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Lesson 4 Configuring Languages, Locations, and Accessibility Options
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You can also configure a shortcut key for StickyKeys. You can use the default shortcut
key, pressing SHIFT five times, to turn on StickyKeys. This option is activated by default.
Two other options can also be configured for StickyKeys: Press Modifier Key Twice To
Lock and Turn StickyKeys Off If Two Keys Are Pressed At Once. The modifier keys are
CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, and the Windows Logo key. If you select the modifier key option,
pressing one of the modifier keys twice will cause that key to remain active until you
press it again. This is useful for people who have difficulty pressing key combinations.
If you choose to use the second option, StickyKeys is disabled if two keys are pressed
simultaneously.
Two Notification settings can be configured for StickyKeys: Make Sounds When Modifier
Key Is Pressed and Show StickyKeys Status On Screen. The first notification setting
causes a sound to be made when any of the modifier keys—CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, or the
Windows Logo key—is pressed. The second notification setting causes a StickyKeys
icon to be displayed in the taskbar when StickyKeys is turned on.
FilterKeys The Keyboard tab also allows you to configure FilterKeys. Turning on
FilterKeys causes the keyboard to ignore brief or repeated keystrokes. This option also
allows you to configure the keyboard repeat rate, which is the rate at which a key continuously
held down repeats the keystroke. This is a check box selection, so it is either
on or off. You can configure FilterKeys by clicking Settings to activate the Settings For
FilterKeys dialog box (see Figure 5-19).
Figure 5-19 FilterKeys causes the keyboard to ignore brief or repeated keystrokes.
You can also configure a shortcut key for FilterKeys. You can use the default shortcut
key, holding down the RIGHT SHIFT key for eight seconds, to turn on FilterKeys. This
setting is activated by default.