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Using the Control Panel to Set Accessibility Options | Changing the Sound Sentry Settings

SoundSentry allows you to change the settings to generate visual warnings, such as a blinking title bar or a screen flash, whenever the computer you are using generates a sound.

You will be able to choose visual warnings (for example, a flashing border) for sounds made by windowed programs and for sounds made by full screen text programs.

Before you begin

This procedure assumes you have already opened Control Panel and accessed the Sound tab. See Accessing the Sound Tab.

 

Accessibility Properties:  Sound tab—SoundSentry and ShowSounds

Settings for SoundSentry

 


 

 

 

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

1

On the Sound tab:

n         Click the Use SoundSentry check box.

In the Sound tab:

n         Select the Use SoundSentry check box by pressing ALT+S.

2

To select the type of warning you want:

n         Click Settings.

To select the type of warning you want:

n         Display Settings by pressing E.

3

In the Settings for SoundSentry dialog box, to see a list of options for Warning for windowed programs:

n         Click the arrow.

n         Click your desired option.

To see a list of options for Warning for full screen text programs:

n         Click the arrow.

n         Click your desired option.

In the Settings for SoundSentry dialog box, to see a list of options for Warning for windowed programs:

n         Press the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW keys to move through the list.

To move to the Warning for full screen text programs option:

n         Press ALT+F.

To see a list of options:

n         Press the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW keys.

4

Click OK, then click OK again.

Press ENTER, then press ENTER again.

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