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Adjusting Settings Through Control Panel | Adjusting Accessibility Options

You can make adjustments to most of the accessibility features of Microsoft® Windows® 2000 by using Control Panel. And, by selecting just one icon in Control Panel—the Accessibility Options icon—you can adjust most of the accessibility settings all in one place.

 

Step by Step Guides that will help you with:

 

§         Adjusting Accessibility Options

§         Turning StickyKeys On and Off

§         Selecting StickyKeys Settings

§         Turning FilterKeys On and Off

§         Selecting FilterKeys Settings

§         Turning ToggleKeys On and Off

§         Selecting ToggleKeys Settings

§         Showing Extra keyboard Help in Programs

§         Turning SoundSentry On and Off

§         Selecting SoundSentry Settings

§         Turning ShowSounds On and Off

§         Turning High Contrast On and Off

§         Selecting High Contrast Settings

§         Turning MouseKeys On and Off

§         Selecting MouseKeys Settings

§         Turning Off Accessibility Features After Computer is Idle for Specified Number of Minutes

§         Enabling a Warning Message to Appear When Turning a Feature On

§         Enabling a Warning Sound to Play When Turning a Feature On or Off

§         Supporting SerialKeys Devices

§         Selecting SerialKeys Settings

§         Applying All Settings to the Logon Desktop

§         Applying All Settings to Defaults for New Users

§         Selecting a Dvorak Keyboard Layout


 

Adjusting Accessibility Options

 

 

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

1

On the Start menu:

n         Point to Settings.

n         Select Control Panel.

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key.)

n         Move to Settings by pressing S.

n         Select Control Panel by pressing C.

2

In Control Panel:

n         Double-click Accessibility Options.

In Control Panel:

n         Select the Accessibility Options icon by using the arrow keys.

n         Press ENTER.

3

In the Accessibility Options dialog box:

n         To access keyboard settings, select the Keyboard tab.

n         To access sound settings, select the Sound tab.

n         To access display settings, select the Display tab.

n         To access mouse settings, select the Mouse tab.

n         To access other accessibility settings, select the General tab.

In the Accessibility Options dialog box, select a tab by pressing CTRL+TAB (continue pressing TAB until you reach the desired tab).

n         To access keyboard options, select the Keyboard tab.

n         To access sound options, select the Sound tab.

n         To access display options, select the Display tab.

n         To access mouse options, select the Mouse tab.

n         To access other accessibility options, select the General tab.



To continue

To continue customizing Accessibility Options, select the appropriate tab and see the following Step by Step Guides:

On the Keyboard tab

§         Turning StickyKeys On and Off

§         Setting StickyKeys Settings

§         Turning FilterKeys On and Off

§         Selecting FilterKeys Settings

§         Turning ToggleKeys On and Off

§         Selecting ToggleKeys Settings

§         Showing Extra Keyboard Help in Programs

On the Sound tab:

§         Turning SoundSentry On and Off

§         Selecting SoundSentry Settings

§         Turning ShowSounds On and Off

On the Display tab:

§         Turning High Contrast On and Off

§         Selecting High Contrast Settings

On the Mouse tab:

§         Turning MouseKeys On and Off

§         Selecting MouseKeys Settings

On the General tab:

§         Turning Off Accessibility Features After Computer Is Idle for Specified Number of Minutes

§         Enabling a Warning Message to Appear When Turning a Feature On

§         Enabling a Warning Sound to Play When Turning a Feature On and Off

§         Supporting SerialKeys Devices

§         Selecting SerialKeys Settings

§         Applying All Settings to the Logon Desktop

§         Applying All Settings to Defaults for New Users

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