Function keys on an external keyboard

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Published on 2012-12-15T22:07:14Z Indexed on 2012/12/15 23:19 UTC
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So I bought a keyboard for my laptop. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the function key (though I know many people say it's useless). On my laptop, I control volume with the function key and F9-11. How can I get the same functionality on my external keyboard? The advanced keyboard settings don't have an option related to the function key.

More specifically, it would be great if I could map it to my 'Menu' key which I'm never going to use.

Or is there a way to get full functionality without it?

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