"F keys".... How do I customize them on new aluminum keyboard?

Hi,
I want to use the "F" keys as the standard function keys so I checked the box in system prefs.
However......How do I customize any of the"F" keys?
I don't want to hold down the "fn" key to change the audio volume (F11 & F12).

Dudadew wrote:
I have tried rebooting into safe mode and then rebooting back but still no luck.
When you booted into Safe Mode did the function keys operate properly? If so then the problem is somwhere in your account or with some kernel extension you have loading. (Only Apple's most vital kernel extensions are loaded in Safe Mode.) If the function keys operate properly in Safe mode let us know.
You referred to reinstalling Mavericks. If you used a backup to migrate your applications and data afterwards it is possible you migrated the problem right back onto the computer. I have had Mavericks installed on a number of computers ranging from a 2007 iMac to a 2013 Mac mini (and some notebooks) without the problem you describe so I'm pretty confident that it isn't Mavericks itself but rather something else is involved in the equation.

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