In my last post I talked about the Vista Magnifier which can assist any sight impaired person to use their PC just that little bit easier.  Today I will talk about another good application in Vista, the on-screen keyboard.

The on-screen keyboard is essentially a keyboard that pops up onto your screen so you don’t have to use your normal keyboard, this can be handy if you are unable to use your physical keyboard for some reason or other.

To turn your on-screen keyboard on follow this;

  • Open your control panel
  • Click ease of access
  • Click ease of access center
  • Click start on-screen keyboard

If you want the on-screen keyboard to start every time you boot your computer just;

  • In the ease of access center go to the explore all settings section
  • Click use the computer without a mouse or keyboard
  • Check Use On-Screen Keyboard
  • Click save
  • Done

Activate the on-screen keyboard in Vista