Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.

jimmy330 · Post by **jimmy330** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:09 pm

Just bought a new Mac Mini M2Pro plus their "Magic" extended keyboard. Unfortunately F1-F6 is assigned to non DP functions, whereas on my old keyboard it was: F1-Set Start F2-Set End F3-Set REC in F4-Set REC out F5-Set start of region F6-set end of region. Incredibly fast & easy, I used these all day for decades.
I'm having a hard time having to use my mouse to do this. Will I have to go back to using my old dirt encrusted USB?
Ideally I would love to assign these to F13-F18 on my new keyboard.
Any suggestions?
DP people?

HCMarkus · Post by **HCMarkus** » Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:19 am

Commands in DP are your friend. Reassign those currently assigned to your old keys to the new ones.

Or reassign the F1-F6 keys to "Standard Functions" on your keyboard in macOS System Settings...

Apple Menu>System Settings>Keyboard>Keyboard Shortcuts>Function Keys

dwilliams · Post by **dwilliams** » Sun May 05, 2024 10:32 pm

My experience is you cannot use F16 - F19. Maybe some 3rd party utility will allow this but I tried Karabiner and couldn't make it work.

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Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.

Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.

Re: Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.

Re: Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.