Visual Basic keyboard shortcuts on Mac

Hi, I am running Visual Basic on my Mac via VMware Fusion. I am taking a class, and the professor says to press ctrl+f5 in order to run the code. How do I do this on a Mac? I have tried to modify the settings to recognize traditional function keys (didn't work). If I press f5, the black output window flashes very briefly. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? The professor doesn't have an answer.

Thanks,

Carissa

Never mind!

So after punching a lot of buttons, the equivalent is fn+crl+f5.