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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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To open the Ease of Access Center, select:
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Start.
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Control Panel.
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Ease of Access.
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Ease of Access Center.
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To open the Ease of Access Center, press:
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Under Quick access to common tools, select:
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Under Quick access to common tools, select:
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Start Magnifier by pressing ALT+G.
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Turn on Magnifier so that it starts automatically each time you log on to your computer
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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Under Explore all settings, select:
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Under Explore all settings, select:
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Make the computer easier to see, by pressing TAB, then ENTER.
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Under Make things on the screen larger, select:
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Turn on Magnifier.
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Select Save.
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Under Make things on the screen larger, select:
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Turn on Magnifier by pressing ALT+N.
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Select Save by pressing ALT+S.
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Choose where Magnifier focuses
You can set Magnifier to follow the mouse cursor movements, the keyboard focus, or text editing.
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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Start or Turn on Magnifier
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In the Magnifier settings window, under Tracking, select:
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Follow mouse cursor to see an enlarged version of what your mouse is pointing to.
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Follow keyboard focus to see the area where your pointer moves when you press the TAB or arrow keys.
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Follow text editing to see what you're typing.
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In the Magnifier settings window, under Tracking, select:
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Follow mouse cursor to see an enlarged version of what your mouse is pointing to, by pressing ALT+M.
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Follow keyboard focus to see the area where your pointer moves when you press the TAB or arrow keys, by pressing ALT+K.
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Follow text editing to see what you're typing, by pressing ALT+T.
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Minimize the Magnifier settings window:
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Minimize the Magnifier settings window:
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Press TAB to move to the Hide button.
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Press ENTER.
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Change the appearance of Magnifier
You can change several settings in Magnifier including changing the colors and docking position of the Magnifier window.
Inverting the colors of the Magnifier window, for example, may be helpful if a document has black on white background but for you, white text on a black background is more readable. The docking position of the Magnifier window can be adjusted to make better use of your computer screen workspace.
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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Start or Turn on Magnifier
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Start or Turn on Magnifier
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To invert the colors of the Magnifier window:
In the Magnifier settings window, under Presentation, select:
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To invert the colors of the Magnifier window:
In the Magnifier settings window, under Presentation, select:
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Invert Colors by pressing ALT+I.
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To change the docking position of the Magnifier window, select:
Under Dock Position, select:
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Top, Left, Right or Bottom from the drop down list.
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To change the docking position of the Magnifier window, select:
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Docked by pressing ALT+D, then,
Under Dock Position, select:
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Top, Left, Right or Bottom by pressing the arrow keys.
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Minimize the Magnifier settings window:
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Minimize the Magnifier settings window:
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Press TAB to move to the Hide button.
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Press ENTER.
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Set the zoom level in Magnifier
Magnifier can display text from actual size up to sixteen times larger.
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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Start or Turn on Magnifier
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Start or Turn on Magnifier
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In the Magnifier settings window, under Presentation, Scale factor, select:
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In the Magnifier settings window:
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Move to Presentation, Scale factor by pressing TAB.
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Select a magnification level between 1x and 16x by pressing the arrow keys.
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Minimize the Magnifier settings window:
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Minimize the Magnifier settings window:
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Press TAB to move to the Hide button.
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Press ENTER.
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Resize or move the Magnifier window
To make the Magnifier window easier to use and more convenient, you can resize or move it to a different place on your computer screen.
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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Start or Turn on Magnifier
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Start or Turn on Magnifier
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To resize the Magnifier window:
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Move the mouse pointer to the edge of the magnification window.
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Click and drag the window border to the desired size.
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Click outside of the Magnifier window.
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The Magnifier window can only be resized using the mouse. See the mouse steps.
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To reposition the Magnifier window:
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Move the pointer over the Magnifier window.
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Hold down the mouse button and drag the Magnifier window to reposition it.
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The Magnifier window can only be repositioned using the mouse. See the mouse steps.
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To start Magnifier with the settings box minimized:
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Select Minimize on Startup.
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To start Magnifier with the settings box minimized:
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Select Minimize on Startup by pressing ALT+N.
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Minimize the Magnifier settings window:
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Minimize the Magnifier settings window:
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Press TAB to move to the Hide button.
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Press ENTER.
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Hear Text Read Aloud with Narrator
Narrator is a text-to-speech program (or basic screen reader) that is built into Windows Vista. Narrator reads menus without leaving the active window. Individuals who use Narrator will also find a more pleasant, natural sounding voice in Windows Vista.
There are two ways to start Narrator:
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Start Narrator from Quick Access to common tools for use in the current session, or
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Turn on Narrator so that it starts automatically each time you log on.
Start Narrator for the current session
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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To open the Ease of Access Center, select:
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Start.
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Control Panel.
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Ease of Access.
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Ease of Access Center.
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To open the Ease of Access Center, press:
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Under Quick access to common tools, select:
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Under Quick access to common tools, select:
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Start Narrator by pressing ALT+N.
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Turn on Narrator so that it starts automatically each time you log on to your computer
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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Under Explore all settings, select:
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Under Explore all settings, select:
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Use the computer without a display, by pressing TAB, then ENTER.
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Under Hear text read aloud, select:
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Turn on Narrator.
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Select Save.
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Under Hear text read aloud, select:
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Turn on Narrator by pressing ALT+U.
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Select Save by pressing ALT+S.
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Choose which text Narrator reads aloud
Narrator always reads aloud the text in any part of the desktop you select. You can also have it read aloud what you type, as well as events that happen on screen (such as dialog boxes that appear).
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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Start or Turn on Narrator
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Start or Turn on Narrator
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In Microsoft Narrator, under Main Narrator Settings, select what you want Narrator to read aloud:
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Echo User's Keystrokes if you want Narrator to read aloud what you type.
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Announce System Messages if you want Narrator to read system messages aloud.
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Announce Scroll Notifications if you want Narrator to announce when the screen scrolls.
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In Microsoft Narrator, under Main Narrator Settings, select what you want Narrator to read aloud:
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Echo User's Keystrokes if you want Narrator to read aloud what you type, by pressing ALT+K.
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Announce System Messages if you want Narrator to read system messages aloud, by pressing ALT+M.
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Announce Scroll Notifications if you want Narrator to announce when the screen scrolls, by pressing ALT+N.
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