Use the On-Screen Keyboard
Windows XP
An on-screen keyboard is built into Windows XP. It can be useful if you have mobility impairments, if you are using a tablet PC, or if your keyboard goes down.
1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type osk and click OK
Another way to access the keyboard...
1. Click Start, go to All Programs, go to Accessories, go to Accessibility and click on On-Screen Keyboard
Now the keyboard opens on your computer screen, featuring three typing modes you can use the type data:
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Clicking mode, you click the on-screen keys
| Scanning mode, you press a hot key or use a switch-input device to type highlighted characters
| Hovering mode, you can use a mouse or a joystick to point to a key, which is then typed |
To make a shortcut icon on your desktop to the on-screen keyboard:
1. Right-click the desktop
2. Point to New, and click Shortcut
3. Type osk, click Next
4. Type a name for the shortcut, and then click Finish
That's it! When you need it, the shortcut to the on-screen keyboard utility is right on your desktop.
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11/15/07