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To turn on StickyKeys
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Under StickyKeys, click Use StickyKeys.
3    To change the settings for StickyKeys, click Settings.
Tips
     If the Use Shortcut box is checked, you can turn StickyKeys
on and off by pressing the SHIFT key five times.
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.

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To turn on FilterKeys
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Under FilterKeys, click Use FilterKeys.
3    To change the settings for FilterKeys, click Settings.
Tips
     If the Use Shortcut box is checked, you can turn FilterKeys
on and off by holding down the RIGHT SHIFT key for eight seconds.
Holding it down longer will select alternative settings.
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.

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To turn on ToggleKeys
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Under ToggleKeys, click Use ToggleKeys.
3    To change settings for ToggleKeys, click Settings.
Tips
     If the Use Shortcut box is checked, you can turn ToggleKeys
on and off by holding down the NUM LOCK key for five seconds.
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.

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To turn on MouseKeys
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Click the Mouse tab.
3    Under MouseKeys, click Use MouseKeys.
4    To change settings for MouseKeys, click Settings.
Tips
     If the Use Shortcut box is checked, you can turn MouseKeys
on and off by pressing the LEFT ALT + LEFT SHIFT + NUM LOCK keys.
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.

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To turn on SoundSentry
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Click the Sound tab.
3    Under SoundSentry, click Use SoundSentry.
4    To change settings for SoundSentry, click Settings.
Tip
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.

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To turn on ShowSounds
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Click the Sound tab.
3    Under ShowSounds, click Use ShowSounds.
Tip
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.

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 To turn on High Contrast
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Click the Display tab.
3    Under High Contrast, click Use High Contrast.
4    To change settings for High Contrast, click Settings.
Tips
     If the Use Shortcut box is checked, you can turn the
high-contrast scheme on and off by pressing the LEFT ALT + LEFT
SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN keys.
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.


To turn off accessibility features after a specified time
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Click the General tab.
3    Under Automatic Reset, click the box that turns off
accessibility features. You can also change the time that elapses
before features are turned off.
Tips
     If you enable this feature, all accessibility features
except SerialKeys will be turned off after the specified time.
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.

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To be prompted when accessibility features are turned on or off
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Click the General tab.
3    Under Notification, click the box for the type of
notification you want.
Tip
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.

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To use an alternative input device
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Click the General tab.
3    Under SerialKeys Devices, click Support SerialKey Devices.
4    To change the serial port and baud rate for your SerialKeys
device, click Settings.
Tip
     For Help on an item, click   at the top of the dialog box,
and then click the item.


To move the mouse pointer by using MouseKeys
     Make sure MouseKeys is turned on.
     On your numeric keypad, use the arrow keys to move the
cursor horizontally or vertically.
     On your numeric keypad, use the HOME, END, PAGE UP, and PAGE
DOWN keys to move the cursor diagonally.

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To click by using MouseKeys
     Make sure MouseKeys is turned on.
     To click the mouse, press the 5 key on your numeric keypad.
     To double-click the mouse, press the plus key (+) on your
numeric keypad.
Tips
     To click as if you were using the right mouse button, press
the minus (-) key on your numeric keypad, and then press the 5
key to click or the + key to double-click.
     To click as if you were using both mouse buttons at once,
press the asterisk (*) key on your numeric keypad, and then press
the 5 key to click or the + key to double-click.
     To switch back to standard clicking, press the backslash (/)
key on your numeric keypad.

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To drag by using MouseKeys
1    Make sure MouseKeys is turned on.
2    To move the pointer over the object you want to move, press
the arrow keys on your numeric keypad.
3    To hold down the mouse button, press the INS key on your
numeric keypad.
4    To move the pointer over the area you want to move the
object to, press the arrow keys on your numeric keypad.
5    To release the mouse button, press the DEL key on your
numeric keypad.

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To turn on and off shortcuts for accessibility features
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    You can turn on or off shortcut key combinations by clicking
the Use Shortcut box in the following dialog boxes:
     For StickyKeys, click the Keyboard tab. In the StickyKeys
area, click Settings.
     For FilterKeys, click the Keyboard tab. In the FilterKeys
area, click Settings.
     For ToggleKeys, click the Keyboard tab. In the ToggleKeys
area, click Settings.
     For High Contrast, click the Display tab. In the High
Contrast area, click Settings.
     For MouseKeys, click the Mouse tab. In the MouseKeys area,
click Settings.


