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.įilterKeys: You can set Windows to ignore keystrokes that occur in rapid succession, or keystrokes that are held down for several seconds unintentionally.īounce Keys: If you bounce your fingers on keys inadvertently, Bounce Keys will ignore repeated keystrokes until some time has passed. StickyKeys is an accessibility feature designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keys at a time. There are several types of help for those with typing difficulties, namely:
Tip of the day: Understand and use (or make sure they’re turned off) keyboard Accessibility Options. These tools are activated (toggled on and off) by keyboard stroke combinations (shortcuts). but she was getting very strange results.Īfter determining that she had not recently poured an extra-large Cafe Latte on her keyboard (to read my article on what to do if you do spill on your keyboard, click here), and asking some other diagnostic questions, I determined that she had accidentally turned on Windows’ FilterKeys feature and simply needed to turn it off again.įilterKeys is a subset of keyboard “Accessibility Options” included in Windows to assist people who have difficulties typing. Yesterday I received a call from someone who was rather distraught and frantic (this happens from time to time at my Tech Support business) because, all of a sudden, they couldn’t type on their computer. Keyboard troubleshooting: is “Sticky Keys” on?
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