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Introduction
Windows 7 includes accessibility options and programs that make it easier to see, hear, and
use your computer. Accessibility is the epitome of usability and was a key tenet throughout
the engineering of Windows 7.
Windows 7 gives you more ways to interact with your PC by taking advantage of new strides
in speech recognition and touch technology. Windows 7 includes accessibility options and
programs that make it easier to see, hear, and use your computer including ways to
personalize your computers and use keyboard shortcuts.
Included in this document, you will discover how to:
The Ease of Access Center is a central location where you can get quick access to explore
and manage accessibility options. Explore how:
Personalize your computer so it looks just the way you want it. Find out how to change and
personalize:
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Desktop Background..............................................................................................37
Screen Saver........................................................................................................37
Font Size..............................................................................................................37
User Account Picture..............................................................................................37
Desktop Gadgets...................................................................................................38
Tutorials................................................................................................................39
These tutorials provide both keyboard and mouse steps to help you set up your computer
and start using the accessibility features in Windows 7.
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Get the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7. Keyboard shortcuts can make it
easier to interact with your computer, saving you time and effort as you work with Windows
and other programs.
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The Ease of Access Center is available through a Control Panel icon, and can be opened by
selecting the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Ease of Access, and then
clicking Ease of Access Center. You can also press the Windows logo key +U and
the Ease of Access Center will open. The Ease of Access Center includes:
Instead of looking for accessibility settings in various places on your computer, Windows 7
brings all those settings together and organizes them into categories that you can explore in
the Ease of Access Center. You can explore seven different categories of accessibility
settings and programs:
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Figure 4: Ease of Access Center: Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard
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Figure 7: Ease of Access Center: Use text or visual alternatives for sounds
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Full-screen mode. In full-screen mode, your entire screen is magnified. You can
then have Magnifier follow the mouse pointer.
Lens mode. In lens mode, the area around the mouse pointer is magnified. When
you move the mouse pointer, the area of the screen that's magnified moves along
with it.
Docked mode. In docked mode, only a portion of the screen is magnified, leaving
the rest of your desktop in a normal state. You can then control which area of the
screen is magnified.
Note
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Full-screen mode and lens mode are only available as part of the Aero experience. If your
computer doesn't support Aero, or if you're using a theme other than an Aero theme,
Magnifier will only work in docked mode.
1. Open Magnifier by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Magnifier.
2. On the Views menu, click the mode that you want to use.
3. Move the pointer to the part of the screen that you want to magnify.
Notes
When you're using full-screen mode, you can quickly preview your entire desktop by clicking
the Views menu, and then clicking Preview full screen.
For a list of keyboard shortcuts that you can use with Magnifier, see Keyboard shortcuts.
Magnifier topics in this section:
1. Open Magnifier by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Magnifier.
2. Click the Options button, and then select the option that you want:
Option Description
Follow the mouse pointer Displays the area around the mouse pointer in the Magnifier
window. When you select this option, you can choose to have
the Magnifier window move when the mouse pointer
approaches or when the mouse pointer hits the edge of the
Magnifier window.
Follow the keyboard focus Displays the area around the pointer when you press the Tab
or arrow keys.
Have Magnifier follow the Displays the area around the text that you're typing.
text insertion point
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1. Open Magnifier by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Magnifier.
2. Do one of the following:
To Do this
Zoom in Click Zoom in or press the Windows logo key +Plus sign
Zoom out Click Zoom out or press the Windows logo key +Minus
sign
1. Open Magnifier by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Magnifier.
2. Click the Options button, and then move the slider to adjust the zoom increment.
Moving the slider to the left causes Magnifier to zoom slower, with smaller changes
between zoom levels. Moving the slider to the right causes Magnifier to zoom faster,
with larger changes between zoom levels.
1. Open Magnifier by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Magnifier.
2. Click the Options button, and then, under Magnifier Lens Size, move the sliders to
adjust the size of the Magnifier lens. The lens size changes right away. Adjust the
level until it's right for you.
Notes
You must be using lens mode for the lens size options to appear.
You can quickly change the lens size by pressing Ctrl+Alt+R, and then moving the
pointer up and down to change the height, and left and right to change the width.
1. Open Magnifier by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Magnifier.
2. Click the Options button, and then select the Turn on color inversion check box.
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1. Open Magnifier by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Magnifier.
