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Accessibility Tutorials

Windows XP Accessibility Tutorials

Learn how to use the accessibility features of Windows XP.

Getting started

  • Turn off accessibility options
  • Customize the Start menu
  • Switch users on a computer
  • Manage you accessibility programs with Utility Manager
  • Optimize your visual display to make your computer easier to read

Display and readability

  • Change your screen resolution
  • Display the Quick Launch toolbar
  • Keep your taskbar visible
  • Resize icons to make them easier to read
  • Turn off Smooth Scrolling
  • Turn on and adjust Magnifier
  • Turn on High Contrast to improve screen resolution

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Keyboard

  • Open and customize On-Screen Keyboard
  • Keep On-Screen Keyboard on top of other windows
  • Press one key at a time for shortcuts by using StickyKeys
  • Change the layout of On-Screen Keyboard
  • Adjust the character repeat rate
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Alternative keyboard layouts
  • Select a Dvorak keyboard layout

Mouse

  • Using ClickLock
  • Turn on MouseKeys
  • Change your mouse settings

Sounds and speech

Speech Recognition

  • Choose an audio device for text-to-speech playback

Sound

  • Adjust the sound volume
  • Change computer sounds
  • Use Narrator
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