Accessibility in Windows 8

Overview of accessibility in Windows 8, tutorials, and keyboard shortcuts

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Table of Contents

1. Overview of Accessibility in Windows 8
   1. What’s new in Windows 8 accessibility
      1. Narrator and touch-enabled devices
      2. Magnifier and touch-enabled devices
2. Ease of Access
   1. Make your PC easier to use
      1. Customizing the Ease of Access page
      2. Choosing more tools and settings in the Ease of Access Center
      3. Get recommendations for Ease of Access settings
   2. Make the text on your screen larger or smaller
   3. Hear text read aloud with Narrator
      1. Starting Narrator
      2. New touch gestures
      3. New keyboard shortcuts
      4. Narrator settings
   4. Using Speech Recognition
      1. Set up Speech Recognition
      2. Using Speech Recognition
      3. Controlling your PC with Speech Recognition
      4. Dictation
      5. Keyboard keys
      6. Punctuation marks and special characters
      7. Controls
      8. Windows
      9. Tap or click anywhere on the screen
   5. Use Magnifier to see items on the screen
      1. Using Magnifier
      2. Changing Magnifier views
      3. Customizing Magnifier
   6. Use the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) to type
      1. To open On-Screen Keyboard
   7. Use text or visual alternatives to sounds
      1. To change your settings
3. Personalization
   1. Personalize your PC
   2. Change your background, colors, and account picture
      1. Themes and desktop backgrounds
   3. Customize the Start screen
      1. Create tiles for your favorite people and places
      2. Pin or unpin apps
      3. Rearrange and resize tiles
   4. Rearranging tiles on Start
   5. Get started with themes
      1. What's a theme?
      2. Creating themes
   6. Where is Control Panel?
   7. How to use the taskbar
      1. Rearrange taskbar buttons
      2. Move the taskbar
      3. Change how taskbar buttons appear
      4. Pin an app to the taskbar
      5. Customize the notification area
      6. Take a look at the desktop
      7. Change taskbar settings for multiple displays
   8. Adding apps, websites, and more to Start
   9. Connect multiple monitors to your PC
      1. Connect another screen to your PC
      2. Set up your screens
   10. Sync your settings
4. Mouse and Keyboard
   1. Mouse and keyboard: What's new in Windows
   2. How to use the touch keyboard
   3. Touch: swipe, tap, and beyond
   4. Touch and pen settings: Frequently asked questions
      1. How do I check if my PC has a touchscreen?
      2. How do I calibrate my pen and touch settings?
      3. How do I get my touchscreen to go to the correct screen?
      4. How do I change my pen and touch actions?
   5. Change keyboard settings
   6. Change the keyboard layout 64
      1. To change the keyboard layout for a language
   7. Change mouse settings
      1. To change the mouse settings
   8. Use the numeric keypad to move the mouse pointer
      1. To turn on Mouse Keys
      2. Moving the pointer using Mouse Keys
      3. Selecting a mouse button
      4. Clicking items using Mouse Keys
      5. Dragging items using Mouse Keys
5. Keyboard Shortcuts
   1. New keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8 and Windows RT
      1. Useful keyboard shortcuts for Windows
   2. Complete list of keyboard shortcuts
      1. General keyboard shortcuts
      2. Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
      3. File Explorer keyboard shortcuts
      4. Taskbar keyboard shortcuts
      5. Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
      6. Calculator keyboard shortcuts
      7. Calendar keyboard shortcuts
      8. Ease Of Access keyboard shortcuts
      9. Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts
      10. Magnifier keyboard shortcuts
      11. Mail keyboard shortcuts
      12. Messaging keyboard shortcuts
      13. Narrator keyboard shortcuts
      14. Narrator touch keyboard shortcuts
      15. Paint keyboard shortcuts. 83
      16. People App keyboard shortcuts
      17. Reader keyboard shortcuts
      18. Remote Desktop Connection on the desktop keyboard shortcuts
      19. Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts
      20. Skydrive keyboard shortcuts
      21. Windows Help viewer keyboard shortcuts
      22. Windows Journal keyboard shortcuts
      23. Wordpad keyboard shortcuts