Shortcut to Sound Preference Pane

While I was trying to fix a different problem, I stumbled upon a keyboard shortcut that brings up the sound preference pane. Just hit Option+F5. From here, you can adjust the volume of your sound alerts, system output volume and microphone input volume.

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Written by Michael Zhao on June 1, 2008 at 10:55 pm - Shortcut to Sound Preference Pane has 9 comments - Categorized in Easy Tips, keyboard shortcuts

9 Responses to “Shortcut to Sound Preference Pane”

1. 
   Miki
   alt+function key brings you to the appropriate system preferences pane, for example
   alt+F14 or alt+F15 to the monitor preferences pane (on a desktop keyboard) for older MacBooks it's alt+F1 or alt+F2.
   The point is, it depends on the function associated with the key. On newer MacBooks it's slightly changed. June 2nd, 2008 at 6:58 am
   
   
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   Mac Tricks And TIps
   Doesn't work on my Mac Book Pro w/ Leopard. June 2nd, 2008 at 8:03 am
   
   
3. 
   MacTipper
   More importantly, if you use the function key to change volume, brightness, etc, then you have to use Fn-Option-(Brightness, Volume, Keyboard Backlight, Exposé, Dashboard) to access the appropriate preference pane. June 2nd, 2008 at 8:40 am
   
   
4. 
   Timmy Hate
   It works on MacBooks, however instead of F5 it is F11 June 16th, 2008 at 5:39 am
   
   
5. 
   jaduffy007
   MBP and MacBook owners...this *does* work...ya just have to add the function key. Ex: func+alt+f5(etc). June 22nd, 2008 at 11:25 am
   
   
6. 
   Jonathan Chu
   Newest 2.5Ghz MBP with Leopard
   [alt/option] + :
   F1/F2 - Display Option
   F3/F4 - Expose/Spaces
   F5/F6 - Keyboard & Mouse
   F7-9 - Nothing
   F10/F11/F12 - Sound Countrol June 25th, 2008 at 11:41 am
   
   
7. 
   don.c
   hi i have that ame problem for my speakers the one were the speakers doent work just with the headphones.. i tried everthing already poking the headphone jack with a toothpick, reseting my pram, and some other stuff but nothing works can someone help me or are my speakers no good anymore...... any ideas??? July 1st, 2008 at 11:48 pm
   
   
8. 
   Mark
   July 25th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
   
   
9. 
   Dustin
   are you sure your plugging it into the headphones jack and not the audio in...
   
   also, you can go into sound preferences => output...
   It'll say "internal Speakers" with nothing plugged in... then when you plug somthing in it should change to headphones... i'm not sure what it says on a desktop computer with nothing plugged in August 6th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
   
   

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