# Trapping HELP key in OS X

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trapping-help-key-in-os-x/197656>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 18, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trapping-help-key-in-os-x/197656 "2006-08-18T00:29:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![kavalier\_n\_clay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ec8ea/32.png) [@kavalier\_n\_clay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kavalier_n_clay)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trapping-help-key-in-os-x/197656/1 "2006-08-18T00:29:42Z")

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I am having a problem trapping the HELP key in OS X. Every other key I have tried seems to work. I have the “Disable Keyboard Shortcuts” checked in the Control Menu.

My code is pretty simple:

```auto

      if ( (Key.isDown(Key.HOME)) )
	{
		infobar_sequence();
		debounce = debounceConstant;
		trace("HOME hit");
	}
	else if ( (Key.isDown(47)) ) //help=47
	{
		trace("HELP hit");
		debounce = debounceConstant;
	}
	else if ( (Key.isDown(Key.PGUP)) )
	{
		trace("PGUP hit");
		debounce = debounceConstant;
	}

```

The HOME key works fine, as does the PGUP key, however I get no response from the HELP key? Anyone else seen this? Know how to solve this?

The weird thing is that I can verify the keycode for the HELP key by doing a

```auto
trace(Key.getCode());

```

which outputs a “47” whenever I hit the help key

btw, I am using Flash 8.0 on OS X.4