ICT SUMMER ASSINGMENT

Information Technology Summer Holiday Homework STICKY KEYS Sticky Keys is a feature in Windows that allows modifier keys like Ctrl and Shift to remain active even when you're not pressing them. This can help users with physical impairments, who have trouble pressing two keys at a time . Turning On Sticky Keys Sticky Keys may be turned on via either of the two following ways: VIA THE CONTROL PANEL 1. Open the Ease of Access control panel via the instructions above and click on Change how your keyboard works. 2. Check the box labeled Turn on Sticky Keys, and click OK (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Ease of Access keyboard options. Check the circled box to enable Sticky Keys. BY PRESSING THE SHIFT KEY FIVE TIMES Without pressing other keys, press the SHIFT key five times to enable Sticky Keys. A window will be displayed asking you if you wish to turn on Sticky Keys (Figure 2). Clicking Yes will enable Sticky Keys.

Figure 2. Turn on Sticky Keys dialog box. How To Know That Sticky Keys is Working By default the Sticky Keys icon will display on the task bar (Figure 3), and Windows will play a sound when a modifier key is pressed. If you do not see the icon or hear a sound when pressing a modifier key, make sure the Feedback options are checked in the Sticky Keys options dialog (Refer to Sticky Keys Options). TOGGLE KEYS Toggle Keys is an accessibility feature designed for users with vision impairments or cognitive disabilities. When Toggle Keys are on, the computer provides sound cues when the locking keys Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock are pressed. Toggle Keys Toggle Keys is an accessibility feature designed for users with vision impairments or cognitive disabilities. When Toggle Keys are on, the computer provides sound cues when the locking keys Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock are pressed. A high pitched tone sounds when these keys are switched on and a low pitched tone sounds when they are turned off.

To activate Toggle Keys – Press and hold the Num Lock key for 5 seconds. A tone sounds and the Toggle Keys dialog appears. By default, the cursor is on the Yes button. Press the space bar to turn on Toggle Keys. To turn off Toggle Keys, press and hold the Num Lock key for 5 seconds. These and other Windows accessibility features and settings can be found at the Microsoft Windows Ease of Access Center which is available from the Windows Control Panel. The Ease of Access Center is a central location that you can use to set up the accessibility settings and programs available in Windows. In the Ease of Access Center, you’ll find quick access for setting up the accessibility settings and programs included in Windows. FILTER KEYS STEP 1 • Open ‘Ease of Access Center’ press ‘Windows’ logo key + ‘U’ or click Start button ‘Control Panel’ + ‘Ease of Access’ + ‘Ease of Access Center’. Step 2

• ‘Tab’ to and press ‘Enter’ or click to select ‘Make the keyboard easier to use’ under Explore all settings. • Click to select or press ‘Alt’ + ‘I’ to turn on ‘Filter Keys’, see Fig 1. • To customise your settings click to select ‘Setup Filter Keys’ or press ‘Alt’ + ‘L’. Fig 1 • To use the keyboard shortcut to turn Filter Keys on and off, click to select or press ‘Alt’ + ‘K’ to ‘Turn on Filter Keys when right SHIFT is held down for 8 seconds’. • Press ‘Alt’ + ‘A’ or click to select 'Display a warning message when turning a setting on'. Press ‘Alt’ + ‘M’ or click to select ‘Make a sound when turning a setting on or off’. • Bounce Keys prevent a key stroke being recorded should your finger accidently repeatedly touch a key on the keyboard. • Click to select ‘Turn on Bounce Keys’ or press ‘Alt’ + ‘B’. You change the setting to set the time a key is held down before it is recorded, click to select the time limit or ‘Tab’ to the drop down box and use the arrow keys or to click to select your desired setting, Fig 2. Fig 2

• Click to select or press ‘Alt’ + ‘R’ to switch on Repeat Keys and Slow Keys which prevents brief key strokes from being recorded Fig 3 • If you want to hear a sound when keystrokes are accepted, 'Beep when keys are pressed or accepted' press ‘Alt’ + ‘W’ or click to select, Fig 4. Fig 4 • To Display the Filter Keys icon on the taskbar if you want a reminder that filter keys is on press ‘Alt’ + ‘I’ or click to select. • Click on ‘OK’ or press ‘Alt’ + ‘O’ to save your options. SOUND SENTRY Sound Sentry is a way for Windows to provide a visual alert when an audio alert is played. For example, when Sound Sentry is enabled, and an error sound plays, the screen will flash. To enable Sound Sentry 1. Open the ‘Ease of Access’ settings by pressing the ‘Windows logo key’ + ‘U’ on the keyboard or via Start Menu > Settings > Ease of

Access (see the article Open Accessibility Preferences on this website for more information.) 2. In the Ease of Access window, select ‘Audio’ from the Hearing section in the left column. 3. Under ‘Show audio alerts visually’ in the right column, activate the drop-down menu labelled ‘Select how visual alerts for notifications are displayed’ and select from the following options: • No visual alert • Flash the title bar of the active window • Flash the active window • Flash the entire screen 4. When you are happy with your settings click the ‘X’ close button in the top-right of the settings window MOUSE KEYS With Mouse Keys, you can use the numeric keypad on your keyboard— instead of the mouse—to move the pointer.

To turn on Mouse Keys 1. Open Ease of Access Center by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Ease of Access Center. 2. Click Make the mouse easier to use. 3. Under Control the mouse with the keyboard, select the Turn on Mouse Keys check box. Moving the pointer using Mouse Keys After you turn on Mouse Keys, you can use the numeric keypad to move the mouse. To move the mouse pointer Press Up and to the left 7 Up 8 Up and to the right 9 Left 4 Right 6 Down and to the left 1 Down 2 Down and to the right 3 Selecting a mouse button Before you use Mouse Keys to click items on your screen, you must first select which mouse button you want to be the active button: the left button, the right one, or both. To Press Select the left mouse button The forward slash (/) Select both buttons The asterisk (✲) The minus sign (-) Select the right mouse button

Note: If you choose to make the left mouse button the active button, it will remain the active button until you choose another button. After you select a mouse button, you don't need to select a mouse button again until you want to change buttons. Clicking items using Mouse Keys After you choose a button, you can click items on your screen. To Do this Click an item With the left button selected as your active button, point to the item, Right-click an and then press 5 item Double-click an With the right button selected as your active button, point to the item item and then press 5 With the left button selected as your active button, point to the item and press the plus sign (+) Dragging items using Mouse Keys You can use the numeric keypad to press and hold the active mouse button and to release it. This is helpful if you want to drag an item. To Do this Point to the item and then press zero (0) Drag an item Point to the location where you want to move the item and then press the decimal point (.) Drop an item Notes: ▪ You can use the numeric keypad to press and hold the active mouse button and to release it. This is helpful if you want to drag an item. ▪ To change options like how quickly the mouse pointer moves and whether your computer makes a sound when you turn on Mouse Keys, in the Ease of Access Center, under Control the mouse with the keyboard, click Set up Mouse Keys.

THANKYOU BY : PRITHVI SINGH CHOUDHARY CLASS 10th