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How to Reverse Function Keys (F1, F2, etc) on MacOS Sonoma

  • 27 December 2023
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ProTruckDriver
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by: Paul Horowitz

 

Some Mac users have noticed that after updating to macOS Sonoma, or various macOS Sonoma updates, their function keys are reversed. A common example of this is that when you tap on the F1 or F2 key to adjust the display brightness, nothing happens. Or you may press F10, F11, or F12 to adjust audio levels on the Mac, and either nothing happens, or Expose activates rather than sound volume adjusting.

We’ll show you how you can reverse the function keys on macOS Sonoma, where the setting for this has been moved and buried, like many other things in System Settings.

 

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MajorHavoc
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Now this is an excellent article and very helpful. Thanks. 

- Owen Rubin,  Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.
russell.harris
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Have had to refer to this setting a few times for clients who suddenly trigger the hot key and wonder what’s happening to their keyboard!

"The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back!"
MajorHavoc
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Have had to refer to this setting a few times for clients who suddenly trigger the hot key and wonder what’s happening to their keyboard!

Yep. Been there and have done this for clients as well. This is now bookmarked for easier sending.

- Owen Rubin,  Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.

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