Has anybody used this with Mac OS? What do you do for the 'fn' key?
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There's a tiny switch in the top right that has blue and white text. This toggles between multimedia and F keys.
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Answered by Bryan a few months back. Please see his response. My response is to stay away from the product because it did not work, conditions mentioned by other users. It's a great idea, just my experience - and others - that required a refund from Microsoft.
1979202
There's isn't an fn key like on other keyboards. Instead there is a little switch in the top right that accomplishes the fn key's purpose. It switches between multimedia (volume, play, etc.) and the typical F keys. With the keyboard switched to multimedia keys, everything seems to work fine with OS X as far as I've tried. Also, once you remap Command and Option to be swapped in Keyboard preferences, it's just like an Apple keyboard. I'm quite happy with it.
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Yeah the modifiers dont work on mac :( no clue how to get it to read the keys properly
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Hi, Barbara. It doesn't have Mac keys, if that's what you mean. To me it looks specifically designed for PC, but I'm not sure if it can be used on a Mac or not.
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The Fn key located at the bottom left, works like a shift key for the symbols in blue. Beyond that I cant help. I havent had any issues with mine but have only had it a few months.
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It has worked well on OSX for me. I suggest reassigning the modifier keys in OSX to better suit this windows-style keyboard.
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I always works with MAC OS, sorry i don't know how to going this plugins on this OS.
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There is an FN key, but it does not look like function keys. I don't know if there is a way to use other keys for this purpose, but it it is not indicated on the keyboard.
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Yes. Looking through other reviews regarding this keyboard, it appears others are successfully using it with their Mac OS equipment(I cannot give first hand knowledge as I don't not own one)
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It does work super well with Mac, depending what tool you are syncing wiith you can get the best of it...
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I cannot get it to work on Maverick (OS10.9). Initially started up and it asked to ID the keyboard and worked for a few minutes, but stopped and I have not been able to get it to work. Any suggestions on how to get it to work?
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If you are using it on a mac, press fn+the button where the esc key should be. That should work.
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If you do use the function keys and media keys a lot, the Fn toggle switch is a nightmare, but if you're running Windows you can get around this with an AutoHotKey script. I wrote one so that the AppsKey (the right click on keyboard) works like an Fn key on a laptop. Now my toggle switch stays in the white Function mode and I hold down the appskey to use the media functions on the same key.
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I am using this keyboard on a Hackintosh. It does not have the Mac key layout. You have to use the Windows key in place of the Command ⌘ key, but it works fine. I also downloaded KeyRemap4MacBook (now called Karabiner) to remap some of the function keys to make them still control volume, eject, etc as normal. You can download it at https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner. The only weird thing I've noticed with this and maybe it's a Hackintosh thing is you have to hit the caps lock button twice when you first boot up to turn off num lock. Otherwise, the "number pad" which is some of your letters will still be turned on. I am using this keyboard on a Hackintosh. It does not have the Mac key layout. You have to use the Windows key in place of the Command ⌘ key, but it works fine. I also downloaded KeyRemap4MacBook (now called Karabiner) to remap some of the function keys to make them still control volume, eject, etc as normal. You can download it at https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner. The only weird thing I've noticed with this and maybe it's a Hackintosh thing is you have to hit the caps lock button twice when you first boot up to turn off num lock. Otherwise, the "number pad" which is some of... » Read More I am using this keyboard on a Hackintosh. It does not have the Mac key layout. You have to use the Windows key in place of the Command ⌘ key, but it works fine. I also downloaded KeyRemap4MacBook (now called Karabiner) to remap some of the function keys to make them still control volume, eject, etc as normal. You can download it at https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner. The only weird thing I've noticed with this and maybe it's a Hackintosh thing is you have to hit the caps lock button twice when you first boot up to turn off num lock. Otherwise, the "number pad" which is some of your letters will still be turned on. « Show Less
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Works on linux, so it should work fine on Mac. There's nothing special about the buttons at all.
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Hi Kara, We've had many customers install the Keys For Macbook Pro on their MacBook Air with no problem. Thanks!
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It doesn't have dedicated keys like the volume, optical tray and monitor on/off buttons located at the top, but if you find that f1/f2 don't adjust the brightness, then you can edit the options for the keyboard in system preferences. There is a checkmark there to use the function keys. The version of OS X also matters as I use OS X Mavericks, and don't have that particular checkmark option.
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Most of the keys will work, but the Mac specific keys will be confusing in a Windows environment. Probably not the best choice.