Start Accessibility Programs When Utility Manager Starts

Utility Manager is an accessibility utility that enables users to check the status of accessibility programs (Microsoft Magnifier, Narrator, On–Screen Keyboard) and to start or stop them. If you are logged onto your computer with an owner account you can choose to start an accessibility program when Utility Manager starts.

Narrator, a text–to–speech program, starts when Utility Manager starts. You can also set Magnifier and On–Screen Keyboard to start when utility manager starts. This procedure tells you how to set Windows XP to start accessibility programs when Utility Manager starts.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

Open Utility Manager using the keyboard.

Press the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] + U.

Note

Start>All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > Utility Manager

On the keyboard:

Press the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] + U.

If the Microsoft Narrator message box appears:

Select OK to close the message box.

If the Microsoft Narrator message box appears:

Be sure that the Narrator message box is selected by pressing ALT+TAB.
Close the message box by pressing ENTER.

To work with Narrator on:

Select the Utility Manager dialog box.

Narrator

Select Exit.

To work with Narrator on:

Move from the Narrator message box to the Utility Manager dialog box by pressing ALT+TAB.

Narrator

Press ALT+X.
Move to the Utility Manager dialog box by pressing ALT+TAB.

In the Utility Manager dialog box:

Select a program.

In the Utility Manager dialog box:

Select a program by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key.

Under Options for the accessibility utility you have selected:

Select the Start automatically when Utility Manager starts check box.

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Start automatically when Utility Manager starts

Under Options for the accessibility utility you have selected:

Select the Start automatically when Utility Manager starts check box by pressing ALT+U.

Note

Start automatically when Utility Manager starts

Select OK.

Press ENTER.

[image: Utility Manager: Start automatically When Utility Manager starts]

Utility Manager: Start automatically When Utility Manager starts

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Start Accessibility Programs When Utility Manager Starts

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