I have rarely (almost said "never" but I am prone to exaggeration and trying to
grow out of it) read an note from you from which I din't learn something.
Thanks for the guidance.

Jim Slattery wrote:

> >Harold wrote about the difficulty of typing without getting double
> >letters, etc.  He may already know about setting the accessibility
> >features of the computer; but if not, there is one that slows down the
> >typing, with a time set for each key click.  You can also set a beeper
> >to go off when the key has been properly engaged
>
> As well as unwanted repeating letters, I find that I have little feeling in
> my finger-tips now, and that if I relied on touch to tell me if a key is
> pressed down far enough, I often miss out letters, and have to go back and
> insert them.  (I am not, needless to say, a 'touch typist'. <grin>)
>
> Using the setting below, I can type faster and more accurately, since my
> brain registers the 'click' from the PC's speaker (the one in the CPU unit,
> not plug-in speakers) and I know to continue to the next key.
>
> The settings I use with Windows 95 are:
> 1. START button/(S)ettings/(C)ontrol panel/Accessibility options
> 2. Use (f)ilter keys/S(e)ttings
> 3. (B)eep when keys pressed or accepted/I(g)nore quick key strokes and slow
> down the repeat rate/ S(e)ttings
> 4. (S)low down keyboard repeat rates/Repeat (d)elay/Short/Repeat
> (r)ate/Short/Keys must be held down for: /Short
> 5. OK/OK/OK.
>
> This sets the keys to 'click' when contact is made when pressing, sets the
> repeat delay to 0.30 secs, sets the key repeat rate to 0.30 secs, and sets
> the time keys must be held down before registering to 0.00 secs.
>
> This is  the perfect setting for me.  People who have less control of their
> hands, and find these settings too short, might like to make the repeat
> delay and repeat rate longer, or even to turn the repeat facility off
> altogether, as:
>
> 3.  (B)eep when keys pressed or accepted/Ign(o)re repeated keystrokes
> 4. OK/OK.
>
> Sorry, I can't help non-PC users.
>
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