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There is no Fn modifier key as on the Mac keyboards. Luckily the F Lock remembers its setting across reboots. If you press вЂњF LockвЂќ the F keys simply do nothing. Function keys The Function keys (F1, etc) behave as such (as opposed to brightness, volume, etc), regardless of what you set in the Keyboard preference pane. (Without the Microsoft drivers) None of the remaining media keys work (web/home, search, mail, calculator, вЂњfavoritesвЂќ 1 through 5, back and forward, and the zoom slider). There are no keys for previous/next song.

Media keys The keyboardвЂ™s mute, volume and play/pause keys all work out of the box, no IntelliType required. What you set here doesnвЂ™t seem to be affected by OS XвЂ™s own modifier keys remapping.

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The one you want is under вЂњFor PC UsersвЂќ В» вЂњChange PC Application KeyвЂќ В» вЂњApplication Key to OptionLвЂќ (i.e. It doesnвЂ™t allow arbitrary key mappings, but, in the best open-source tradition, it does have zillions of settings. In spite of its name, works on any Mac (with OS X 10.4 or later). Graphical interfaces built on top of this mechanism, such as, have the same limitations.

Only allow mapping key codes to output characters, but not changing or adding modifier keys.

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The IntelliType drivers include a setting to treat this key as Command, but OS X has no such setting. Application key To the right of the spacebar, this keyboard has an вЂњApplicationвЂќ (or Context Menu) key instead of a Windows key. and the Microsoft Keyboard preference pane (open System Preferences, and right-click the Microsoft Keyboard icon, or drag it off the window in a puff of smoke).

Library/Keyboard Layouts/Microsoft Keyboards.bundle. System/Library/Extensions/MicrosoftMouse.kext (if you also installed the IntelliPoint drivers). System/Library/Extensions/MicrosoftKeyboard.kext. (If you installed the IntelliPoint mouse drivers, which were bundled in the same installer, the corresponding UnInstaller is in the same location.) If you donвЂ™t want to run the uninstallers, you can remove the following manually.

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How to uninstall the Microsoft drivers The IntelliType UnInstaller is in the Utilities sub-folder of your Applications folder. Web, search, mail, calculator, favourites 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, back and forward, and the zoom slider donвЂ™t work. Only mute, volume and play/pause keys work. You can use the Application key as a Command or Option key. With Microsoft IntelliType drivers With out Microsoft drivers Kernel panics with 8.0 drivers on Snow Leopard fine with 8.2 drivers on Lion. The following table should help you decide whether you want the Microsoft drivers. With IntelliType drivers As the last straw, if you remap your Caps Lock key to Control via AppleвЂ™s Keyboard preference pane, with the Microsoft drivers installed the remapping will be lost every time you restart. Or don't use the Microsoft drivers at all Ironically, the Microsoft drivers stop OS X from recognising the keyboard for what it is! With out the drivers, OS X reports вЂњNaturalВ® Ergonomic Keyboard 4000вЂќ with the IntelliType drivers, itвЂ™s a mere вЂњKeyboardвЂќ. If you have tested other combinations of driver/OS versions. Readers have reported that the older work well with Snow Leopard (note that the 7.1 drivers say they are for the older Natural Keyboard Pro, but they also work for this newer keyboard). I havenвЂ™t tested them on Snow Leopard, but I assume it is the new drivers, rather than the new Operating System, that contain the fix. The recent donвЂ™t cause kernel panics on Lion (OS X 10.7).

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OS X kernel panic On Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6), the IntelliType Pro 8.0 drivers caused me kernel panics at least once a day. You can use an Apple keyboard or a keyboard designed for Microsoft Windows with your Mac. A simple solution to this problem is to remap the Windows and ALT key and the command and option/alt keys on the Windows PC keyboard connected to the Mac.

Windows keyboard connected to mac command key