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keyboard help
i only have use of one hand but keyboard requires me hold down the FN key to use my multimedia keys .
does anyone have tips or holding down this key permanently?
i only have use of one hand but keyboard requires me hold down the FN key to use my multimedia keys .
does anyone have tips or holding down this key permanently?
Now I am sorry you have this problem mate and apart from the ruddy obvious of say using some Blu Tak or getting someone to supa glue a strip of plastic stuck to the edge of the board which in turn holds it down the FN key I found this and maybe this might just be a a non physical fix - look at the bold typed answer ticked solution How do I lock and unclock the FN key? - HP Support Forum - 45847
You can try a w7 feature called Sticky Keys which allows keyboard shortcuts like, Ctrl/Alt/Del to be pressed one at a time.
Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center\Make the keyboard easier to use and check Sticky keys, Apply/OK and try it. I'm unsure if this works with the Fn keys on a laptop though.
Just for everybody's information I use sticky keys and the Fn button does not work with sticky keys.
Jerry
It is simple if you use the on-screen keyboard that you find in Accessories > Ease of Access. There you can activate multiple keys by just clicking on them one after the other.
You can even use a combination of on-screen and your real keyboard. Once you activated the Fn with on-screen, then use the real keyboard for the multimedia.
Fn keys are unique to laptops. I suspect because they often have a smaller keyboard than the standard 103 or 104 key, board.
They are used for such things as screen brightness or turning the wireless adapter on and off.