This cheatsheet lists down all the necessary shortcuts for the 60% keyboard RK61. Also along with it there are some nifty tricks with Royal Kludge's RK61. Yes there are manuals available on the internet however I find my experience using my RK61 is different than the manuals available. Therefore I write this cheatsheet.
| Function | Combination |
|---|---|
| Switch to Windows keyboard mode | Fn + A |
| Switch to Mac keyboard mode | Fn + S |
| Lock Win-key | Fn + Win |
| Switch to device 1 | Fn + Q |
| Switch to device 2 | Fn + W |
| Switch to device 3 | Fn + E |
| Directional Key Toggle | Fn + :Enter: |
| Fn Key Toggle | Fn + left ctrl |
| Reset Keyboard | Fn + Space |
| Function | Combination |
|---|---|
| Switch lighting patterns | Fn + \ |
| Increase light brightness | Fn + ] |
| Decrease light brightness | Fn + [ |
| Increase light changing speed | Fn + ' |
| Decrease light changing speed | Fn + ; |
| Change RGB Color | Fn + . |
Layers for RK61 cycles when you press Fn + left :ctrl:. There are no indicator to indicate on which layer you're on.
| esc | 1 ! | 2 @ | 3 # | 4 $ | 5 % | 6 ^ | 7 & | 8 * | 9 ( | 0 ) | - _ | = + | ⬅️ Backspace | ||||||||||||||
| Tab | Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U | I | O | P | [ { | ] } | \ | | ||||||||||||||
| Caps Lock | A | S | D | F | G | H | J | K | L | ; : | ' " | Enter ↩️ | |||||||||||||||
| ⬆️ Shift | Z | X | C | V | B | N | M | , < | . > | / ? | ⬆️ Shift | ||||||||||||||||
| Ctrl | Win | Alt | _ | Alt | Menu | Ctrl | Fn | ||||||||||||||||||||
Access these functions with combination on Layer 1
| Function | Combination |
|---|---|
| Print Screen | Fn + Y or Fn + :PrtSc: |
| Scroll Lock | Fn + U or Fn + :ScrLK: |
| Pause | Fn + I or Fn + :Pause: |
| Insert | Fn + H or Fn + :Insert: |
| Home | Fn + J or Fn + :Home: |
| Page Up | Fn + K or Fn + :PgUp: |
| Delete | Fn + N or Fn + :Del: or Fn + :Backspace: |
| End | Fn + M or Fn + :End: |
| Page Down | Fn + , or Fn + :PgDn: |
| 🔼 | Fn + / or Fn + 🔼 |
Fn + Right :Alt: or Fn + |
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| 🔽 | Fn + :Menu: or Fn +🔽 |
Fn + Right :Ctrl: or Fn + |
| ` ~ | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 | Delete | ||||||||||||||
| Tab | Q | W | E | R | T | PrtSc | ScrLK | Pause | O | P | [ { | ] } | \ | | ||||||||||||||
| Caps Lock | A | S | D | F | G | Insert | Home | PgUp | L | ; : | ' " | Enter ↩️ | |||||||||||||||
| ⬆️ Shift | Z | X | C | V | B | Del | End | PgDn | . > | / ? | ⬆️ Shift | ||||||||||||||||
| Ctrl | Win | Alt | _ | Alt | Menu | Ctrl | Fn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ` ~ | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 | Delete | ||||||||||||||
| Tab | Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U | I | O | P | [ { | ] } | \ | | ||||||||||||||
| Caps Lock | A | S | D | F | G | H | J | K | L | ; : | ' " | Enter ↩️ | |||||||||||||||
| ⬆️ Shift | Z | X | C | V | B | N | M | , < | . > | / ? | ⬆️ Shift | ||||||||||||||||
| Ctrl | Win | Alt | _ | Alt | Menu | Ctrl | Fn | ||||||||||||||||||||
When using the directional keys, I always have layer 1 on. I'll use my ring finger to hold the Fn key to cue the directional key layers and press the directional keys using either my index or middle finger. Some might be comfortable with having the pinky finger to hold the Fn key.
To toggle directional keys as active keys, press Fn + Enter. The /,right Alt,Menu, right Ctrl will be swapped with 🔼,
When I am connected via cable I get a different result for the F? keys. I am getting media control, brightness and stuff when I am press the Fn+F? key combination. This only happen on cable connection.
| Function | Combination |
|---|---|
| Reduce brightness | Fn + F1 |
| Increase brightness | Fn + F2 |
| Previous Track | Fn + F7 |
| Pause/Play media | Fn + F8 |
| Next Track | Fn + F9 |
| Mute/Unmute sound | Fn + F0 |
| Decrease Volume | Fn + F11 |
| Increase Volume | Fn + F12 |