i.e., dashboard, volume, expose).
     
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  7. bengal85, Dec 18, 2008

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    Yeah this is rigth you have to change the prefferences before this will work
     
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  8. FloridaMac, Dec 18, 2008

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    Thanks a lot!
     
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