Important Tips - Windows 98 (cont)

Important Tips

Windows Desktop & Start menu

Selecting wallpaper of choice

Windows comes with built-in wallpaper to help you decorate your desktop. While screen savers are animated pictures, wallpaper simply sits on your desktop as background.

To change your wallpaper settings:

• Click Start.

• Choose Settings

Active Desktop

Customize my Desktop.

• Click Background tab.

• Preview each wallpaper sample on the small screen in the dialog box to see how it might look on your desktop.

• Choose the option you want.

• Choose center, tile or stretch. (If you choose (None) as your wallpaper, there is no need to center, tile or stretch)

• Click OK.

Applying screensaver

In the early days of computing, screen savers helped prevent images from being burned into the screen. Now, screen savers entertain us and enhance our work or home environment.

Windows comes with several built-in screen savers. You can select one and activate a password protection feature that lets you protect computer documents from roaming eyes.

To change your screen saver settings:

• Click Start

• Choose Settings

Active Desktop

Customize my Desktop.

• The Display Properties box appears with several options.

• Click the Screen Saver tab.

• It's fun to click through the Screen Saver list and view each one on the small monitor in the dialog box. You can also view each option on your computer screen by clicking preview. Press any key on your keyboard to return to the dialog box.

• After previewing the various options, choose the option you want to appear on your computer screen.

•Click OK.

The Active Desktop

The Active Desktop allows you to customize your desktop, switch between files, launch programs and keep up with the lastest sports news, weather and more by integrating the Web and your desktop. We will only explore one aspect of the Active Desktop in this module: the single click option.

When the Active Desktop option activated, you can single click an icon to open a program or document. The icons are underlined like links on a web page.

When the Active Desktop is on, the mouse pointer becomes an upward-pointing hand when you move it over an icon on the desktop.

The Active Desktop

When the Active Desktop option activated, you can single click an icon to open a program or document. The icons are underlined like links on a web page.

When the Active Desktop is on, the mouse pointer becomes an upward-pointing hand when you move it over an icon on the desktop.

The Single Click Option

If you're tired of double-clicking on files, Windows 98 allows you to set your machine to respond to single clicks.

To set your computer to open files with a single click:

• Right-click on an empty part of the desktop. When the pop-up menu appears choose Active Desktop Customize my Desktop.

• When the Display Properties dialog box appears, click Folder Options.

• When the dialog box appears asking Would you like to save and close the Display Properties and view the Folder Options instead?, click Yes.

• When the Folder Options dialog box appears, click inside the small circle next to Web Style. Click OK.

• You can now single click on icons, folders etc. to open them.

Keep in mind that if you're used to double-clicking, it may take you a while to get used to single clicking.

If you decide you don't want to single click on documents or programs to open them, you can return to double-clicking.

To undo the single click option:

• Right-click on an empty part of the desktop. When the pop-up menu appears choose Active Desktop -->Customize my Desktop.

• When the Display Properties dialog box appears, click Folder Options.

• When the dialog box appears asking Would you like to save and close the Display Properties and view the Folder Options instead?, click Yes.

• When the Folder Options dialog box appears, click inside the small circle next to Classic Style.

• Click OK.

Different Desktop Style

In Windows 98 there are three ways to view your desktop and browse through files and folders.

• Classic style

much like Windows 95 desktop view. You double-click items to open them and each item appears in a new window.

• Web style

in this view you can browse your desktop and folders like you browse Web pages, by single-clicking items and using back and forward buttons. Items open in the same window rather than in separate windows.

• Custom style

allows you to choose the options which make your computer easiest for you to use.

Choosing a desktop style

1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu and point to Settings.

2. Click Folder Options. The Folder Options dialog box opens.

3. Click Web Style, or Classic Style and click OK. Or, click Custom and then click the Settings button. Select the options you want and then click OK.

When you turn on Web style you will notice a few things that are new to the Windows operating system. First, files and folders appear as underlined hot links (look at your desktop shortcuts). When you point to them your cursor changes to a pointing hand indicating that you can jump to that item, just like hotlinks on the Web. Most Web style folder windows will look different too. To try out Web style, open the My Computer folder and point to the C drive icon. You should see a description of that object (the C drive) under the My Computer title. And if you point to a graphic file, you see a thumbnail, or miniature, of the picture.

