How to access F keys without pressing Fn Aspire A315-32-P1EZ

saidtheredhead
saidtheredhead Member Posts: 1 New User
edited June 2022 in Aspire Laptops
Hi there, 

Can somebody please help me?  I don't want to have to press Fn to access the F keys. Is there somewhere in the control panel or a key that I have to press to turn this function off?  Thanks so much in advance! Acer Aspire A315-32-P1EZ. 

(Thread was edited to add model name to the title)


Answers

  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,891 Trailblazer
    FN key behavior is usually controlled by the BIOS in the Main tab. So F2 into the BIOS menu to check if the change Function key behavior is an option. If the option isn't there then google reassign keys Windows 10, for other ways that might work for you. Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • robsontrevor
    robsontrevor Member Posts: 1 New User
    Did this work?
    I have just bought a Swift3 and want to use the f-keys without having to press the fn-key. This slows me down when working with spreadsheets. I would like to reassign/reverse the keys
  • Nidzesi
    Nidzesi Member Posts: 7

    Tinkerer

    There is an option to reverse fn key inside BIOS.
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,891 Trailblazer
    >>>Did this work?>>>

    Just tap F2 on startup to enter the BIOS menu and see if the function key behavior option is available in the BIOS Main tab. If it is, change it, press F10 to save the change and exit the BIOS menu. That's it.

    Jack E/NJ

  • Easwar
    Easwar Member Posts: 6,727 Guru
    Hi @robsontrevor,

    Plz post the keyboard pic here.
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,891 Trailblazer
    robsontrevor>>>Did this work?>>>

    Just tap F2 on startup to enter the BIOS menu and see if the function key behavior option is available in the BIOS Main tab. If it is, change it, press F10 to save the change and exit the BIOS menu. That's it.

    Jack E/NJ

  • wynford
    wynford Member Posts: 10

    Tinkerer

    edited June 2022
    JackE said:
    robsontrevor>>>Did this work?>>>

    Just tap F2 on startup to enter the BIOS menu and see if the function key behavior option is available in the BIOS Main tab. If it is, change it, press F10 to save the change and exit the BIOS menu. That's it.


     Thanks it was getting frustrating... don't know why they need all these fancy symbols on the keys... the majority of people will never used them... if they do... there's always Character Map... click, copy and paste
  • wynford
    wynford Member Posts: 10

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    robsontrevor>>>Did this work?>>>

    Just tap F2 on startup to enter the BIOS menu and see if the function key behavior option is available in the BIOS Main tab. If it is, change it, press F10 to save the change and exit the BIOS menu. That's it.

    Thanks it was getting frustrating... don't know why they need all these fancy symbols on the keys... the majority of people will never used them... if they do... there's always Character Map