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FilterKeys is an
accessibility option that adjusts the keyboard response so that
inadvertently repeated keystrokes are ignored. Using FilterKeys,
you can also slow the rate at which a key repeats when you hold
it down. This procedure tells you how to turn on FilterKeys
through Accessibility Options in Control Panel.
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Mouse actions |
Keyboard actions |
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On the
Start menu:
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Select
Control Panel. |
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Display the
Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo
key  ).
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Select
Control Panel by pressing C. |
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In
Control Panel:
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Be sure you
are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are
showing).
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If not,
under Control Panel in the left pane, select
Switch to Classic View.
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Select
Accessibility Options. |
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In
Control Panel:
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Be sure you
are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are
showing).
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If not,
under Control Panel in the left pane, select
Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
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Press
ENTER.
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Press the
RIGHT ARROW key, and then the LEFT ARROW key to select
Accessibility Options.
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Press
ENTER. |
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In the
Accessibility Options dialog box, on the Keyboard
tab:
To turn on FilterKeys:
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Select the
Use FilterKeys check box.
Note To turn off FilterKeys,
clear the Use FilterKeys check box. |
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In the
Accessibility Options dialog box, on the Keyboard
tab:
To turn on FilterKeys:
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Select the
Use FilterKeys check box by pressing F.
Note To turn off FilterKeys,
clear the Use FilterKeys check box by pressing F. |
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To access
FilterKeys settings:
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Select
Settings. |
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To access
FilterKeys settings:
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Select
Settings by pressing E. |
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In the
Settings for FilterKeys dialog box:
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Select the
options you want by selecting or clearing the check boxes.
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Select
OK twice to save the settings and exit Accessibility
Options. |
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In the
Settings for FilterKeys dialog box:
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Select
options by pressing the underlined access keys (see notes
below).
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Press ENTER
twice to save the settings and exit Accessibility Options. |
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To close
Control Panel:
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Select the
Close button. |
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To close
Control Panel:
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Press ALT+F,
C. |
Notes
You can choose from the following options under
FilterKeys Settings:
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To use the shortcut
that allows you to turn FilterKeys on or off by holding down the
right SHIFT key for eight or more seconds, select the Use
shortcut check box (Press U).
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To ignore a
keystroke that is repeated too quickly, select Ignore
repeated keystrokes (Press O).
To set further options, such as specifying the
amount of time that must pass between repeated keystrokes in
order for a keystroke to be recognized as an intended keystroke,
click Settings (Press S).
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To ignore a
keystroke that is pressed too briefly, select Ignore
quick keystrokes and slow down
the repeat rate (Press N).
To set further options, such as specifying that
keystrokes are not repeated when a key is held down or that a
key must be held down for a specified amount of time to be
accepted as a valid keystroke, click Settings (Press E)
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To sound a beep
when you press a key and another beep when the pressed key is
accepted as a keystroke, under Notification, select the
Beep when keys pressed or
accepted check box (Press B).
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To display an icon
for FilterKeys on the taskbar when FilterKeys is turned on,
under Notification, select the Show FilterKeys
status on screen (Press H) check box.
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Control Panel: Accessibility Options:
Keyboard tab: Use FilterKeys |
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