To display extra keyboard Help in programs
1    Click here   !EF(`access.cpl',`accessibility options,0')  to
display Accessibility properties.
2    Click the option at the bottom of the window to show extra
keyboard help in programs where this feature is available.


Turns on the StickyKeys feature, which enables you to press the
CTRL, ALT, and SHIFT keys and have them remain active until the
next time you press a key other than CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT. This is
useful for people who have difficulty pressing two keys
simultaneously.


Click this to adjust settings for StickyKeys.

Turns on the FilterKeys feature, which instructs your keyboard to
ignore accidental or repeated keystrokes. You can also adjust the
keyboard repeat rate, which is the rate at which a key repeats
when you hold it down.


Click this to adjust settings for FilterKeys.


Turns on the ToggleKeys feature, which instructs your computer to
play a high sound when the CAPS LOCK, SCROLL LOCK, or NUM LOCK
key is toggled on and a low sound when any of those keys is
toggled off.


Click this to adjust settings for ToggleKeys.


Enables you to use a key combination to turn StickyKeys on or off
instead of having to return to Control Panel.


When you press the CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT key twice in a row,
instructs your computer to leave the key active until you press
the same key again.


Turns off StickyKeys if you press a modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or
SHIFT) and a non-modifier key simultaneously. This is useful if
more than one person uses the same computer.


Instructs your computer to play unique tones that indicate when a
modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT) is pressed, locked, or
released.


Displays a status indicator for StickyKeys on the taskbar when
StickyKeys is active.

Enables you to use a key combination to turn FilterKeys on or off
instead of having to return to Control Panel.


Instructs your computer to ignore keys that are pressed only
briefly. To adjust how long a key must be pressed before the
keystroke is accepted, click Settings.
These features are sometimes referred to as RepeatKeys or
SlowKeys, and are useful for people who might press keys
unintentionally because of involuntary hand movements.


Click this to adjust settings for ignoring accidentally repeated
keystrokes and slowing down the repeat rate. These features are
sometimes referred to as RepeatKeys and SlowKeys.


 Click this to adjust settings for ignoring brief keystrokes.
This feature is sometimes referred to as BounceKeys.


Instructs your computer to ignore repeated keystrokes that occur
in very rapid succession. In these cases, all but the first
keystroke will be ignored. To adjust the interval at which
repeated keystrokes are recognized, click Settings.
This feature is also called BounceKeys, and is useful for people
with a tremor that causes the keys to bounce when pressed or
released.


Provides an area for you to test the keyboard settings.


Instructs your computer to beep when you press a key, and then
beep again when the keystroke is accepted.


Displays a status indicator for FilterKeys on the taskbar when
FilterKeys is active.


Instructs your computer not to repeat keystrokes when a key is
held down. When FilterKeys is turned on, this option overrides
the Keyboard options in Control Panel.

Instructs your computer to repeat keystrokes when a key is held
down. When FilterKeys is turned on, the repeat delay and repeat
rate you select here override the Keyboard options in Control
Panel.


Adjusts the amount of time that elapses before a character begins
repeating when you hold down a key. When FilterKeys is turned on,
this option overrides the Keyboard options in Control Panel.


Adjusts the speed at which a character repeats when you hold down
a key. For example, if speed is set to 1.0 seconds, the character
will repeat once every second when you hold down a key.
When FilterKeys is turned on, this option overrides the Keyboard
options in Control Panel.


Adjusts the amount of time you have to hold down a key before it
is accepted as a valid keystroke. If a key is pressed for a
shorter time, it is ignored.


Provides a place for you to test RepeatKeys and SlowKeys
settings.


Adjusts the minimum amount of time a key must be held down before
it registers as a key press.


Provides a place for you to test keyboard settings.


Enables you to use a key combination to turn the ToggleKeys
feature on or off instead of having to return to Control Panel.


Some programs can display extra help about using the keyboard. To
display the extra help (if available with your program), make
sure this box is checked.

Turns on the SoundSentry feature, which instructs your computer
to flash part of your screen every time the system's built-in
speaker plays a sound. You can specify which part of the screen
flashes by clicking Settings.


Click this to adjust settings for SoundSentry.


Turns on the ShowSounds feature, which instructs programs that
usually convey information only by sound also to provide all
information visually, such as by displaying text captions or
informative icons.


Specifies which part of the screen will flash when a program in a
window plays a sound on the system's built-in speaker.


