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Is there a function key lock or something like that on a Mac?

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00:00 Is There A Function Key Lock Or Something Like That On A Mac?
00:24 Accepted Answer Score 31
00:39 Answer 2 Score 3
01:09 Answer 3 Score 1
01:26 Answer 4 Score 22
01:51 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 31


Settings -> Keyboard -> "Use all F1, F2 etc keys as standard function keys"

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ANSWER 2

Score 22


I'm not sure when this changed, but on at least macOS Ventura and Sonoma, you have to dig a bit deeper than the screenshot in the accepted answer.

First, go to System Settings → Keyboard. Then click "Keyboard Shortcuts...".

System settings → Keyboard dialog

In there, navigate to Functions keys.

Keyboard shortcuts → Function Keys dialog

And there you will find the setting.




ANSWER 3

Score 3


You may like FunctionFlip. Here is a description from it's website:

FunctionFlip's purpose is simply to disable the special features — rewind, play, mute, etc. — on the function keys. For example, if you "flip" F7, F8, and F9, those keys — only those keys — will revert back to normal F keys. Press the fn key with the special key to get the special function back. That is, the "special" and "normal" functions are flipped.




ANSWER 4

Score 1


If you're using an external keyboard for a mac, check the external keyboard for a f-key lock button. On my logitech it is on the escape key.

(I just spent half an hour figuring it out!)