F7 anomaly

[Dave Davison]

I know that to access "Spelling and Grammar" I have to click on Review then ABC but hitting the F7 key should do the same thing however, when doing so I get a prompt simply telling me what % the volume is currently set at. Any suggestions as to why this is so; running W11

[HansV]

Does your keyboard have a Fn key on the lower left side? If so, try pressing Fn+F7.

[Dave Davison]

Sure does Hans and it solved the issue, is this common to W11 as I have never encountered it before or does it have nothing to do with W11? Dave

[HansV]

It's a common feature of many keyboards.
You can "lock" the Fn key so that you only need to press F7 instead of Fn+F7. On most keyboards, you can press Fn+Esc to do that.

[Dave Davison]

Just tried that combination Hans & it does not work with my keyboard but not bothered as the fn+F7 does the trick. Many thanks Dave.

[HansV]

The key to use in combination with Fn usually has a small picture of a lock on it, or the text Fn Lock in tiny letters.

[Dave Davison]

Had a good look can't see any key with the said inf but-as I said- quite happy to have learned the function of the key combination you provided. Dave

[Charles Kenyon]

This is not a Windows setting but a BIOS setting from the computer manufacturer. They change the function of the function keys to match the little pictures they put on the keys instead of following the settings in programs.
There is usually a way to have it so the Fn key gives you those custom functions instead of having to use the Fn key with the keys set in programs. Contact the manufacturer.
https://www.addbalance.com/word/functionkeys.htm