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On-Screen Keyboard
is a utility that displays a virtual keyboard on the computer
screen that allows people with mobility impairments to type data
by using a pointing device or joystick. Besides providing a
minimum level of functionality for some people with mobility
impairments, On-Screen Keyboard can also help people who do not
know how to type.
In scanning mode, On-Screen Keyboard continually
scans the keyboard and highlights areas where you can type
keyboard characters by pressing a hot key or using a
switch-input device. This procedure tells you how to select
scanning mode for On-Screen Keyboard.
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Mouse actions |
Keyboard actions |
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On the
Start menu:
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Point to
All Programs.
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Point to
Accessories.
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Point to
Accessibility.
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Select
On-Screen Keyboard.
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Note
A message box with a link to more information about the
On-Screen Keyboard may appear. To close the box, select OK. |
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Display the
Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the
Windows logo key  ).
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Move to
All Programs by pressing P.
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If it does
not open automatically, press ENTER to open the All
Programs menu.
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Move to
Accessories by pressing the DOWN ARROW key.
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Press
ENTER.
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Select
Accessibility by pressing ENTER.
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Move to
On-Screen Keyboard by pressing the DOWN ARROW key.
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Press
ENTER.
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Note
A message box with a link to more information about
accessibility utilities may appear. To close the box, press
ALT+TAB to select the message box, and then press ENTER.
Then, press ALT+TAB to select the document in which you want
to begin working. |
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In the
On-Screen Keyboard window:
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Select
Settings.
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Select
Typing Mode. |
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In the
On-Screen Keyboard window:
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Be sure
On-Screen Keyboard is selected by pressing ALT+TAB.
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Display the
Settings menu by pressing ALT+S.
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Select
Typing Mode by pressing T. |
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In the
Typing Mode dialog box:
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Select
Joystick or key to select. |
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In the
Typing Mode dialog box:
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Select
Joystick or key to select by pressing J. |
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To set the
speed for how quickly On-Screen Keyboard scans:
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Select the
Down Arrow, and then choose a value from the list.
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Select the
Advanced button. |
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To set the
speed for how quickly On‑Screen Keyboard scans:
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Press the
TAB key.
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Press the
UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select a scan interval.
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Select the
Advanced button by pressing ALT+A.
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In the
Scanning Options dialog box:
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Select the
Serial, parallel, or game port check
box.
Or,
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Select the
Keyboard key check box.
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Select
OK twice. |
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In the
Scanning Options dialog box:
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Select the
Serial, parallel, or game port check
box by pressing S.
Or,
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Select the
Keyboard key check box by pressing K.
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Press ENTER
twice. |
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After
selecting On-Screen Keyboard options, to return to the
document you want to type characters in:
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Place the
insertion point where you want to begin.
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Note
To exit On-Screen Keyboard, select the Close button. |
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After
selecting On-Screen Keyboard options, to return to the
document you want to type characters in:
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Press
ALT+TAB to select it.
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Note
To exit On-Screen Keyboard (be sure it is selected by
pressing ALT+TAB), and then press ALT+F, X. |
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Notes
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On-Screen Keyboard
scans by highlighting each row of keys from the top to the
bottom of the keyboard. When the row that contains the key you
want to type is highlighted, you use the hot key or switch input
device you have designated (see below) to select the row.
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If you are using
Regular Layout, On-Screen Keyboard then scans the individual
characters in the row. When the key you want to type is
highlighted you use the designated hot key or input device to
select the character.
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If you are using
Block Layout, On-Screen Keyboard then scans the row. When
the group of characters that contains the key you want to type
is highlighted, use the designated hot key or switch input
device to select a group of characters. On-Screen Keyboard then
scans the individual characters within the group, and when the
key you want to type is highlighted, use the designated hot key
or switch input device to select the character.
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On-Screen Keyboard: Settings: Typing
Mode: Scan interval |
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