7 Enable Filter Keys
If you find that you accidentally press keys you don’t mean
to, or you hold down keys for too long so they are typed more
than once, then enabling this toggle will make Windows ignore
brief key presses or – in conjunction with the Bounce Keys option
- ignore repeat keystrokes unless told otherwise. Filter Keys can
also be toggled by holding the right [Shift] for eight seconds.
8 Using the magnifier
You can use the magnifier to zoom in on your screen to help
with precision selection, or just to make things larger. In the Ease
of Access section of Settings, click the Magnifier link to the left
and turn it on. You can alsousethe shortcut [Win] + [+] to enable
Magnifier, and [Win] + [Esc]todisable it – you can even opt to
have it enabled at startup.QQ5
Enable Sticky Keys
If you use the physical rather than on-screen keyboard,
Sticky Keys is one of the several settings that can make life easier.
Toggle it on in Settings > Keyboard. Now, rather than having to
press multiple keys at once – such as [Ctrl] + [S] for saving files
– you can press them one at a time. You can enable and disable
Sticky Keys by pressing [Shift] five times in succession.
3 Additional mouse settings
You can more helpful settings in the Control Panel, and you
can jump straight to the Mouse section by pressing [Win] + [R],
typing “main.cpl” and pressing [Enter]. On the Button tab you can
adjust how quickly you need to click for a double-click to register,
while on the Pointers tab you can select a new cursor scheme and
enable or disable shadows.
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Enable Toggle Keys
Toggle Keys is a handy feature that will play a sound when
you press any of the three ‘lock’ keys – Caps Lock, Num Lock or
Scroll Lock. We’ve all accidentally hit Caps Lock and ended up
typing in upper case. As well as using the toggle in Settings to
enable this feature, you can also enable or disable it at any time
by pressing and holding [Num Lock] for five seconds.4 Enable the on-screen keyboard
If you find a normal keyboard tricky to use, you can opt to
use an on-screen version that you control with your mouse. Back
in Ease of Access, click the Keyboard link to the left and then turn
on the toggle labelled Use the On-Screen Keyboard. The keyboard
will immediately pop into view. You can also use the shortcut
[Win] + [Ctrl] + [O] to toggle the on-screen keyboard on and off.Explore
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