Help with functions keys Topic is solved

[TheLimboDrifter19]

My keyboard requires me to press the 'fn' button to utilise the function keys or else they have different attributes assigned to the like increasing/decreasing brightness, volume, etc. I want to use the scripts to assign the function keys to number keys like,1,2,3 and so on. For example, I want the computer to process the F1 key when I press Ctrl + 1. I know that ^ is for Ctrl but what do I type to get the 'Send' command to execute the F1 or other function keys?

[Osprey]

First of all, I would simply try:

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Ctrl & 1::Send, {F1}

If that doesn't cut it, try running the following script...

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CoordMode, ToolTip, Screen

CleanTimer := -1000	; Must be a negative number (the timer will run only once)

Loop, 5000
{
  Hotkey, % "~*" GetKeyName(Format("vk{:x}", a_index - 1)), GetText
  Hotkey, % "~*" GetKeyName(Format("sc{:x}", a_index - 1)), GetText
}
  ; "~" keeps the button original function
  ; "*" fires the hotkey even if extra modifiers are being held down

Gui, New, -MinimizeBox
Gui, Add, Edit, w200 h200,
Gui, Show
Return

GetText:
  SetTimer, CleanText, Off
  Sleep, 50
  Key := RegExReplace(A_ThisHotkey, "^..")    	; "^.." removes the first 2 characters ("~*") from the returned string
  If StrLen(Key) > 1
    Key := "{" Key "}"
  Text .= Key
  ToolTip, % "" . Key "`n`n" . Text, 0, 0	; X\Y coordinates
  SetTimer, CleanText, %CleanTimer%
Return

CleanText:
  Text := ""
  ToolTip
Return

GuiClose:
  ExitApp
Return

...pressing the Fn key in the window and seeing if it displays anything in the tooltip in the upper left hand corner of the screen. If it does, then try:

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Ctrl & 1::Send, {Fn down}{F1}{Fn up}

...replacing "Fn" with whatever was between the braces in the tooltip.