Customizing the Start menu

The Start menu is one of the most accessible places on your desktop. You use it all the time, and the Start button is almost always visible no matter what else you are doing. You can customize your Start menu by moving program icons or personal files or folders onto it.

Pick a program or accessory from your Programs menu. For example, perhaps you use the Calculator accessory several times a day and would like to get to it with only a click. Position the mouse pointer over the program icon and click and hold down the left mouse button. Drag the program to the Start menu. When you drag the pointer you will see a gray box called a ghost which represents the program icon. As you move the pointer on the Start menu, you will see a black locator bar that shows you where the program will be placed if you release the left mouse button. Release the mouse button at a convenient place on the Start menu. Once you move a program or accessory to the Start menu, it no longer appears in your Programs or Accessory menus. Click anywhere on the desktop to close the Start menu.

Creating Desktop Shortcut

A shortcut offers a way of doing a task more quickly such as starting a program or accessing a document. The shortcut icon has a small arrow in the left corner to help you distinguish it from the actual icon that represents programs and files.

Adding a Shortcut

In this module, you will learn three ways to create a shortcut. Choose the one that works best for you.

To add a shortcut to the desktop using Windows Explorer:

• In the right pane of Windows Explorer, click the file, program or folder for which you want to make a shortcut. The item darkens when you select it.

• Choose File

Create Shortcut.

• Hover the mouse pointer over the shortcut icon and hold down the left mouse button and drag the shortcut onto desktop (in the left pane).

• The word "Desktop" will darken when you drag the icon over it.

• Release the left mouse button and a shortcut is moved to the desktop.

Right-Clicking to Add a Shortcut

One shortcut creation method works in both My Computer and Windows Explorer. This method requires you to right-click.

To add a shortcut by right-clicking:

• In either My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the file or folder for which you want to make a desktop shortcut.

• A pop-up menu appears.

• Choose Send To Desktop (create shortcut).

To remove a shortcut

1. Right-click on the shortcut icon that you want to delete. A shortcut menu is displayed.

2. Click Delete. A message asking you to confirm the deletion opens.

3. Click Yes to move the shortcut to the recycle bin.

Modifying Display setting

Many of the optional display settings are designed to make the computer more accessible for persons with disabilities. Be aware that you can enlarge icons and screen fonts and use high-contrast colors for those with visual impairments.

To change the display settings follow these steps :

1. On the Start menu point to Settings.

2. Click Control Panel and then click Display.
The Display Properties dialog box opens.

3. Click a tab to change the settings in that tab.

The following tabs are available:

• Background

choose an HTML document or picture for your desktop background. Several options are available automatically, or you can create your own.

• Screen Saver

choose a screen saver and add password protection. Also set energy saving options for your monitor. Your school, district, or college or university may have rules about using password protection and you probably have some of your own. Remember to discuss with students the “hazards” of locking the instructor out of the computer system.

• Appearance

choose a color scheme for your windows and desktop. Choose a high contrast color scheme for greater accessibility for those with visual impairments.

• Effects

change the look and size of desktop icons.

• Web

add active content items to the desktop. For more information about the Active Desktop and active content, see the section “Getting Connected.”

• Settings

choose your color settings. Also add another monitor and view your desktop across both.

Windows Taskbar & System tray

Taskbar

When you turn on the computer, the taskbar appears as an empty gray area at the bottom of the screen. When a window or application is open on the desktop, you can see a rectangular button on the taskbar that shows the name of the application. The Windows 98 taskbar includes a Quick Launch toolbar with buttons that start frequently used programs.

The default toolbar has four buttons: Show Desktop, Launch Outlook Express, Launch Internet Explorer Browser, and View Channels. To save even more of your valuable time, in Windows 98 you can add additional buttons to the taskbar.

Quick Launch toolbar

A customizable toolbar that lets you display the Windows desktop or start a program (for example, Internet Explorer) with a single click. You can add buttons to start your favorite programs from the Quick Launch location on the taskbar.

Adding a program to Quick Launch toolbar

Maybe you use the calculator accessory several times throughout the day. You can add a button for the calculator to the Quick Launch toolbar

To add the calculator to the taskbar follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button to display the Start menu.

2. Point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then point to Calculator.

3. Right-drag Calculator to the Quick Launch toolbar on the task bar. A locator bar appears.

4. Release the right mouse button when the locator bar is where you want the Calculator button to appear. A shortcut menu appears.

