Difficulties holding down two keys simultaneously

Windows 98 & ME

Follow this link for a more recent tutorial applying to Windows XP.

While most of the options for the Mouse are in the Mouse Control Panel, most of Windows' options for making the keyboard accessible are in the 'Accessibility Options'. Makes sense? Not really.

Anyway, holding down more than one key at a time is needed to produce the symbols above the the numbers as well as an assortment of shortcut keys (e.g. CTRL+P to Print) and several other situations. It is also quicker than using CAPS LOCK for doing Single Capital Letters.

However - many people find it difficult to hold down two keys at the same time - especially if they're a fair distance apart, like right ALT and P.

Fortunately there's a feature built right into Windows 98 that allows you to press one at a time. It's called StickyKeys and here's how to get it working:

	Bring up the Control Panel by going to Start and selecting 'Control Panel' from the menu.
	Double-click on the 'Accessibility Options' icon to launch the applet.
	Inside here there are lots of options for the keyboard, as well as a few for Windows' sound, display, and mouse. You should see StickyKeys at the top of the window. Put a tick in the white box to enable this feature. Click on OK to confirm this.