Turn On and Use On-Screen Keyboard
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. This procedure tells you how to turn on and use 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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To continue
To continue customizing On-Screen Keyboard, see one or more of the following step by step tutorials:
