Saving a Shortcut to Your Accessibility Settings on Your Desktop

After you have selected accessibility settings in the Accessibility Wizard and saved those accessibility settings to a file, you can make a shortcut to the settings and place it on your desktop. That way, if others use your computer, they can adjust their own settings. Then, when you return to your computer, you can restore your personal settings by simply selecting the shortcut on your desktop. The following steps show you how.

Step	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	Navigate to your accessibility settings file and select it. If you do not remember where you put your accessibility settings file: On the Start menu: Point to Search. Select For Files and Folders.	Navigate to your accessibility settings file and select it. If you do not remember where you put your accessibility settings file: Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key). Move to Search by pressing C. Move to For Files and Folders by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key. Press ENTER. Press ALT+M.
2	In the Search for Files or Folders Named box: Type My Settings (or whatever you named the file). Press ENTER.	In the Search for Files or Folders Named box: Type My Settings (or whatever you named the file). Press ENTER.
3	In the Search Results list: Locate and right-click your accessibility settings file. Note: If you named your accessibility settings file "My Settings," your search will probably result in a long list of files. The file will be preceded by an accessibility logo.	In the Search Results list: Move to your accessibility settings file by using the arrow keys. Press SHIFT+F10 to open the context menu. Note: If you named your accessibility settings file "My Settings," your search will probably result in a long list of files. The file will be preceded by an accessibility logo.
4	On the context menu that appears: Point to Send To. Select Desktop (create a shortcut). Note: You can also send a copy of your settings to a floppy disk by choosing 3½ Floppy (A). That way, you can take a copy of your settings with you to another computer.	On the context menu that appears: Move to Send To by using the arrow keys. Press ENTER. Move to Select Desktop (create a shortcut) by using the arrow keys. Press ENTER. Note: You can also send a copy of your settings to a floppy disk by choosing 3½ Floppy (A). That way, you can take a copy of your settings with you to another computer.
5	To exit the dialog box, on the File menu: Select Close. Note: Your shortcut will now appear on your desktop. To activate your accessibility settings: Double-click the icon. Select Finish to close the Accessibility Wizard pane.	To exit the dialog box: Open the File menu by pressing ALT+F: Press C. Note: Your shortcut will now appear on your desktop. To activate your accessibility settings: Select the icon by using the arrow keys. Press ENTER. To close the Accessibility Wizard pane, select Finish by pressing ENTER.