Using the ShowSounds Option

When ShowSounds is on, you can see captions for speech or other sounds that are part of your computer program.

Step	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the Start menu, point to Settings. Click Control Panel.	Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key). Move to Settings by pressing S. Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2	In Control Panel: Double-click Accessibility Options.	If the focus is not on Control Panel, press TAB. Move to Accessibility Options by using the arrow keys. Press ENTER.
3	In the Accessibility Properties dialog box, make sure you are on the Sound tab.	In the Accessibility Properties dialog box, make sure you are on the Sound tab. If you are not: Move to the Keyboard tab by pressing SHIFT+TAB. Then move to the Sound tab by pressing the RIGHT ARROW key.
4	On the Sound tab: Click the Use ShowSounds check box.	On the Sound tab: Select the Use ShowSounds check box by pressing ALT+H.
5	Click OK.	Press ENTER.