Make sound when a key is pressed or accepted

Using the Settings for FilterKeys dialog box, one can set the computer to make a sound every time a key is pressed and when a key press is accepted. The computer beeps when a key is pressed or accepted, which will help users with visual disabilities find out the FilterKeys activation status.

To set the computer to make a sound when a key is pressed or accepted, do the following:

1. Click on the Start button and select Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.
2. In Control panel, ensure that Classic view is selected. (All Control Panel icons are visible.) To switch to Classic view, click on Switch to Classic View from the left pane of the Control panel window.
3. Double-click the Accessibility Options icon. The Accessibility Options dialog box appears.
4. On the Keyboard tab, in the FilterKeys section, click on the Settings button. The Settings for FilterKeys dialog box appears.
5. Under the notification section, select the Beep when keys pressed or accepted: check box.
   
   Enlarge Settings for FilterKeys dialog box image (Opens in a New Window)
6. Click on the OK button to close the Settings for FilterKeys dialog box.
7. Click on the Apply button and then click on the OK button to close the Accessibility Options dialog box.
8. Close the Control panel window.

Try It Yourself

To find out how this works, let’s perform a small exercise:

1. Open a new Notepad file.
2. Type some text. Did you hear the computer beep when you pressed a key and when the key press was accepted?

Thus upon turning on the FilterKeys your computer will beep each time a key is pressed and when a key press is accepted.

Related links

Windows XP allows users to adjust different FilterKeys settings including:

• Page 1: Activate FilterKeys
• Page 2: Use keyboard shortcut to turn on FilterKeys
• Page 3: Ignore repeated keystrokes
• Page 4: Set the key repeat rate
• Page 5: Set the key acceptance rate
• Page 6: Make sound when a key is pressed or accepted
• Page 7: Display FilterKeys status on screen