Set 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.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Point to All Programs.
Point to Accessories.
Point to Accessibility.
Select Accessibility Wizard.

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] ).

Press R.
Type accwiz
Press ENTER.

In the Welcome to the Accessibility Wizard dialog box:

Select Next.

In the Welcome to the Accessibility Wizard dialog box:

Press N.

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 pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key.
Press N.

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.

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).

In the Completing the Accessibility Wizard dialog box:

Select Finish to save your changes and exit the wizard.

Note To cancel your changes, select Cancel, and then select No.

To move back to change earlier screens, select the Back button.

In the Completing the Accessibility Wizard dialog box:

Press ENTER to save your changes and exit the wizard.

Note To cancel your changes, use the TAB key to move to the Cancel button, and then press ENTER. Press TAB to select No, and then press ENTER.

To move back to change earlier screens, press B.

[image: Accessibility Wizard: Set Wizard Options: Sound options]

Accessibility Wizard: Set Wizard Options: Sound options

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

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