Setting Options for People Who Are Deaf or Have Difficulty Hearing Sounds from the Computer

If you are deaf or have difficulty hearing sounds from the computer, you can quickly set sound options using the Accessibility Wizard. Sound options include turning on SoundSentry so that you can get visual warnings for system sounds, and ShowSounds so that captions are displayed for speech and sounds in programs that provide them.

This option in the Accessibility Wizard allows you to:

Show visual warnings to notify of system events.
See captions for speech and sounds in programs that offer this feature.
Save the settings to a file.

Step	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the Start menu: Point to Programs. Point to Accessories. Point to Accessibility. Select Accessibility Wizard.	Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key). Move to Programs by pressing P. Move to Accessories by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key. Press ENTER. Move to Accessibility, and then press ENTER. Move to Accessibility Wizard, and then press ENTER.
2	In the Welcome to the Accessibility Wizard dialog box: Select Next.	In the Welcome to the Accessibility Wizard dialog box: Press N.
3	In the Text Size dialog box: Select the smallest text you can read. Select Next.	In the Text Size dialog box: Select the smallest text you can read by using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys. Press N.
4	In the Display Settings dialog box: Select the options you want. Select Next.	In the Display Settings dialog box: Select the options you want. Press N.
5	In the Set Wizard Options dialog box: Select the I am deaf or have difficulty hearing sounds from the computer check box. Select Next to continue through the wizard.	In the Set Wizard Options dialog box: Select the I am deaf or have difficulty hearing sounds from the computer check box by pressing D. Press N to continue through the wizard (use the arrow keys and ENTER to select the appropriate options).
6	In the Completing the Accessibility Wizard dialog box: Press ENTER to save your changes and exit the wizard.	In the Completing the Accessibility Wizard dialog box: Press ENTER to save your changes and exit the wizard.