1. Apple in June 2018 launched a keyboard repair program for MacBook and ‌MacBook Pro‌ models equipped with butterfly keys, and in May 2019, the program was expanded to encompass all MacBook.
2. 30 keyboard shortcuts Mac users need to know This collection of keyboard shortcuts for macOS can help users get the most from their iMacs, MacBook Pro and MacBook laptops.

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2. Macbook Air Keyboard Function Keys
3. Macbook Air Keyboard Function Keys Replacement

Hello there, fredrik-inaco.

Because I have the same issue, I have changed the trackpad on my MacBook Pro late 2015, and my Fn key messed up. By Illia Biblyi I also cant use my Function keys, and even though I did the System preferences method, all my laptop does is make some sound every time I click on one of the F keys. It suggests blowing some air at the problem, holding up your MacBook at an angle than using a can of compressed air to run down the keyboard from top to bottom and left to right. For best results. MacBook Air Magic Keyboard with Touch ID. The function keys along the upper edge of the Magic Keyboard keyboard provide shortcuts for common functions, such as increasing the volume or screen brightness. Touch ID (the power button) is located on the right side of the function keys.

Great job on troubleshooting your issue so far. The following Knowledge Base article provides some great, in-depth steps for troubleshooting keyboard performance on your Macbook:

Particularly useful will be the following section:

Some keys don't work as expected

1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
2. From the View menu, choose Speech.
3. Click the Text to Speech tab.
4. If 'Speak selected text when the key is pressed' is enabled, the key or key combination set to speak text cannot be used for other purposes or used to type text--click Set Key and change it to a less-commonly used key combination (try to use modifier keys such as Shift, Command, Option, and Control). Or, disable the 'Speak selected text when the key is pressed' option.
5. Click the Accessibilty or Universal Access pane in System Preferences, then click the Keyboard tab.
6. Make sure that Slow Keys is turned off. With Slow Keys on, you need to press a key for a longer period of time for it to be recognized.
7. In the Accessibilty or Universal Access pane, click the Mouse tab, and make sure Mouse Keys is turned off. With Mouse Keys enabled, you cannot use the Numeric Keypad to enter numbers--instead the keypad moves the pointer (cursor). (There is an option to enable Mouse Keys with five presses of the Option key; you may want to turn that option off to avoid accidentally enabling it.) If Mouse Keys is enabled and you are using a keyboard with no numeric keypad or Num Lock function, see Unable to type while Mouse Keys is enabled in Mac OS X.
8. If the function keys on the top row of the keyboard are not working as expected, see Mac OS X: How to change the behavior of function keys.
9. If the issue persists, use Keyboard Viewer to help isolate the issue:
   1. Click the Language & Text pane (Mac OS X v10.6) or International pane (Mac OS X v10.5.8 or earlier) in System Preferences.
   2. Click the Input Sources tab (or Input Menu tab in Mac OS X 10.5.8 or earlier).
   3. Click the Keyboard & Character Viewer 'On' checkbox to select it (click the Keyboard Viewer 'On' checkbox in Mac OS X 10.5.8 or earlier).
   4. From the Input (flag) menu, choose Show Keyboard Viewer.
      
   5. If the keyboard is connected and detected by OS X, the keys you type will highlight in the Keyboard Viewer window. Open TextEdit (or any text application), and try to type something using the keys that were previously not responding to see if they highlight in Keyboard Viewer.
10. Start from the Mac OS X Install Disc, choose Terminal from the Utilities menu and test the keys which were previously not working. If the keys work while started from the Install disc, then the keyboard itself is working correctly. Use How to troubleshoot a software issue to isolate the software issue that may be causing the keys to not respond.

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

Cheers,

Pedro.

This is the ultimate guide for working with MacBook keyboards, including accessing special functions, characters, accents, and using keyboard shortcuts in Mac OS system. Click on the list below to jump to an appropriate section.

MacBook Keyboard Diagram / Map

Macbook Air Keyboard Function Keys Function

MacBook keyboard has few distinctive sections: Function keys (in light blue), which provides access to various functions in MacBook itself or Mac OS system. By combining them with the FN key, you'll get access to F1 - F12 keys, which can be associated with particular application features (useful in Photoshop for example).

The second section is the modifier keys (in light yellow). Shift allows to type uppercase letters and other additional characters. Command and Alt/Option are used in keyboard shortcuts, as well as the Control key, which is used almost exclusively by Mac OS X and Apple programs.

Return and left Shift has two variants, one used in the US and Eastern Asia (horizontal Return and long Shift), and second, used in Europe, Middle East and Africa (vertical Return and short left Shift). On the diagram, this is shown by dashed lines. Of course, MacBook keyboards have lots of localizations, the most common - US English - is shown above. If you're unsure about the localization you have, go and check it with this guide.