5. Click Create Shortcut Here.

6. Drag the toolbar separator to the right if you cannot see all of the Quick Launch buttons.

System Tray

The System tray is where you usually see the current time displayed. This area can become crowded with notification icons that appear when certain events occur, such as when you receive e-mail or when you open Task Manager. Windows displays a notification icon when an event occurs. After a short time, Windows puts the icon in the background to simplify that area. You can access the icons that have been placed in the background by clicking a button in the notification area.

Drives, Files & Folders

What is a Drive?

A drive or disk drive is hardware on which you can store files. Disk drives are assigned a letter.

Drives are used to store data. Almost all computers come with at least two drives: a hard drive (which is used to store large volumes of data) and a floppy drive (which stores smaller volumes of data that can be easily transported from one computer to another). The hard drive is typically designated the C: drive and the floppy drive is typically designated the A: drive. If you have an additional floppy drive, it is typically designated the B: drive. If your hard drive is partitioned or if you have additional drives, the letters D:, E:, F:, and so on are assigned.

• Your hard drive (the drive inside your computer) is known as the (C:) drive.

• Your floppy disk drive is known as the (A:) drive.

• If your computer has a CD ROM drive, it is usually called (D:).

Most computer users store their files on the C drive.

• Double-click My Computer on the desktop.

• Double-click Drive_c (C:).

• View the files on your C drive.

• Close the window.

Note: By default every system has atleast one drive (expect floppy drive) that is C: that is know as primary partition, and the number of drive depends on the number of partition you have on your hard drive. These partitions are known as extended partition.

What is a Folder?

Folders are used to organize the data stored on your drives. The files that make up a program are stored together in their own set of folders. You will want to organize the files you create in folders. You will want to store files of a like kind in a single folder. A folder is a location on your computer where you store files and other folders.

Two important folders in the Windows 98 operating system are My Documents and My Picture.

To view the contents of the My Documents folder:

• Double-click the My Documents icon on the desktop.

• View the contents in the folder.

• Close My Documents.

• Right-click the My Documents icon.
• Choose Open

What is a File?

A file is a program or document. Everything on your computer is stored as a file.

• A program file contains instructions for tasks. For example, a program file may tell your computer how to create a spreadsheet.

• A data file is a document you can create on your machine, such as a letter or resume

Your computer usually comes with some program files that already have file names. When you create a new file, you give it a file name. Windows allows you to call files by many names up to 255 characters.

Each file has a three-letter file name extension that identifies the file type. For example, a document created using WordPad might have the file name, letter to ravish.doc. The extension may sometimes identify the program that created the file.

Some common file name extensions are:

• doc - Word or WordPad document

• txt - Text file

• eml - Email

• xls - Excel spreadsheet

• htm - HTML file (web page)

• ppt - PowerPoint presentation

• mdb - Access database

• .php, .html – WebDocument

• rtf - Rich Text Format

Create, rename, copy and move a File/Folder

Creating a File

You can create a file using different applications such as Microsoft Word, Wordpad or Notepad.

To create a file using the Notepad application:

• Click Start

• Choose Programs

Accessories

WordPad.

• Type, Welcome to eBiz.com .

• Click File in the toolbar and choose Save.

• The Save As dialog box appears.

• Save your document on the desktop as a text document.
Type in the filename: my New document.

Note: If you go back to make changes to a document you have created, save the modifications:

• Click the save button on the toolbar (It looks like a little floppy disk).

• Click the File menu and choose Save.

Creating a New Folder

When you first start using Windows 98 you may only create a few documents. However, the more files and folders you create, the more organized you will need to be. Sometimes you may want to create a folder within a folder. For example, you might create a Job Search folder in the My Documents folder.

To create a new folder in the My Documents folder:

• Double-click My Documents folder on the desktop.

• Choose File

New

Folder.

• A new folder, titled New Folder, appears in the window.

• A darkened box surrounds the text beneath the folder

• Type in the folder name you want.

Copying and Moving

Windows offers several ways of working with text and files. Copying and moving are two useful techniques.

Copy

To copy a file or folder in My Computer or Windows Explorer:

• Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.

• Click the file or folder you want to copy.

• The file or folder darkens when you select it.

• Choose Edit

Copy (Ctrl + C).

• Open the folder or disk where you want to put the copy of the file or folder.

• Choose Edit

Paste (Ctrl + V).

Moving

Moving files and folders on your computer is relatively easy using My Computer or Windows Explorer.