2. Click the magnifying glass icon or click Magnifier on the taskbar.
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1. Open On-Screen Keyboard by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs,
clicking Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking On-Screen
Keyboard.
2. Click Options, and then, under To use the On-Screen Keyboard, select the mode
you want:
Notes
If you're using either hovering mode or scanning mode and accidently minimize On-
Screen Keyboard, you can restore it by pointing to it in the taskbar (for hovering
mode) or by pressing the scan key (for scanning mode).
If you're using a mouse click to select a key in the Scan through keys mode, the
mouse pointer must be located over On-Screen Keyboard.
The keyboard layout changes in On-Screen Keyboard depending on the language
displayed in the active program.
1. Open On-Screen Keyboard by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs,
clicking Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking On-Screen
Keyboard.
2. Click Options, select the Use click sound check box, and then click OK.
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1. Open On-Screen Keyboard by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs,
clicking Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking On-Screen
Keyboard.
2. Click Options, select the Turn on numeric key pad check box, and then click OK.
1. Open On-Screen Keyboard by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs,
clicking Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking On-Screen
Keyboard.
2. Click Options, select the Use Text Prediction check box, and then click OK.
If you don't want to automatically add a space after you insert a word using text prediction,
clear the Insert space after predicted words check box, and then click OK.
Notes
Text prediction is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. To
enable text prediction in a specific language, you must first install additional
language files for that language. For more information, see Install or change a
display language in Help.
Text prediction isn't included in Windows 7 Home Basic.
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Narrator is not available in all languages, so if the steps below don’t work, Narrator is not
available for your language.
1. Open Narrator by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Narrator.
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Note
The Insert key is used for Narrator commands, so when you press Insert while
Narrator is running, you won't be able to insert characters. To use the Insert key to
insert characters while Narrator is running, press Insert+I and then the characters
you want to add.
1. Open Narrator by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Narrator.
2. Under Main Narrator Settings, do one or more of the following:
To hear what you type, select the Echo User's Keystrokes check box.
To hear background events, such as notifications, select the Announce System
Messages check box.
To hear an announcement when the screen scrolls, select the Announce Scroll
Notifications check box.
1. Open Narrator by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Narrator.
2. Click Voice Settings, and then make any of the following adjustments:
To select a different voice, click the voice you want to use in the Select Voice
box.
For a faster voice, select a number in the Set Speed list. The higher the number,
the faster the voice.
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For a louder voice, select a number in the Set Volume list. The higher the
number, the louder the voice.
For a higher-pitched voice, select a number in the Set Pitch list. The higher the
number, the higher the pitch. A higher-pitched voice can be easier for some
people to hear.
1. Open Narrator by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking
Accessories, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Narrator.
2. Select the Start Narrator Minimized check box.
The next time you start Narrator, it will appear as an icon on the taskbar instead of being
open on your screen.
To restore the Narrator dialog box to its full size, click Narrator in the taskbar.
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1. Open Audio Devices and Sound Themes by clicking the Start button, clicking
Control Panel, clicking Hardware and Sound, and then clicking Sound.
2. Your sound card is listed on the Playback tab.
If you don't have a sound card installed, you'll have to get one for Narrator to work.
1. Open Device Manager by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking
Systems and Maintenance, and then clicking Device Manager.
2. If the sound card has a yellow question mark next to it, the sound card might not be
working. Try reinstalling the sound card driver. For more information, see Update a
driver for hardware that isn't working properly, in Help.
3. If the sound card appears twice in the list, you might have a ghost device. If so,
delete the entry with the question mark.
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Before you get started using Windows Speech Recognition, you'll need to connect a
microphone to your computer.
Once you've got the microphone set up, you can train your computer to better understand
you by creating a voice profile that your computer uses to recognize your voice and spoken
commands. For information about setting up your microphone, see Set up your microphone
for Speech Recognition in Windows Help.
After you've got your microphone and voice profile set up, you can use Speech Recognition
to do the following:
Control your computer. Speech Recognition listens and responds to your spoken
commands. You can use Speech Recognition to run programs and interact with
Windows. For more information about the commands you can use with Speech
Recognition, see Common commands in Speech Recognition in Windows Help.
Dictate and edit text. You can use Speech Recognition to dictate words into word-
processing programs or to fill out online forms in a web browser. You can also use
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Speech Recognition to edit text on your computer. For more information about
dictating text, see Dictate text using Speech Recognition in Windows Help.
