Universal Design Icon Using ToggleKeys in Windows 95

What can ToggleKeys do?

The ToggleKeys feature allows you to hear a tone when you hit the CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, or SCROLL LOCK keys. The sound does not differ from key to key; that is, pressing NUM LOCK does not sound different from pressing CAPS LOCK. However, the sounds are different for pressing one of these keys the first time (turning the lock on) and pressing it the second time (turning the lock off).

ToggleKeys Settings

The following option is available with ToggleKeys. It can be enabled or disabled without affecting the basic use of ToggleKeys.

Keyboard shortcut

When the keyboard shortcut is turned on, you can activate ToggleKeys by pressing the NUM LOCK key for five seconds. This enables you to turn ToggleKeys on without going to the Control Panel.

If this settting is specified and you hit the NUM LOCK key for five seconds, you will see a dialog box informing you that you have typed in the ToggleKeys shortcut. From the dialog box you can choose "OK" to turn ToggleKeys on or "Cancel" to keep typing without ToggleKeys. You can also change the ToggleKeys settings by choosing "Settings" or pressing "S", which brings up the Control Panel dialog for all of the Accessibility Properties.

Setting Up ToggleKeys

  1. Bring up the Accessibility Properties window. The Keyboard option will be on top. ToggleKeys is the bottom option as shown below:
    Accessibility Properties window: Keyboard tab
  2. If the focus (the highlighted or outlined portion of the screen) is on the Keyboard label at the top of the screen, press TAB. If the focus is anywhere else, press t to bring the focus to the "Use ToggleKeys" checkbox. (In the picture above, the focus is on the "Use StickyKeys" checkbox. This is the default focus when the box is first opened.)
  3. If the "Use ToggleKeys" checkbox is not checked, press t. This turns on TogglevKeys.
  4. If you want to change the keyboard shortcut setting, press n to bring up the "Settings for ToggleKeys" dialog box:
    Settings for ToggleKeys window
    NOTE: The keyboard shortcut setting toggles. This means that if it is on and you select it, it turns off. If it is off and you select it, it turns on. The feature can be toggled by pressing the underlined letter in its description. For example, to check or uncheck the box labelled "Use Shortcut", press s.
  5. To allow the keyboard shortcut (or turn off that feature if it is on), press s.
  6. When the setting is the way you want it, press ENTER to return to the Accessibility Properties window.
  7. If you want to test your ToggleKeys settings without closing the Accessibility Properties window, either hit ALT+A or hit TAB eight times, until the focus is on the "Apply" button, and then press ENTER. This allows you to test your ToggleKey settings and change them if needed without having to reopen all of the windows. To close the Accessibility Properties window, hit ENTER again.
  8. If you want to save the settings and close the Accessibility Properties window at the same time, hit TAB six times, until the focus is on the "OK" button, and then press ENTER. This will close the Accessibility Properties window.
  9. Hit ALT+F+C to close the Control Panel window if it is still open.

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