On-screen Keyboard
This might seem like a silly tip or even a silly function, but I’ve already found a use for it once and I’m sure that you’ll be able to use it at some point. Windows XP comes with a built in on screen keyboard. Basically a graphic of a keyboard comes up and acts like your keyboard, you can use your mouse to hunt and peck around. What uses does this have and what did I use it for? Well, it’s good for people with disabilities, where it would be easier to use a mouse than trying to type or it’s great to use when your keyboard goes loco on you. Yes, we’ve all had our keyboard go nuts. Here is how you launch it:
- Go to start
- Go to run and type OSK
- Then the keyboard comes on
It’s just that simple. It’s best to make a desktop icon for it or a shortcut, because if your keyboard should go out on you, it would be handy to have it. All you do to create the shortcut is to:
- Right click on the desktop
- Click the new shortcut button
- Type osk, click next twice, and there you have it.