Note Speech Recognition is available only in English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese,
Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
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Themes
A theme includes a desktop background, a screen saver, a window border color, sounds,
and sometimes icons and mouse pointers. You can choose from several Aero themes. Use
the whole theme or create your own customized theme by changing the pictures, colors,
and sounds individually. You can also find more themes online. For more information, see
What is a theme? in Windows Help.
Components of a theme
Aero
Aero is the premium visual experience of this version of Windows. It features a transparent
glass design with subtle window animations, a new Start menu, a new taskbar, and new
window border colors. For more information, see What is the Aero desktop experience? in
Windows Help.
To learn how to change colors in Windows, see Change the colors on your computer in
Windows Help.
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Sounds
You can change the sounds your computer makes when, for example, you receive email,
start Windows, or shut down your computer. For more information, see Change computer
sounds in Windows Help.
Desktop background
The desktop background, also called wallpaper, is a picture, color, or design on the desktop.
It provides a backdrop to your open windows. You can choose one picture to be your
desktop background or you can display a slide show of pictures. For more information, see
Create a desktop background slide show, and Change your desktop background (wallpaper).
Screen saver
A screen saver is a picture or animation that appears on the screen when you haven't used
the mouse or keyboard for a set period of time. You can choose from a variety of Windows
screen savers. For more information, see Change screen saver in Windows Help.
Font size
You can make the text, icons, and other items on your screen larger by increasing the dots
per inch (DPI) scale. You can also decrease the DPI scale to make text and other items on
your screen smaller, to fit more on the screen. For more information, see Make the text on
your screen larger or smaller in Windows Help.
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Desktop gadgets
Desktop gadgets are customizable mini-programs that can display information, such as
continuously updated headlines or a picture slide show, without having to open a new
window. For more information, see Desktop gadgets: frequently asked questions and
Customize desktop gadgets in Windows Help.
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, select: To open the Ease of Access Center, press:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, select: To open the Ease of Access Center, press:
2 Under Quick access to common tools, Under Quick access to common tools,
select: select:
1 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
2 Under Hear text read aloud, select: Under Hear text read aloud, select:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, select: To open the Ease of Access Center, press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Use the computer without a display Use the computer without a display
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Hear text read aloud, select: Under Hear text read aloud, select:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
3 Under Adjust time limits and flashing Under Adjust time limits and flashing
visuals, select: visuals, select:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
3 Under Adjust time limits and flashing Under Adjust time limits and flashing
visuals, select: visuals, select:
An interval from the list for How An interval for How long should
long should Windows Windows notification dialog
notification dialog boxes stay boxes stay open from 5 seconds to
open from 5 seconds to 5 minutes 5 minutes by pressing ALT+X and
Select OK the arrow keys
Select OK by pressing ALT+O
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the computer easier to see Make the computer easier to see
by using TAB, then ENTER
4 On the Change the visuals and sounds On the Change the visuals and sounds
on your computer screen, under Basic on your computer screen, under Basic
and High Contrast Themes, select: and High Contrast Themes, select:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the computer easier to see Make the computer easier to see
by using TAB, then ENTER
3 Under High Contrast, to use the shortcut Under High Contrast, to use the shortcut
to turn High Contrast on or off, select: to turn High Contrast on or off, select:
Turn on High Contrast when left Turn on High Contrast when left
ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT
SCREEN is pressed SCREEN is pressed by pressing
Select OK ALT+L.
Select OK by pressing ALT+O
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the computer easier to see Make the computer easier to see
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make things on the screen larger, Under Make things on the screen larger,
select: select:
Change the size of text and icons Change the size of text and icons
by pressing ALT+Z
4 Select the size you want (from the available Select the size you want (from the available
options): options):
Note: This option requires administrator privileges on your computer. If you are authorized
to change settings, when the User Account Control dialog box appears, select Continue
(ALT+C).
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Start Magnifier from Quick Access to common tools for use in the current
session, or
Turn on Magnifier so that it automatically starts each time you log on.
1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Quick access to common tools, Under Quick access to common tools,
select: select:
1 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the computer easier to see Make the computer easier to see,
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
2 Under Make things on the screen larger, Under Make things on the screen larger,
select: select:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the computer easier to see Make the computer easier to see
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make things on the screen easier Under Make things on the screen easier
to see, select: to see, select:
Note: If the Adjust the color and Note: If the Adjust the color and
transparency of the window borders transparency of the window borders
link is not active, your computer does not link is not active, your computer does not
support this setting. support this setting.
