{"id":33334,"date":"2022-09-22T20:49:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/how-to-choose-whether-your-function-keys-are-f1-f12-keys-or-special-keys\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T20:49:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:49:31","slug":"how-to-choose-whether-your-function-keys-are-f1-f12-keys-or-special-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/how-to-choose-whether-your-function-keys-are-f1-f12-keys-or-special-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose Whether Your Function Keys are F1-F12 Keys or Special Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mbfaqih\/Shutterstock.comModern laptop and desktop keyboards have a multi-purpose set of keys in the \u201cfunction\u201d row. These keys can perform special actions related to the audio volume, playback, and hardware features. They can also function as the classic F1-F12 keys \u2014 but not at the same time. These keys will often perform special actions by default, but you may want to use them as standard F-keys \u2014 for example, for PC gaming. Rather than holding down the Function (Fn) key every time you press a key, you can choose what they do by default. Toggle Function Lock On or Off Changing the default behavior can often be toggled with a Function Lock key. If you toggle Function Lock on, the\u00a0keys will respond as if you\u2019re holding down the Function key all the time; turn off Function Lock and the keys w&#8230; Click below to read the full story from How To Geek<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/235351\/how-to-choose-whether-your-function-keys-are-f1-f12-keys-or-special-keys\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mbfaqih\/Shutterstock.comModern laptop and desktop keyboards have a multi-purpose set of keys in the \u201cfunction\u201d row. These keys can perform special actions related to the audio volume, playback, and hardware features. They can also function as the classic F1-F12 keys \u2014 but not at the same time. 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