Showing posts with label easier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label easier. Show all posts
Saturday, February 25, 2017
How to Make Your Computer Easier to Use
How to Make Your Computer Easier to Use
There are so many features on windows that makes your computer easier to use. You can make the settings that visually impaired person or the person having low vision power also can operate computer easily. You can also adjust the setting to use the computer without mouse or keyboard. These features on windows allows you to hear any text on the screen, to contrast the screen and to zoom anywhere on the screen using magnifier. Using on screen keyboard you can type using pointing device like mouse.
In windows, there is a special feature, using this feature you can use the computer without display. You can turn on Narrator, which reads aloud any text on the screen and turn on Audio Description feature to hear description of whats happening in videos when available. You can also turn off all unnecessary animations when possible and can also adjust time limits and flashing visuals, for example you can adjust how long should windows notification dialog boxes stay open. When you turn on all of these windows features, they are automatically started each time when you sign in which helps blind people to operate computer more easily.
How to Optimize Computer for Blindness
In windows, there is a special feature, using this feature you can use the computer without display. You can turn on Narrator, which reads aloud any text on the screen and turn on Audio Description feature to hear description of whats happening in videos when available. You can also turn off all unnecessary animations when possible and can also adjust time limits and flashing visuals, for example you can adjust how long should windows notification dialog boxes stay open. When you turn on all of these windows features, they are automatically started each time when you sign in which helps blind people to operate computer more easily.
You can turn on this feature using the steps given below.
This feature is mostly useful for people having low visual power. You can make your computer easier to see with turning on high contrast, hearing text and descriptions read aloud using narrator and audio description, making screen larger with turning on magnifier and making the focus rectangle thicker.
When you turned on these tools, they will automatically start each time you sign in. Following are the steps for turning on the features for making the computer easier to see.
You can use the computer without mouse or keyboard by setting up alternative input devices. You can use on-screen keyboard to type using the mouse or another pointing device such as joystick by selecting keys from a picture of keyboard. You can also avoid using mouse and keyboard by the use of speech recognition feature. Which this you can speak into a microphone to control the computer, open programs, and dictate text.
Here are the steps for setting up using computer without a mouse or keyboard.
- At first go to control panel and click on the option "Ease of Access Center".
- On the Ease of Access Center window, inter on the option "Use the computer without a display" located under Explore all setting.
- Turn on all the features like Narrator, Audio Description and turn off unnecessary animations, also set time for windows notification dialog box.
How to Optimize Visual Display of Computer
This feature is mostly useful for people having low visual power. You can make your computer easier to see with turning on high contrast, hearing text and descriptions read aloud using narrator and audio description, making screen larger with turning on magnifier and making the focus rectangle thicker.
When you turned on these tools, they will automatically start each time you sign in. Following are the steps for turning on the features for making the computer easier to see.
- Open Ease of Access Center from Control Panel as given above.
- Click on the option "Make the computer easier to see".
- Activate the feature for Turing on or Off high contrast using keyboard shortcut keys "leftALT+leftShift+PRINT SCREEN" is pressed. If you have difficulties on reading text on the screen, can turn on high contrast feature using this keyboard shortcut key.
- You can hear text and descriptions read aloud by turning on narrator and audio description.
- You can turn on Magnifier, if you have difficulties to view small text on screen. Magnifier zooms in anywhere on the screen, and makes everything in that area larger. You can move Magnifier around, lock it in one place or resize it.
- You can view the focus more clearly on the screen, making the focus rectangle thicker by selecting the option.
How to Use the Computer Without Mouse or Keyboard
You can use the computer without mouse or keyboard by setting up alternative input devices. You can use on-screen keyboard to type using the mouse or another pointing device such as joystick by selecting keys from a picture of keyboard. You can also avoid using mouse and keyboard by the use of speech recognition feature. Which this you can speak into a microphone to control the computer, open programs, and dictate text.
Here are the steps for setting up using computer without a mouse or keyboard.
- After opening Ease of Access Center from control panel, click on the option "Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard".
- Give check mark on Use On-Screen Keyboard option then click on Apply button. Now, type using the mouse or another pointing device.
- To enable speech recognition feature, click on "Use Speech Recognition" option.
- Click on "Start Speech Recognition" option after appearing new window.
- On a Set up Speech Recognition dialog box set up microphone for speech recognition and finish the steps. After that when you sign in, this feature will automatically started.
Read Next: How to Make Your Computer Easier to Use Part-2
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Monday, February 20, 2017
How to Make Your Computer Easier to Use Part 2
How to Make Your Computer Easier to Use Part 2
In the previous post "How to Make Your Computer Easier to Use", I have described on windows features like Narrator, Audio Description, Magnifier and On-Screen Keyboard. In this post also I am writing about moreover features of window like changing the color and size of mouse pointers, controlling the mouser pointer with keyboard, making the keyboard easier to use, making easier for reading and typing and making touch and tablets easier to use.
If you are unable to see regular mouse pointer and the cursor, can change the color and size of mouse pointers which you can see easily. If there is no mouse in your computer, you can move mouse pointer even using keyboards numeric pad. You can make easier to manage windows by activating a window by hovering over it with the mouse, moreover you can prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of screen.