4 Under Change the color of your window Under Change the color of your window
borders, Start menu, and taskbar, borders, Start menu, and taskbar,
select: select:
A color scheme from the available A color scheme from the available
options options by pressing TAB and the
Enable transparency to apply that arrow keys
effect Enable transparency to apply that
Adjust Transparency by moving effect by pressing ALT+N
the slider to the desired level Adjust Transparency by moving the
slider to the desired level by
pressing ALT+I, then the arrow keys
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5 If you want to adjust hue, saturation, and If you want to adjust hue, saturation, and
brightness, select: brightness, select:
Show color mixer, and move the Show color mixer, by pressing
sliders to the desired levels ALT+X
Select the Save changes button Move the sliders to the desired levels
by pressing TAB to select, and then
the arrow keys
Select the Save changes button by
pressing TAB, then ENTER
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
Select Make the computer easier Make the computer easier to see
to see by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make things on the screen easier Under Make things on the screen easier
to see, select: to see, select:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the computer easier to see Make the computer easier to see
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make things on the screen easier Under Make things on the screen easier
to see, select: to see select:
Make the focus rectangle thicker Make the focus rectangle thicker
Select OK by pressing ALT+K
Select OK by pressing ALT+O
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the computer easier to see Make the computer easier to see
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make things on the screen easier Under Make things on the screen easier
to see, select: to see, select:
Note: You can preview your selection in the Note: You can preview your selection in the
Preview box. Preview box.
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Start On-Screen Keyboard from Quick Access to common tools for use in
the current session, or
Turn on On-Screen Keyboard so that it automatically starts each time you
log on.
1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Quick access to common tools, Under Quick access to common tools,
select: select:
1 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
2 Under Type using a pointing device, Under Type using a pointing device,
select: select:
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pressing ALT+K
Select OK by pressing ALT+O
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1 On the Start menu, select: Display the Start menu by pressing the
Windows logo key , then select.
Control Panel
Ease of Access Control Panel by pressing the
Speech Recognition arrow keys, then ENTER
Ease of Access by pressing the
arrow keys, then ENTER
Speech Recognition by pressing
the arrow keys, then ENTER
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the mouse easier to use Make the mouse easier to use by
pressing TAB, then ENTER
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the mouse easier to use Make the mouse easier to use by
pressing TAB, then ENTER
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the mouse easier to use Make the mouse easier to use by
pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Control the mouse with the Under Control the mouse with the
keyboard, select: keyboard, select:
4 Under Control the mouse with the Under Control the mouse with the
keyboard, select: keyboard, select:
5 Under Set up Mouse Keys select: Under Set up Mouse Keys select:
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Turn on Mouse Keys with left Turn on Mouse Keys with left
ALT + left SHIFT + NUMLOCK if ALT + left SHIFT + NUMLOCK if
you want to turn Mouse Keys on and you want to turn Mouse Keys on and
off by using this shortcut off by using this shortcut, by
Display a warning message pressing ALT+K
when turning a setting on if you Display a warning message
want a visual alert when Mouse Keys when turning a setting on if you
is turned on or off want a visual alert when Mouse Keys
Make a sound when turning a is turned on or off, by pressing
setting on or off if you want an ALT+A
audio alert when Mouse Keys is Make a sound when turning a
turned on or off setting on or off if you want an
audio alert when Mouse Keys is
turned on or off, by pressing ALT+U
Top Speed of the pointer by moving Top Speed of the pointer by moving
the slider bar to the left (for low), or the slider bar to the left (for low), or
to the right (for high) to the right (for high), by pressing
Acceleration of the mouse pointer TAB to select the bar, then the arrow
by moving the slider bar to the left keys
(for slow), or the right (for fast) Acceleration of the mouse pointer
Hold down CTRL to speed up and by moving the slider bar to the left
SHIFT to slow down if you want to (for slow), or the right (for fast), by
use the CTRL and SHIFT keys to pressing TAB to select the bar, then
control the pointer speed the arrow keys
Hold down CTRL to speed up and
SHIFT to slow down if you want to
use the CTRL and SHIFT keys to
control the pointer speed, by
pressing ALT+W
To use Mouse Keys when NUM To use Mouse Keys when NUM
LOCK is On, or Off LOCK is On, press ALT+N
Display the Mouse Keys icon on Display the Mouse Keys icon on
the taskbar if you want a visual the taskbar if you want a visual
reminder when Mouse Keys is turned reminder when Mouse Keys is turned
on on, by pressing ALT+Y
Select OK Select OK by pressing ALT+O
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By pressing keys that correspond to the underlined letters in menus, commands, or dialog
box options, you can quickly select options using the keyboard, rather than the mouse. If
they are not already showing, you can choose to show underlined letters for keyboard
navigation and input indicators (the dotted rectangles around objects) to navigate in
Windows, generally with the ALT, TAB or arrow keys.
