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Info, Tips, FAQs Filter Keys – Windows / Typing
The <Filter Keys> option in Windows is a handy feature for users with physical disabilities that make typing difficult. For example, you know when you hold down a key too long, you get this: ppppppp? <Filter Keys> helps prevent this from happening. First, you need to get into your <Control Panel>. Use the left mouse button to single-click on your desktop's <Start> menu to open it. Now hover the mouse pointer over the <Settings> option and a side-menu will open. In this new menu, single-click on <Control Panel>. In the <Control Panel> window, you'll find a little picture, or icon, labelled <Accessibility Options>. It has a picture of a person in a wheelchair on it. Double-click the icon to open it. The <Accessibility Properties> window opens. Single-click on the tab marked <Keyboard>. The <Filter Keys> option is halfway down the page. Single-click in the little box marked <Use Filter Keys>, and then single-click the button marked <Settings>. At the top of the <Settings for Filter Keys> that you just opened is a small box you can single-click to activate a keyboard shortcut that turns the Filter Keys option on and off. The shortcut is the right shift key, if it's held down for longer than eight seconds. Just below this are the filter options. Single-click in the box marked <Ignore repeated keystrokes>. The computer will now ignore any repeated keystrokes that occur within a set time period. To make that time limit longer or shorter, single-click the <Settings> button to the right of the <Ignore repeated keystrokes> box. When the <Advanced Settings for Filter Keys> window opens, you'll see a scroll bar that controls the time lag between repeated keystrokes. Single-click it with the left mouse button and drag the scroll bar's arrow to the time you need. A small typing area is provided to allow you to preview your settings. Single-click <OK> when you're done. Back at the <Settings for Filter Keys>, single-click on <apply> to save your changes, and then single-click <OK>. Below the <Ignore repeated keystrokes> option in the <Settings for Filter Keys> is your second choice, labelled <Ignore quick keystrokes and slow down the repeat rate>. This is a handy tool for typists whose fingers brush other keys as they type. Once you single-click its box, you can single-click on its <Settings> button. You now have several settings to play with, depending on your needs. The top settings allow you to set the speed with which repeat keystrokes will be displayed. Beneath this is the <Slow Keys> setting, which sets a delay between the time you hit a key and the letter's appearance on your screen. Both options are controlled by scroll bars, just as the <Ignore repeated keystrokes> settings are. When you're finished setting the options to speeds you need, single click on <Ok>. Back at the <Settings for Filter Keys>, single-click on <apply> to save your changes, and then single-click <OK>.
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