The Fn key activates special Function Keys marked by unique icons in the same color. For example, the F1 key on my laptop’s keyboard has a small icon of the Touchpad Off in a color code matching ...

Pressing the fn button with the F keys will typically enable them to work. These 11 other keyboard shortcuts will make your life easier, too. Here’s the answer to the mystery of those function keys.

You don't need to press the F1-F12 keys along with the Fn key to perform the hardware functions. For instance, if you want to increase volume on a Mac, then you simply need to hit the F12 key, not ...

Microsoft’s Surface Type and Touch Covers swapped out traditional keyboard F keys for quick access to volume, media, and other controls, but that has left a gap for those used to function keys ...