The function keys on your keyboard are the most powerful computer tools that you're not using. We're going to fix that. Almost every computer keyboard has a row of function keys at the top, but it ...

The keyboard is one of the most important devices of your computer, allowing you to give commands for the different operations you want to perform. Most keyboards these days come with 104 alphanumeric ...

Quick. Answer the following question without looking at your computer: What keys are at the very top of your computer keyboard? Did you answer “the number keys?” Or perhaps “Q and W and E …?” Or maybe ...

If you take a look at your laptop's keyboard, you'll notice that the top row keys have icons printed above, with "F" and a ...

Chances are good you’ve noticed the row of numbered keys across the top of your computer keyboard that all have an “F” in front of them, but they may not get much use. If you’re using a laptop, they ...

Ubuntu's function keys are often set up to perform both a default function and a second function that is set up by the user or the keyboard manufacturer. You can press a function key to perform one of ...

Lenovo makes some pretty decent laptops and netbooks. But there’s one thing that always bugs me about Lenovo computers: the Fn and Ctrl key placement. Most computer makers put the Ctrl key on the ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

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Almost every computer keyboard has a row of function keys at the top, but it seems like almost nobody knows what they do. They’re incredibly handy, however, and can be an invaluable part of your daily ...