To move files and folders:

• Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.
• Click the file or folder you want to move.
• The file or folder darkens when you select it.

• Choose Edit

Cut.(Ctrl + X)
• Open the folder where you want to put the file or folder.
• Choose Edit

Paste.(Ctrl + V)

Note: To choose a folder in the left pane of Windows Explorer, click the folder. It will darken when you select it.

Renaming & Removing

Rename

To rename files and folders:

• Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.
• Click the file or folder you want to rename.
• The file or folder darkens when you select it.
• Choose File

Rename.

• Type the new name of the Folder/File.
• Press Enter to continue.

Remove/ Delete

To Remove/Delete files and folders:

• Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.
• Click the file or folder you want to rename.
• The file or folder darkens when you select it.
• Choose File

Delete.

• It will prompt you, select yes to move the file/folder to Recycle bin.

Favorite

What are Favorites?

Favorites, another choice on the Start menu, are links to your favorite web sites on the Internet. Microsoft includes its own list of web favorites to get you started. However, if you find an intriguing site while surfing the Web, you can add it to your Favorites folder. Sometimes you can have too many things out on your desk. Likewise, you might find that having a lot of shortcuts on your desktop starts to seem “cluttered.” On the Start menu you will find a command for Favorites. You can add four kinds of objects to this menu for quick and easy retrieval: files, folders, cascading menus and Web pages.

Adding Files & folder to favorite

Adding a file /folder/ web page to Favorite allows us to quickly reach to that particular location quickly, without searching for that particular file or folder.

You can easily move a file or folder directly onto the Favorites menu:

Find the file or folder using My Computer or Windows Explorer.

Click the file or folder in the My Computer or Exploring window and, holding down the left mouse button, drag it to the Favorites submenu. (While you are dragging the file, point to the Start button and then to Favorites to open the Favorites submenu.)

The locating bar shows you where the shortcut to the file or folder will be displayed. Release the mouse button to place the shortcut on the Favorites submenu.

There is another easy way to add a shortcut to a file or folder from Windows Explorer:

1. Select the file or folder (if you are in Web view, don’t click the item, just move the pointer over it until it is highlighted).

2. Click Favorites on the Explorer menu bar.

3. Click Add to Favorites. The Add Favorite dialog box opens.

4. Click OK to add the item directly onto the menu. Or, you can place it in a folder in the Favorites menu.

5. To place the item in a folder, click Create in and then click one of the existing folders.

You can also create a new folder in which to place the favorite item:

1. Select the file or folder (if you are in Web view, don’t click the item, just move the pointer over it until it is highlighted).

2. Click Favorites on the Explorer menu bar.

3. Click Add to Favorites. The Add Favorite dialog box opens.

4. Click OK to add the item directly onto the menu. Or

5. Click New Folder. The Create New Folder dialog box opens.

6. Type a name for the folder and click OK.

7. Make sure the new folder is selected and then click OK to place a shortcut to the item in that folder on the Favorites menu.

Using Favorite

As we know, Favorites are links to your favorite web sites on the Internet. We can add our favorite web pages/files/folders in favorite so that we can view those files/folders whenever we want to view those pages without investing any amount of time in searching those pages.

To open your Favorites list follow these steps:

• Click Start.

• Choose Favorites.

• Click the name of the link you want.
• To close the website, click X in the title bar or press and the Alt and F4 on your keyboard.

Once you save a website on your Favorites list, you can return to it quickly by clicking on its name on the list.

Settings

Taskbar setting

Settings, located on the Start menu, allow you to customize your computer so it looks and operates the way you want. In this module, you will learn how to change your taskbar and printer settings and set the time and date on your computer.

To change the look of your taskbar:

• Click Start.

• Choose Settings Taskbar & Start Menu.
• Choose the Taskbar Options tab.

• Click inside the check box beside the option(s) you want. A check mark appears. (To undo or deselect an option, click inside the box next to the option and the check mark disappears.)
• Click OK after you have chosen the options you want.

Installing Printer

Plug and Play Printers

Usually to install a plug and play printer is simply a case of connecting it to your PC (connect with power off if it is a parallel printer) and following the instructions that came with your printer, if you have problems read the steps below.

Non Plug and Play

If you have a non plug and play printer or the machine is not recognizing the printer then you will need to install the printer manually, to do this follow the instructions below.

