What is the Fn key on my keyboard for.

Its a multimedia keyboard.

Thanks


Adam

Can you give a few more specs, someplace that may have a pic any mor to go on would be helpful?

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Could this be a French keyboard? Wondering since you're in Canada. If so, it might be a symbol or a character that's not used in American English, but is used in French.

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My guess: Fn stands for "Function" -- it acts like alt key or ctrl key -- as in ctrl+shift or alt+esc.

Is the text a different color? Are there other keys with some of the same color text? You may be able to do things like mute audio from the keyboard.

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Its a multimedia keyboard and all my special buttons are at the top of the keyboard this button is the exact colour of any key on the board and exactly has ..... Fn ........ on it . The little booklet that came with the keyboard says nothing about it and the store where I got it dont know either. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/frown.gif


I have been all over the internet looking but since it is a no nam e brand iI cant find any information.


Adam

If there are any special dual-function keys, for example to raise and lower CD music volume,
or to move one track forward or back, you may have to use the Fn key first to get the second function.

Also saw something like that on laptops with only F1 through F6 keys.
You press the Fn key first to get F7 - F12. Saves space.

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[This message has been edited by tjaymadison (edited 06-13-2001).]

It functions the second choice on your function keys. You should have little pictures below the F numbers and that is the second function.

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It's nice to know if we helped you out. Please let us know IF and WHAT fixed the problem.

there is no little puictures under my function keys but that might be on the right track so I will look into that more.