1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the keyboard easier to use Make the keyboard easier to use
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make it easier to use keyboard Under Make it easier to use keyboard
shortcuts, select: shortcuts, select:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the keyboard easier to use Make the keyboard easier to use
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
3 Under Use visual cues instead of Under Use visual cues instead of
sounds, select: sounds, select:
4 Under Choose visual warning, select one Under Choose visual warning, select one
of the following options: of the following options:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
3 Under Use visual cues instead of sounds Under Use visual cues instead of
select: sounds, select:
Turn on text captions for spoken Turn on text captions for spoken
dialog (when available) dialog (when available) by
Select OK pressing ALT+U
Select OK by pressing ALT+O
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the computer easier to see Make the computer easier to see
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make things on the screen easier Under Make things on the screen easier
to see, select: to see, select:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the keyboard easier to use Make the keyboard easier to use
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make it easier to type, select: Under Make it easier to type, select:
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Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT
is pressed five times if you want is pressed five times by pressing
to use the shortcut to turn Sticky ALT+K, if you want to use the
Keys on and off shortcut to turn Sticky Keys on and
off
4 Under When using keyboard shortcuts Under When using keyboard shortcuts
to turn Ease of Access settings on select to turn Ease of Access settings on
from these options: choose from these options:
5 Under Options and Feedback you can Under Options and Feedback you can
choose to: choose to:
Lock modifier keys when pressed Lock modifier keys when pressed
twice in a row twice in a row by pressing ALT+L
Turn off Sticky Keys when two Turn off Sticky Keys when two
keys are pressed at once keys are pressed at once by
Play a sound when keys are pressing ALT+U
pressed Play a sound when keys are
Display the Sticky Keys icon on pressed by pressing ALT+Y
the task bar Display the Sticky Keys icon on
the task bar by pressing ALT+I
6
Select OK Select OK by pressing ALT+O
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select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the keyboard easier to use Make the keyboard easier to use
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make it easier to type select: Under Make it easier to type, select:
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1 To open the Ease of Access Center, To open the Ease of Access Center,
select: press:
2 Under Explore all settings, select: Under Explore all settings, select:
Make the keyboard easier to use Make the keyboard easier to use
by pressing TAB, then ENTER
3 Under Make it easier to type, select: Under Make it easier to type, select:
1 Under Make it easier to type, select: Under Make it easier to type, select:
2 In Set up Filter Keys, be sure Turn on In Set up Filter Keys, be sure Turn on
Filter Keys is selected, then select from Filter Keys is selected (if not, press
the following options: ALT+I), then select from the following
options:
Turn on Filter Keys when right
SHIFT is pressed for 8 seconds if Turn on Filter Keys when right
you want to use the shortcut key to SHIFT is pressed for 8 seconds
turn Filter Keys on and off by pressing ALT+K, if you want to
Display a warning message use the shortcut key to turn Filter
when turning a setting on if you Keys on and off
want to see a visual message when Display a warning message when
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Test your settings by typing within Type text here to test settings,
the box before saving your settings by pressing ALT+N
4 Save your settings and close the dialog Save your settings and close the dialog box.
box.
Select OK by pressing TAB, then
Select OK ENTER
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Note Ctrl+Alt+Break and Ctrl+Alt+End are available in all Remote Desktop sessions, even
when you've set up the remote computer to recognize Windows keyboard shortcuts.
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You can now use this keyboard shortcut to open the program.
Notes
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The word None appears in the Shortcut key box until you press a key; then it's replaced
with Ctrl+Alt+the key that you pressed.
The new shortcut might not work for programs that have their own keyboard shortcuts.
You cannot use the Esc, Enter, Tab, Spacebar, PrtScn, Shift, or Backspace keys to create a
keyboard shortcut.
You can also create keyboard shortcuts to open files and folders.
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