Use Hovering Mode
On-Screen Keyboard is an accessibility utility that displays a virtual keyboard on the computer screen that allows people with mobility impairments to type data by using a pointing device or joystick. Besides providing a minimum level of functionality for some people with mobility impairments, On-Screen Keyboard can also help people who do not know how to type.
In hovering mode, you use a mouse or joystick to point to a key for a predefined period of time, and the selected character is typed automatically. This procedure tells you how to select hovering mode for On-Screen Keyboard.
1 | On the Start menu: | • | Point to All Programs. | | • | Point to Accessories. | | • | Point to Accessibility. | | • | Select On-Screen Keyboard. Note A message box with a link to more information about the On-Screen Keyboard may appear. To close the box, select OK. |
| Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key  ). | • | Move to All Programs by pressing P. | | • | If it does not open automatically, press ENTER to open the All Programs menu. | | • | Move to Accessories by pressing the DOWN ARROW key. | | • | Press ENTER. | | • | Select Accessibility by pressing ENTER. | | • | Move to On-Screen Keyboard by pressing the DOWN ARROW key. | | • | Press ENTER. Note A message box with a link to more information about accessibility utilities may appear. To close the box, press ALT+TAB to select the message box, and then press ENTER. Then, press ALT+TAB to select the document in which you want to begin working. |
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2 | In the On-Screen Keyboard window: Select Settings. Select Typing Mode. | In the On-Screen Keyboard window: | • | Be sure On-Screen Keyboard is selected by pressing ALT+TAB. | | • | Display the Settings menu by pressing ALT+S. | | • | Select Typing Mode by pressing T. |
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3 | In the Typing Mode dialog box: | In the Typing Mode dialog box: | • | Select Hover to select by pressing H. |
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4 | To adjust the minimum hover time: | • | Select the Down Arrow button and then choose a value from the list. | | • | Select OK. |
| To adjust the minimum hover time: | • | Press TAB. | | • | Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select a time. | | • | Press ENTER. |
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5 | After selecting On-Screen Keyboard options, to return to the document you want to type characters in: | • | Place the insertion point where you want to begin. Note To exit On-Screen Keyboard, select the Close button. |
| After selecting On-Screen Keyboard options, to return to the document you want to type characters in: | • | Press ALT+TAB to select it. Note To exit On-Screen Keyboard (be sure it is selected by pressing ALT+TAB), and then press ALT+F, X. |
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On-Screen Keyboard: Settings: Typing Mode: Hover to select
