Keyboard shortcuts wireless keyboard

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Hope someone can help me with this. It makes no sense to me. I just purchased a new wireless keyboard for my imac. It is the official mac one. But the shortcut keys are not what they should be. Ie the volume keys activate spaces etc. I simply cant change them. For some reason on system preferences/Keyboard and Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts/ there is no option to add an increase volume shortcut.
So I am stuck here.
Any advice would be welcome. The frustrating thing is that the F Keys do something completely different with my wired keyboard. They work as they are supposed to do. That seems to suggest that there is an issue with the keyboard itself.
 
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Hope someone can help me with this. It makes no sense to me. I just purchased a new wireless keyboard for my imac. It is the official mac one. But the shortcut keys are not what they should be. Ie the volume keys activate spaces etc. I simply cant change them. For some reason on system preferences/Keyboard and Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts/ there is no option to add an increase volume shortcut.

Go to System Preferences/Keyboard and Mouse/Keyboard and make sure that you've checked off Use F1, F2, etc. as standard function keys. I think that should help...

Ken
 
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In case anyone stumbles apon this looking for an answer...

I just had the same problem when I purchased the new wireless keyboard.

Turns out all I had to do was check for updates. Once you've paired with the keyboard a new update should come up for the new layout of keyboard.

Should work...give it a try!
 

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