	Printer with USB Interface
	You can connect a USB device to your PC while the PC is switched on, locate the USB port at the back (or front) of your PC (as shown on the left) and connect the printer to your PC, if your PC is not already on then switch it on now.
Printer with Parallel Interface
Always ensure your PC is switched off when connecting a printer/device to your PC's parallel port. When the machine is off locate the parallel port (as seen on the left) and connect the printer to it, then switch on the printer and then the PC.
	If your printer is plug and play compatible then the PC will find the printer itself, in this case simply follow the on screen instructions.
	If your PC doesn't recognise the printer then click on START hover the mouse over SETTINGS and then click on printers (as shown on the left).
Now double click on the Add Printer icon as shown on the right.
	You will be presented with a screen telling you to click Next to continue installing a new printer, click the Next button.
Next it asks you if the printer is a local or network printer, choose Local (unless your printer is on a network) and then click the Next button.
	Now you get presented with a window as shown on the left, if you have the Disk/CD that came with your printer then click Have Disk if you don't have a driver disk/CD for your printer then see if the printer is listed among those printers available.
	If you have any problems refer to your printer's instructions.
When you have the Disk/CD
After you have clicked on Have Disk (see above) you will be presented with a screen asking you to locate the Disk/CD. Insert the Disk or CD into a drive and then select the drive from the pull down menu. Refer to your printer documentation for details of where to find the correct driver for your printer, it would normally be in a folder called Win98 or similar.
	Next you are asked which port you would like to install the printer, if it is a parallel printer then choose LPT1 (standard), if it is a USB printer then choose the USB port (although USB printers should install themselves). When you have selected one of the ports click the Next button.
Now you get an option to rename the printer and/or select it as the default printer for Windows 98 based programs. Unless you have a reason to change the name then you can leave it as it is, making the printer the default or not also depends on your choice.
Once you have finished click on the Next button.
Now you will see a dialogue box asking you whether you want to perform a test print, it is advisable to print a test page just to make sure everything is OK.

Printer Setting

Settings also allow access to the Printer settings. These settings allow you to control how documents are printed.

To access your printer settings:

• Click Start.

• Choose Settings

Printers. If you have a printer, a window appears showing the icons for your printer(s).
• Right-click on the icon for your printer.

• Choose Properties. The printer's Properties dialog box appears.
• Click the Printer Settings tab, and then choose the number of copies you want to print. If you work in an office where many people use the same printer, you can also enable banner settings. This allows a page to print with your name on it so people know that the documents being printed belong to you.

• Close your printer's Properties dialog box.

Canceling a Print Job

If you accidentally send a 50-page report or some other document to the printer, you can stop the job from being printed.

Choose Settings

Printers. Double-click the icon of the printer that has been installed for your computer. A window appears showing the number of jobs waiting to be printed (the number of jobs in the queue).

To remove a document from the print queue, right-click on the document name and choose Cancel Printing. The document name will disappear and it will not get printed

Setting Data & Time

Windows 98 allows you to set the time and date on your computer. It also lets you set the computer to automatically adjust your clock for daylight saving changes.

To set the time and date:

• Click Start.

• Choose Settings

Control Panel .
• Double-click (click twice using the left mouse button) Date/Time.
• The Date/Time Properties dialog box appears with various options.

• Click the correct month, year, date and time on the Date/Time tab.
• Click the Time Zone tab, and then choose the correct time zone.
• Choose OK.
• Choose File

Close to close the Control Panel.

Quick Tip: To set the time, double-click the time displayed on the taskbar at the bottom-right corner of the computer screen. When the dialog box appears, set the time and choose the correct month, date and other options. Click OK.

Changing Mouse Settings

Windows allows you to change the settings on your mouse to make it more user-friendly. For example, you can change the size of your mouse pointer.

To change the size of your mouse pointer:

• Click Start.
• Choose Settings

Control Panel.
• Double-click the Mouse icon.

• The Mouse Properties dialog box appears.

• Click the Pointers tab.
• Click the down-pointing arrow in the Scheme box.
• Choose the option you want.
• Click OK

Changing Double-Click Speed

If your mouse speed is too fast or too slow, you can change or adjust it.

To change the double-click speed of your mouse:

• Click Start.
• Choose Settings

Control Panel.
• Double-click the Mouse icon.

• The Mouse Properties dialog box appears.
• Click the buttons tab.
• Click the little box in the Text area to check your double-click speed.

