If you want to go further than customizing function keys, there are several apps that can help you work faster and become even more productive. For example, if you set up a shortcut to save a document as a template in Pages and assign it to the F1 key, then when you’re using Pages and press F1, the current document will be saved as a template. Now, whenever you’re in that app and tap the assigned function key, it will perform the specified command.

Type the function key shortcut in the Keyboard Shortcut box.

In the Menu Title box, type the name of the command exactly as it appears in the application’s menu.

From the All Applications drop down menu, choose the app for which you want to add the shortcut.

Go to the Keyboard pane in System Preferences.

Go to the menu that hosts the command you want to create a shortcut for and make a note of the precise name of the command.

Launch the app for which you want to add a shortcut.

Now, to actually create shortcut combinations, do the following: You will have to alter one of them to proceed.Ĭreate function key shortcuts with custom actions If the function key you’ve chosen is already assigned to something else, you’ll see a yellow warning triangle appear next to it and the original shortcut.

If it doesn’t have a shortcut assigned already, click Add Shortcut and tap the function key.

If the preset already has a shortcut assigned, click on it and tap the function key you want to use.

Choose one of the categories on the left-hand side.

In System Preferences, choose the Keyboard pane.

The easiest shortcut you can make is re-assigning function keys themselves to more useful actions: keys as standard function keys”Ĭustomize function key shortcuts with preset actions

Check the box next to “Use F1, F2, etc.

To reverse the default behavior of function keys, go to the Apple Menu and select System Preferences.

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