# Automatic Function Keys toggling

**URL:** <https://community.folivora.ai/t/automatic-function-keys-toggling/35729>\
**Category:** Configuration Help & General Discussion\
**Tags:** keyboard\
**Created:** [February 12, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/automatic-function-keys-toggling/35729 "2024-02-12T19:34:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Spearman7448](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Spearman7448](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Spearman7448)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/automatic-function-keys-toggling/35729/1 "2024-02-12T19:34:48Z")

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I see that the latest update introduced an action for toggling Function Keys. That's great!  
However, my current setup consists of having F keys permanently on, and then having them act as Media Keys via a shortcut for each. I then disable the Media Keys shortcuts for some apps, like IDE's.

Is there any way to use the new functionality and somehow make the Function Keys active only while certain apps are focused?  
I would stick to my current setup, but combined keypresses with Media Keys don't work (CMD + F3 should reveal the desktop, but it doesn't do anything).

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/automatic-function-keys-toggling/35729/2 "2024-02-12T19:44:38Z")

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There are multiple ways to achieve this, the easiest is to use the "Specific App Did Activate" and "Specific App Did Deactivate" triggers:

 ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/1/3/13191ee47497f11ef74a4abfbc3e48134eb8819b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Spearman7448](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Spearman7448](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Spearman7448)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/automatic-function-keys-toggling/35729/3 "2024-02-12T20:02:48Z")

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This is exactly what I was looking for.  
Thank you!