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aliciaviola

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F5, F6 on M1 MacBook
« on: April 28, 2022, 10:09:57 am »

On my new MacBook Pro 16" 2021 the F5 (refresh) and F6 (moving, renaming files) keys don't work.
Is there an alternate one?
Frank
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edbro

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Re: F5, F6 on M1 MacBook
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2022, 10:23:05 am »

I'm going to assume that you are pressing the function key along with F5 and F6. That being said, you can add a toolbar icon to give you a method other than the menu bar or context menu. I don't think you can remap keys.

The F6 key works on my Mac Air M1, never tried F5.
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aliciaviola

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Re: F5, F6 on M1 MacBook
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2022, 10:52:11 am »

Thanks for the advice, function key and F5, F6 works.
On my old MacPro and the old  keyboard F5 and F6 worked without an additional key.
Great, I often use them!
Frank
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Re: F5, F6 on M1 MacBook
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2022, 06:36:57 am »

In MacOS System Preferences > Keyboard , you can control how the function keys are handled.  There is a check box to make them act like function keys without using the Fn key first.

Brian.
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