• If your double-click speed is too slow, it might be difficult to get the computer to perform tasks. A bouncing clown pops out of the box if Windows recognizes your double-click. If you double click again, the clown goes back into the box.

• Click and drag the knob on the slider bar to increase or decrease the double-click speed of the mouse.
• Click OK when you have the speed you want.
• Close the Mouse Properties window.

Accessibility Options

Introduction

The Accessibility Wizard can help new users quickly and easily set up groups of accessibility options that address visual, hearing and dexterity needs all in one place. The Accessibility Wizard asks questions about accessibility needs. Then, based on the answers, it configures utilities and settings for individual users. The Accessibility Wizard can be run again at any time to make changes, or changes can be made to individual settings through Control Panel.

Using the Accessibility Options Component

The Accessibility Options component comes with Windows 98. While it is loaded automatically onto your computer during Windows 98 Setup, you'll need to install it before you can access the Accessibility Options. Once installed, you can access it any time you want.

The two features of this component are the Accessibility Wizard and the Magnifier.

Accessibility wizard

Installing Accessibility Options

If you installed Windows 98 with a compact disc, you will be prompted to insert it into your computer. Following the installation, you will be asked to restart your computer. You should shut down any programs you have open before beginning this procedure.

To install Accessibility options on your system follow these steps :

1. Click On the Start menu:

• Point to Settings.
• Click Control Panel.

2. In Control Panel:

• Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3. In the Add/Remove Programs dialog box:

• Click the Windows Setup tab.

4. In the Windows Setup dialog box:

• Click the Accessibility check box.

5 Click OK.

6. In the Systems Settings Change dialog box, click Yes to restart your computer.

Using the Accessibility Wizard

The Accessibility Wizard groups accessibility features in categories designed to help people with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments. A fourth option helps network administrators set accessibility options for many computers and/or for more than one user on one computer.

The Accessibility Wizard will step you through several pages that enable you to set the accessibility options you want. To use the wizard, you must first select the text size you are most comfortable reading. Then you select from among the four options.

Regardless of which options you choose, you must work through the wizard from the beginning. Once you have selected a category, you will see only those pages that relate to the type of disability—or disabilities—you have selected. Or, you may see only the pages for administrative options.

Starting and Using the Accessibility Wizard

1. On the Start menu:

• Click Programs.
• Point to Accessories.
• Point to Accessibility.
• Click Accessibility Wizard.

2. On the Welcome to Accessibility Wizard page:

• Click the smallest text you can read.
• Click Next.

3. On the Text Size page, the Change the font size check box should already be selected.

• If it is not selected, click this option.
• If you want to use Magnifier, click that option. For more information about the Magnifier, see Putting the Magnifier to Use.
• Click Next.

4. On the Set Wizard Options page:

• Click the statements that apply to you.
• Click Next.

Setting Accessibility Wizard Options

Note: The procedures given below presumes that you have completed the Accessibility Wizard till the Set Wizard Options page, if you have not completed till that please complete till Set Wizard Option to proceed.

Setting Options for People with Vision elimination

Using the Accessibility Wizard options for vision, we can:

• Increase (or decrease) the size of the scroll bar and window borders.
• Increase (or decrease) icon sizes.
• Change the color scheme.

To set Options for People with Vision elimination, follow these steps:

1. On the Scroll Bar and Window Border Size page:

• Click the options that best suites your requirement.
• Click Next.

2. On the Choose Icon Size page:

• Click the option that best suits your requirement .
• Click Next

3. On the Choose Color Scheme page:

• Click the option that best meets your needs.
• Click Next.

• click Finish.
• If you’d like to change your options, click Back until you are at the appropriate page.

Setting Options for People with Hearing damage

Using the Accessibility Wizard options for hearing, you can:

• Display visual warnings for system sounds (SoundSentry)
• Show captions for speech and sounds (ShowSounds).

To set options for People with Hearing damage, follow these steps:

1 On the SoundSentry page:

• Click Yes to see warnings for operating system sounds.
• Click Next.

2 On the ShowSounds page:

• Click Yes to see captions for speech and sounds whenever possible.
• Click Next.

• click Finish.
• If you’d like to change your options, click Back until you are at the appropriate page.

Setting options for people who have problem using the Keyboard or Mouse

Using the Accessibility Wizard options for mobility, you can choose to change the way the keyboard reacts to certain types of keystrokes.

The changes you can select are:

• Press one key at a time instead of pressing and holding two or three keys simultaneously (StickyKeys).

