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Other Operating Systems => Windows 8 => Windows 8.1 Discussion => Topic started by: javajolt on November 19, 2012, 08:07:08 PM
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Oops! I forgot to tell you about the On-Screen Keyboard. This is another keyboard available through Windows 8.
You can access it by typing “On-Screen keyboard” on your Start screen.
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To add its icon to both the Start screen and the Taskbar right click on it and select “Add to Taskbar” and “Pin to Start”.
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Now you are ready to go! The On-screen keyboard is available in two places, on the Start screen and your Taskbar.
Using the On-Screen Keyboard
To check it out, click the On-Screen keyboard icon on the Taskbar. When you do that you get a full keyboard.
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This keyboard can be a bit intrusive but it’s not a problem as you can shrink it by clicking the Nav key. To revert to the full keyboard click the General key and you are back where you were with a full sized keyboard.
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The On-Screen keyboard comes into its own if you have a large monitor screen as you can set it up above a minimized Word document and type your text.
Options
There are a number of options available with this keyboard. Clicking the Options key opens up a range of different possibilities.
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This keyboard has a PrtScn key. Now users of the Surface tablet know this key is “Missing in action”. Well, you can set up the On-screen keyboard on your Surface tablet and have access to this valuable key.
One problem is the small screen so this keyboard takes up a fair bit of space so its value is somewhat limited. Still you have it readily available!
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I’m sure users of Windows 8 will find the On-Screen keyboard a valuable tool.
source:windows8update