Here are the steps for changing the color and size of mouse pointers, controlling the mouser pointer with keyboard and making easier to manage windows.
You can make the keyboard easier to type by enabling Sticky keys, Toggle keys and Filter keys. If you are unable to press keyboard shortcut keys like CTRL+ALT+DEL at a time, sticky keys allows you to press one key at a time.
By turning on toggle keys, you can hear a tone when you press CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, or SCROLL LOCK keys on keyboard. While typing, filter keys ignore or slow down brief or repeated keystrokes and adjust keyboard repeat rates.
Following are the steps for turning on and adjust settings for Sticky keys, Toggle keys and Filter keys.
You can make easier for reading by turning on narrator, which reads aloud any text on the screen and remove background images where available.
To make easier to type you can turn on sticky keys, which allows you to press one key at a time while using keyboard shortcut keys, toggle keys to hear a tone when you press CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK or SCROLL LOCK keys and filter keys to ignore or slow down brief or repeated keystrokes and adjust keyboard repeat rates.
You can adjust time limits and flashing visuals by turning off all unnecessary animations and setting up time for notification dialog box.
You can lunch common tools like Magnifier, Narrator and On-Screen Keyboard by pressing the windows button and volume up button together on your tablet can start an accessibility tool. You can set which accessibility tool would you like to be launched.
To set up this accessibility tool, choose the option "Make touch and tablets easier to use" from Ease of Access Center. Select the accessibility tool which you would like to be launched.
You can get quick access to common accessibility tools like magnifier, Narrator, On-Screen Keyboard and High Contrast directly from Ease of Access Center window. When you click on them, they are automatically started.
How to Make the Mouse Easier to Use
If you are unable to see regular mouse pointer and the cursor, can change the color and size of mouse pointers which you can see easily. If there is no mouse in your computer, you can move mouse pointer even using keyboards numeric pad. You can make easier to manage windows by activating a window by hovering over it with the mouse, moreover you can prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of screen.
Here are the steps for changing the color and size of mouse pointers, controlling the mouser pointer with keyboard and making easier to manage windows.
- From Ease of Access Center click on the option Make the mouse easier to use.
- On the mouse pointers option choose the type of mouse pointer which you want to use.
- To control the mouse with keyboard, give check mark on Turn on Mouse Keys then click on Apply button. Now you can turn on and off using keyboard shortcut keys "leftALT+leftSHIFT+NUM LOCK" and can move the mouse pointer using arrow keys on numeric pad. You can enable keyboard short cut keys from Set up Mouse Keys option.
- Give check mark on the options "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse" and "Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge on the screen" to make easier to manage windows.
How to Make the Keyboard Easier to Use
You can make the keyboard easier to type by enabling Sticky keys, Toggle keys and Filter keys. If you are unable to press keyboard shortcut keys like CTRL+ALT+DEL at a time, sticky keys allows you to press one key at a time.
By turning on toggle keys, you can hear a tone when you press CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, or SCROLL LOCK keys on keyboard. While typing, filter keys ignore or slow down brief or repeated keystrokes and adjust keyboard repeat rates.
Following are the steps for turning on and adjust settings for Sticky keys, Toggle keys and Filter keys.
- After opening Ease of Access Center, Click on option "Make the keyboard easier to use".
- Give tick mark on "Turn on Sticky Keys" to activate sticky keys, you can activate keyboard shortcut key from set up sticky keys option. Sticky Keys will turned on when SHIFT is pressed five times.
- Give tick mark on "Turn on Toggle Keys" to activate toggle keys. After activating, you can turn on Toggle keys by holding down the NUM LOCK key for 5 seconds.
- You can activate filter keys from "Turn on Filter Keys" option. To activate keyboard shortcut key for filter keys open the option "set up filter keys" and turn on keyboard shortcut key for filter keys. Filter keys will be turned on when right SHIFT is pressed for 8 seconds.
How to Make Easier for Reading and Typing
You can make easier for reading by turning on narrator, which reads aloud any text on the screen and remove background images where available.
To make easier to type you can turn on sticky keys, which allows you to press one key at a time while using keyboard shortcut keys, toggle keys to hear a tone when you press CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK or SCROLL LOCK keys and filter keys to ignore or slow down brief or repeated keystrokes and adjust keyboard repeat rates.
You can adjust time limits and flashing visuals by turning off all unnecessary animations and setting up time for notification dialog box.
How to Make Touch and Tablets Easier to Use
You can lunch common tools like Magnifier, Narrator and On-Screen Keyboard by pressing the windows button and volume up button together on your tablet can start an accessibility tool. You can set which accessibility tool would you like to be launched.
To set up this accessibility tool, choose the option "Make touch and tablets easier to use" from Ease of Access Center. Select the accessibility tool which you would like to be launched.
How to Get Quick Access to Common Accessibility Tools
You can get quick access to common accessibility tools like magnifier, Narrator, On-Screen Keyboard and High Contrast directly from Ease of Access Center window. When you click on them, they are automatically started.
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