Keyboard
Adjust the Key Repeat Rate using the sliders provided.
All keyboards have function keys (F1, F5, F12, and so on), but some of those keys lead a
double life. For example, the F1 and F2 keys on a MacBook act as the brightness controls for the
FIGURE 14-2 The Energy Saver preferences pane with all Sleep details revealed
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display. Checking the ???Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys??? box requires the user to
hold down the FN key to utilize the keys??™ secondary functionality.
Click the Modifier Keys button to change the functionality of your modifier keys, as shown
next. Modifier keys are keys you press simultaneously with other keys to perform a given
function, such as using the z key with the O key to open documents.
FIGURE 14-3 The Energy Saver preferences pane with all Options details revealed
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Trackpad
If you have a laptop, you will see the Trackpad tab, which you use to adjust your trackpad??™s
tracking, scrolling, and double-click speeds. You can have your laptop ignore trackpad input
when you have a mouse connected to it by checking the ???Ignore trackpad when mouse is
present??? box.
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