Specifies which part of the screen will flash when a full-screen
text program plays a sound on the system's built-in speaker.


Specifies which part of the screen will flash when a full-screen
graphics program plays a sound on the system's built-in speaker.


Turns on the MouseKeys feature, which enables you to use the
numeric keypad to move the mouse pointer and to click,
double-click, and drag.


Click this to adjust MouseKeys settings.


 Enables you to use a key combination to turn MouseKeys on or off
instead of having to return to Control Panel.

Specifies the maximum speed at which the mouse pointer moves when
you hold down a MouseKeys direction key.


Specifies how quickly the mouse pointer accelerates to its
maximum speed when you hold down a MouseKeys direction key.


Enables you to use the SHIFT and CTRL  keys to temporarily slow
down or speed up mouse pointer movement when you are using
MouseKeys. To move the pointer slowly, hold down the SHIFT key
while you press the MouseKeys direction keys. To move the pointer
quickly, hold down the CTRL key while you press the MouseKeys
direction keys.


Specifies whether the NUM LOCK setting must be on or off for the
numeric keypad to function as MouseKeys. This enables you to
switch between MouseKeys and standard keypad operation by
pressing NUM LOCK.
Suggestions: If you also use the numeric keypad for data entry,
choose Off. If you use the numeric keypad for navigation and for
the INS and DEL keys, choose On.


Displays a status indicator for MouseKeys on the taskbar.


Instructs programs to change the color scheme to the one
specified in the Settings box instead of using program-specific
colors, and to increase legibility whenever possible. 


Click this to adjust the High Contrast settings.


Enables you to use a key combination to switch between the High
Contrast color scheme and the original color scheme.


Specifies which color scheme you want to use when you turn on
High Contrast. If you created a custom high-contrast color scheme
in the Display options in Control Panel, you can choose it in the
list of Custom color schemes.

Saves the changes you make in this dialog box for this Windows
session only. If this box is checked, any changes you make in the
Accessibility Options in Control Panel will apply only until the
next time you restart your computer. You must check this box each
time you want to make temporary changes.


Instructs your computer to turn off the StickyKeys, SoundSentry,
MouseKeys, FilterKeys, ToggleKeys, and High Contrast features
after your computer has been idle for a specified period of time.
The SerialKeys feature is not turned off.
This feature is useful if more than one person uses the same
computer.


Displays a confirmation message every time you use a shortcut key
to turn an accessibility feature on or off. This is useful to
alert users who might turn on a feature accidentally.


Plays a confirmation sound every time you use a shortcut key to
turn an accessibility feature on or off. This is useful to alert
users who might turn on a feature accidentally.


Turns on SerialKeys so you can attach an alternate input device
(also called an augmentative communication device) to your
computer's serial port. This feature is designed for people who
are unable to use the computer's standard keyboard and mouse.


Click this to adjust settings for the SerialKeys feature, which
defines how Windows will connect to and communicate with your
alternative input device.


Shows the port you are attaching the alternate input device to.


Shows the baud rate for your alternate input device.


Help is available for each item in this group. Click   at the top
of the dialog box, and then click the specific item you want
information about.

The StickyKeys feature enables you to press a modifier key (CTRL,
ALT, or SHIFT) and have it remain active until a non-modifier key
is pressed. This is useful for people who have difficulty
pressing two keys simultaneously.


The FilterKeys feature instructs your keyboard to ignore
accidental or repeated keystrokes. You can also adjust the
keyboard repeat rate, which is the rate at which a key repeats
when you hold it down.


The ToggleKeys feature instructs your computer to play a high
sound when the CAPS LOCK, SCROLL LOCK, or NUM LOCK key is toggled
on and a low sound when any of those keys is toggled off.


The SoundSentry feature instructs your computer to flash part of
your screen every time the system's built-in speaker plays a
sound.


 The ShowSounds feature instructs programs that usually convey
information only by sound also to provide all information
visually, such as by displaying text captions or informative
icons.


The MouseKeys feature enables you to use the numeric keypad to
move the mouse pointer and to click, double-click, and drag.


The High Contrast feature instructs programs to change the color
scheme to a high contrast scheme and to increase legibility
whenever possible. 


The SerialKeys feature enables you to attach an alternate input
device (also called an augmentative communication device) to your
computer's serial port. This feature is designed for people who
are unable to use the computer's standard keyboard and mouse.