Change F3 to "Show Desktop" instead of "Expose"

I have had an original Macbook Pro for 2 years and had assigned the "Show Desktop" function to the F11 key. I got a new Macbook Pro two days ago and it is lacking the available keys to assign the show desktop function. I would like to change the F3 key, which is currently "Expose" to "Show Desktop". Note: I don't want to have to hold Func. & F3 (which is what happens if you change the key under the Expose settings in System Preferences). Any suggestions?

You can use the 3rd party preference pane Function Flip to allow you to use just F3 for that function, without having to change all your Fkey functions. I use that on an older MBP to 'remap' the Exposé functions to F8-F10 (instead of Fn+F8, etc.), while leaving F1, F2, etc. in control of normal hardware functions. Thus, for me Fn+F8-F10 control the keyboard backlight.

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