Adjusting Keyboard Options

Select the Keyboard icon in Control Panel to customize keyboard settings such as adjusting the character repeat rate, repeat-delay speed, and the cursor blink rate.

Step

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Point to Settings.
Select 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.

In Control Panel:

Double-click the Keyboard icon.

Note: If all of the Control Panel icons are not displayed, select view all Control Panel options.

In Control Panel:

Select the Keyboard icon by using the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

Note: If all of the Control Panel icons are not displayed, press the TAB key until view all Control Panel options is selected, then press ENTER.

In the Keyboard Properties dialog box, select the appropriate tab:

To adjust the character repeat rate, repeat-delay speed, and the cursor blink rate, select the Speed tab.
To specify the installed keyboard languages and layouts, select the Language tab.

In the Keyboard Properties dialog box, move to the appropriate tab by pressing CTRL+TAB (continue pressing TAB until you reach the desired tab):

To adjust the character repeat rate, repeat-delay speed, and the cursor blink rate, select the Speed tab.
To specify the installed keyboard languages and layouts, select the Language tab.

Screenshot of the Speed tab in the Keyboard Properties dialog box

Keyboard Properties: Speed tab