It is the function key. By default it activates the row of functions along the top of the keyboard. That is F1 through to F13 on a laptop. Try holding down fn + F13 at it should activate dashboard. Function keys are programmable and can behave differently in other programs.
These function keys along the top by default have the screen dimmer, expose,
dashboard, keyboard brightness etc as their primary function. In System
preference you can reverse this so that the function key are the primary key
and you need to hold fn to access the other keys. Sort of like holding down the
shift key.
Regards,
Eugene
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On 02/05/2010, at 4:34 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: > > There is a key marked 'fn" in the bottom left corner of my keyboard, it > doesn't seem to do anything, does anyone out there know if it does anything > other than fill in the corner? > > > Regards, > > > Adrian > > [email protected] > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> >
