Accessibility Option

Adjusting Accessibility Options

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.

Menus Action Keyboard Action 1. On the Start menu: • Select Control Panel. Display the Start menu by pressing Ctrl+ESC or (the 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: • Select 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. To close Control Panel: • Select the Close button. To close Control Panel: • Press ALT+F, C.