StickyKeys: Press One Key at a Time for Key Combinations
StickyKeys is an accessibility feature designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keys at a time. When a shortcut requires a key combination such as CTRL+P, StickyKeys will enable you to press one key at a time instead of pressing them simultaneously. This procedure tells you how to turn on StickyKeys through Accessibility Options in Control Panel.
Mouse actions
Keyboard actions
1
Display the
Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key
[image: Windows logo key]
).
- Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2
In
Control Panel:
- Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
- If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
- Select Accessibility Options.
In
Control Panel:
- Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
- If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
- Press ENTER.
- Press the RIGHT ARROW key, and then the LEFT ARROW key to select Accessibility Options.
- Press ENTER.
3
In the
Accessibility Options dialog box, on the
Keyboard tab:
To turn on StickyKeys:
- Select the Use StickyKeys check box.
Note: To turn off StickyKeys, clear the Use StickyKeys check box.
In the
Accessibility Options dialog box, on the
Keyboard tab:
To turn on StickyKeys:
- Select the Use StickyKeys check box by pressing U.
Note: To turn off StickyKeys, clear the Use StickyKeys check box by pressing U.
4
To access StickyKeys settings:
To access StickyKeys settings:
- Select Settings by pressing S.
5
In the
Settings for StickyKeys dialog box:
- Select the options you want by selecting or clearing the check boxes.
- Select OK twice to save the settings and exit Accessibility Options.
In the
Settings for StickyKeys dialog box:
- Select options by pressing the underlined access keys (see notes below).
- Press ENTER twice to save the settings and exit Accessibility Options.
6
Notes:
- To use the shortcut that allows you to turn StickyKeys on or off by pressing the SHIFT key five times, select the Use shortcut check box (Press U).
- To specify that when a modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT), or the Windows logo key
[image: Windows logo key]
is pressed twice in succession, the key will remain active until the key is pressed again, under Options, select the Press modifier key twice to lock check box (Press P).
- To turn off StickyKeys when a modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT), or the Windows logo key
[image: Windows logo key]
and another key are pressed simultaneously, under Options, select the Turn StickyKeys off if two keys are pressed at once check box (Press T).
- To play a tone to indicate when a modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT), or the Windows logo key
[image: Windows logo key]
is pressed, locked, or released, under Notification, select the Make sounds when modifier key is pressed check box (Press M).
- To display an icon for StickyKeys on the taskbar when StickyKeys is turned on, under Notification, select the Show StickyKeys status on screen check box (Press S).
[image: Control Panel: Accessibility Options: Keyboard tab: Use StickyKeys]
Control Panel: Accessibility Options: Keyboard tab: Use StickyKeys