7 Workstation Accessibility Features

The following table contains the workstation accessibility features for the Workstation 6 Series configurations with the Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise operating system.

Table 7-1 Accessibility Features for the Workstation 610, 620, and 650 with the Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise Operating System

Feature Behavior Setup

Magnifier

In Full-Screen Mode, your entire screen is magnified. Depending on the size of your screen and the zoom level you choose, you might not be able to see all of the screen at the same time.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start Magnifier > Views > Full screen.

In Lens Mode, the area around the mouse pointer is magnified. When you move the mouse pointer, the area of the screen that's magnified moves along with it.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start Magnifier > Views > Lens.

In Docked Mode, only a portion of the screen is magnified, leaving the rest of your desktop unchanged. You can then control which area of the screen is magnified.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start Magnifier > Views > Dock.

Text or Visual Alternative to Sounds

The Turn on visual notifications for sounds option replaces system sounds with visual cues, such as a flash on the screen, so you can see notifications even when they're not heard. You can also choose how you want sound notifications to warn you.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Use text or visual alternatives for sounds > Turn on visual notifications for sounds.

Then, select a visual warning:

  • 1-None

  • 2-Flash active caption bar

  • 3-Flash active window

  • 4-Flash desktop

The Turn on text captions for spoken dialog option displays text captions in place of sounds to indicate that activity is happening on your PC (for example, when a document starts or finishes printing).

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Use text or visual alternatives for sounds > Turn on text captions for spoken dialog.
 

On-Screen Keyboard

The Use click sound option lets you hear a sound when you press a key.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) > Options Key on keyboard > Use click sound.
 

The Show keys to make it easier to move around the screen option allows the keys to light up as you type.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) > Options Key on keyboard > Show keys to make it easier to move around the screen.
 

The Turn on numeric keypad option expands the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) to show a numeric keypad.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) > Options Key on keyboard > Turn on numeric keypad.
 

The Click on keys option lets you click or tap the on-screen keys to enter text.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) > Options Key on keyboard > Click on Keys.
 

The Hover over keys option lets you use a mouse or joystick to point to a key. The characters you point to are entered automatically when you point to them for a specified time.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) > Options Key on keyboard > Hover over keys.
 

The Scan through keys option allows the OSK to continually scan the keyboard. Scan mode highlights areas where you can type keyboard characters by pressing a keyboard shortcut, using a switch input device, or using a device that simulates a mouse click.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) > Options Key on keyboard > Scan through keys.
 

The Use Text Prediction option allows the OSK to suggest words as you type so you don't need to type each complete word.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) > Options Key on keyboard > Use text prediction.

Narrator

Narrators read text on your PC screen aloud and describes events, such as notifications or calendar appointments, so you can use your PC without a display.

Select Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Start Narrator.

Speech Recognition

Windows Speech Recognition lets you control your PC with your voice alone, without needing a keyboard or mouse.

Select Control Panel > Speech Recognition.