Microsoft KB Archive/260727

= Programming Assistive Aids for Keyboard and Mouse Functions with SerialKeys =

Article ID: 260727

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q260727



SUMMARY
This article describes the keys and mouse actions available through SerialKeys for programing an assistive aid. SerialKeys enables you to control the computer by using an alternate input device.

For additional information about setting up SerialKeys or programming an assistive aid, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260517 How to Set Up and Use SerialKeys in Windows



MORE INFORMATION
Before you program all of the keys and mouse actions into the aid, you should decide how to lay out the selections on the aid. Look at the number of different keys you might want to have (see the following table). You may want mouse movements also. If the aid stores vocabulary in levels, decide whether you want keyboard and mouse actions on separate levels in the aid. If the aid uses combinations of symbols to store vocabulary, decide which combinations you want to use for keyboard and mouse functions.

The following table lists character sequences you send from the aid to simulate the individual keyboard keys. In some cases, there are several character sequences that all simulate the same key. In this table, the term &quot;p/r&quot; indicates a key being pressed and immediately released. &quot;Toggled&quot; indicates that a key such as CAPS LOCK will be turned on if currently off, or turned off if currently on. &quot;Pressed down&quot; indicates that the key will be pressed and remain held down during the next key simulated.

This information is excerpted from the Customizing Windows for Individuals with Disabilities series of documents. For additional information on customizing different versions of Windows for people with disabilities, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

165486 Customizing Windows for Individuals with Disabilities

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