• Have the keyboard ignore repeated keystrokes (FilterKeys).

• Hear a sound when you press the "locking" keys (CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, or SCROLL LOCK) (ToggleKeys).

• Get extra keyboard help.

• Use the numeric keypad instead of a mouse to navigate (MouseKeys).

You can also change the mouse cursor, mouse button settings, mouse speed, and mouse trails, if you wish to do so.

Please make sure that you have selected the I have difficulty using the keyboard or mouse option on Set Wizard Options page.

To set options for people who have problem using the Keyboard or Mouse, follow these steps :

1. On the StickyKeys page:

• Click Yes to press keys in key combinations one at a time and Click on Next.

2. On the BounceKeys(FilterKeys) page:

• Click Yes to have the computer ignore repeated keystrokes and Click on Next.

3. On the ToggleKeys page:

• Click Yes to have the computer play a sound when you press the CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, or SCROLL LOCK keys and Click on Next.

4. On the Extra Keyboard Help page:

• Click Yes to have keyboard help displayed when it’s available and Click on Next.

5. On the MouseKeys page:

• Click Yes to use the numeric keypad instead of the mouse and Click on Next.

6. On the MouseKeys Onset page:

To use MouseKeys when the NUM LOCK key is on, click On, otherwise click Off.

To adjust MouseKeys pointer speed:

• Move the Top Speed slider by clicking and dragging it.
• Move the Acceleration slider by clicking and dragging it and Click on Next.

7. On the Choose a Mouse Cursor page:

• Click the icon that shows the size and color you want and Click on Next.

8. On the Mouse Button Settings page:

• Select whether to change how the mouse buttons function by clicking Right-handed or Left-handed and Click on Next.

9. On the Mouse Speed page:

• Move the Mouse Pointer Speed slider by clicking and dragging it and Click on Next.

Using the Control Panel to Set Accessibility Options

You can turn the accessibility features on or off, and customize the keyboard, sound, display, and mouse operations to meet your needs by using Control Panel also. The Control Panel in Windows 98 controls most of the operating system's accessibility features.

The Control Panel has four icons that will help you adjust your accessibility settings. Within each icon is a grouping of related features that you access through tabs on dialog boxes.

Using the Accessibility Options

To use the Accessibility option through control panel follow these steps :

? Click the Start menu or press CTRL+ESC.
? Select Settings.
? Select Control Panel.

? Select the Accessibility Options icon.

The Accessibility Options feature in Windows 98 has five tabs from which you can select. The tabs are: Keyboard, Sound, Display, Mouse, and General.
You can use keyboard shortcuts to turn on some features. You can also elect to see and/or hear a status indicator which lets you know when an accessibility option is in use.
The procedures for changing the settings on each tab are described below.

Using the Keyboard Tab

The Keyboard tab enables you to:

• Change settings for using StickyKeys, FilterKeys (which includes BounceKeys, SlowKeys, and RepeatKeys), and ToggleKeys.
• Elect to see extra keyboard help while you are working, if it is available.

Altering the StickyKeys Settings

StickyKeys is designed for people who have difficulty holding down two of more keys at a time. When a shortcut requires a key combination, such as CTRL+P, StickyKeys will enable you to press one key at a time instead of pressing them simultaneously.

Use StickyKeys if you want to use the SHIFT, CTRL, or ALT key by pressing one key at a time.

Use the shortcut

Once you have decided to use StickyKeys, you can elect to use the StickyKeys shortcut to turn this feature on or off.

To use the shortcut :

• Press SHIFT five times.

Accessibility Properties: Keyboard tab

StickyKeys settings dialog box

To Change the settings for StickyKeys, follow these steps :

1. On the Keyboard tab:

• Click the Use StickyKeys check box.

2. To use the shortcut and access other settings:

• Click Settings.

3. In the Settings for StickyKeys dialog box:

• Click the Use shortcut check box.

4. To receive a sound or visual notification:

• Click the appropriate check box.

5. Click OK.

Changing the FilterKeys Settings

Windows 98 includes features designed to work either separately or in combination to address problems related to keyboard sensitivity. These features are grouped together as FilterKeys and are known separately as BounceKeys, SlowKeys, and RepeatKeys.

When FilterKeys is on, the computer ignores brief or repeated keystrokes, or slows the repeat rate.

Settings for FilterKeys: Ignore repeated keystrokes