The function keys on your keyboard are the most powerful computer tools that you're not using. We're going to fix that.

If you take a look at your laptop's keyboard, you'll notice that the top row keys have icons printed above, with "F" and a number, like F1, F2, and so on, below each one. These are known as function ...

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Function keys are the F1-F12 keys that run across the top of your keyboard. Commonly ignored yet incredibly useful, most function keys act as time-saving, shortcut buttons.

A set of keyboard keys from F1 to F12 that are programmed by the operating system or application to perform some task. The function key can be used alone or in combination with Shift, Control and Alt ...

This will make the original row of function keys appear on the Touch Bar, including the Escape key if your Mac doesn't have a physical one.

If you need to use your F keys on your laptop for an app or game but it isn't working, there are a few solutions you can use to make life easier.