MacBook Air 11' has slightly different keyboard, with smaller top and bottom row keys to accommodate smaller laptop size. Newest MacBooks Pro with TouchBar don't have upper F keys row, instead, they have a touchscreen which changes displayed options based on context.

MacBook Keyboard Symbols Chart

Symbol	Meaning	Notes
Screen brightness down
Screen brightness up
Launches Mission Control	Icon available on MacBooks Unibody
Launches Mission Control	Icon available on MacBooks pre-unibody
Launches Dashboard	Icon available on MacBooks Unibody
Launches Dashboard	Icon available on MacBooks pre-unibody
Keyboard backlight down
Keyboard backlight up
Rewind
Play / Pause
Fast Forward
Sound: mute
Sound: volume down
Sound: volume up
Eject	Available on MacBooks with CD/DVD drive
Power	Available on MacBooks without CD/DVD drive
Command	On MacBooks 1st generation this is replaced by Apple logo
Alt / Option	Available on European/ISO keyboard layouts
Tab	Available on European/ISO keyboard layouts
Backspace	Available on European/ISO keyboard layouts
Shift	Available on European/ISO keyboard layouts
Caps Lock	Available on European/ISO keyboard layouts
Return	Available on European/ISO keyboard layouts
Enter	Available on European/ISO keyboard layouts, accessed with FN key
Delete	Not on MacBooks, but worth knowing
Clear	Not on MacBooks, but worth knowing
Home	Not on MacBooks, but worth knowing. Can be substituted by CMD + up arrow shortcut.
End	Not on MacBooks, but worth knowing. Can be substituted by CMD + down arrow shortcut.
Page Up	Not on MacBooks, but worth knowing
Page Down	Not on MacBooks, but worth knowing
Arrows	Used to move things or pointer

MacBook Keyboard Special Characters and Accents Map

If you want to type special characters or accents, change your keyboard language to US International PC (thanks, Steve!) and use the map below to get them. You can also check out our solution to the two languages on one keyboard problem.

Where is the Print Screen Button?

Unlike PC keyboard, there is no Print Screen key on MacBook keyboard. This functionality is accessed by keyboard shortcuts and - on Mac - you have greater flexibility:

• Command + Shift + 3 - captures entire screen;
• Command + Shift + 4 - captures selected region. Your cursor turns to crosshair and by clicking and dragging you can specify which area you want to capture;
• Command + Shift + 4 + Space - captures selected window. First press the shortcut from above, then - when you have crosshair - hit Space. The cursor will turn to the camera and the active window will have a blue overlay. Click on it to get it captured.

In some apps, like Photoshop, you need to add Control into the mix, to paste the screenshot into the app.

MacBook Keyboard Tricks

There's a lot you can do in Mac OS by using the keyboard only. Here's a list of highly useful and not-so-useful keyboard shortcuts:

Shortcut	Action
Command + W	Quickly closes the active window in Safari or any other browser. Works also with many applications, like Pages, Numbers, Photoshop. Great way to quickly close something when your boss is coming around :)
Command + H	Hides the active application. Useful for hiding something quickly ;)
Option + Shift + F11/F12	Makes tiny changes in volume level instead of standard jumps.
Control + Option + Command + 8	Reverses colors on the screen.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	When watching YouTube video, this will advance you to 10%, 20%, 30%... of movie completion.
Option + Delete	Deletes whole word in text editors
Control + Command + V	Pastes copied text without formatting. Useful when copying something from Pages and pasting into eg. Wordpress :)
Control + Command + Option + Eject/Shutdown	Shuts down the MacBook without the need to provide username and password.
Command + Shift + A	Opens the Applications folder in Finder.
Command + Shift + U	Opens the Utilities folder in Finder.
Command + Shift + D	Opens the Desktop folder in Finder.
Command + Shift + I	When in Safari, this shortcut copies the URL, opens Mail app and creates a new email with the copied URL pasted as a link in a message.
Command + Option + M	Minimizes all open windows, showing Desktop.
Command + Option + Shift + Esc	Hold for 3 seconds to force quit any app.
Command + Tab	Cycle through opened apps from left to right.
Command + Shift + Tab	Cycle through opened apps from right to left.
Command + `	Cycles through active app windows.
Command + Q	Quit active app.
Command + T	Opens a new tab in Finder. Opens a new tab in a web browser.
Command + N	Creates new Finder window.
Command + Shift + N	Creates new folder in Finder.
Command + Space	Launches Spotlight.
Command + Option + Space	Switches to next keyboard language (if you have more than one).
Command + Control + Space	In some websites and apps this will give you the emoji keyboard.
Command + Delete	Sends selected files/folders to trash.
Fn + Delete	Deletes text from left to right.
F10 + Shutdown	Hold while launching MacBook to get a silent start.
Command + up arrow/down arrow	Jump to the beginning or end of a page. This is equivalent to PC's Home and End keys.
Command + up arrow + L	Highlights the address bar in a web browser.

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