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Dear Jo, You can also have different options for other keystroke commands. You can set it up for pushing the shift,cntrl and alt keys separately from your commands. You may also adjust the settings to control the mouse with the arrow keys on the number panel off to the right side of the Keyboard. I just adjusted mine and it is much easier to make the keys firmer than before. You just need to go to control panel and choose accessibility options. They include test areas to use trial and error to find the right speeds for you. Regards, Greg Leeman 37/7 -----Original Message----- From: - Jo Peterson <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, March 09, 1998 4:07 PM Subject: Keyboarding with PD >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. This helps some >people move along because they know for sure that they have >pressed the key. Just go to Start menu; click on Settings; click on >Control Panel; click on Accessibilities. >Good luck. >Jo > in eespoonse to coping with retirement adjusting to the abrkupt > change of > not"working" takes somme time. I am a 57/17 who got their > diagnosis on > their40 birthday. My first neuro saaid he expected me to be onteh > job for > 20 years. I maade it 12. During which i was selected outstanding > teacher > twoice at Stephens College. I was encouraged to quit wheen the > tremor > iinterfered with ay blackboard writing and handling chemicals in lab. > I > was upseet at the time becasue I tho[ught I had some good years > left. But > after about six months I realllized it was the best thing that happened > to > me. the stress of the heaavy teachiing load was gone > andmiytremmor had > imprroved. TAhank goodnes for disability insurance.The idea is to > find something that isworthwhile doing. I am librarian for the local > woodworking club.I can stiil wwok inmy shop forashort time beforre > my > meds wear off. My wife still works,,so I learned how to do the laundry > aadn i do simple cooking. II can fix a whole meal athat's > acceptable. Myi > wife evenssuggests rrciipies for me try. I goto eexercise-stretching > classthree times a week. The poiiint I amm getting at is not to feel > sorry > for yooursself. youdon't haveto look far to fiind someoone in worst > sahpe > than you are. theee plentiy of opprtunities to do construtive > thimgs....I haven't gotten motivatd too do house cleaning as often as > my wife would like. > I weishIcould adjust the computer toelimiinaate the echoo or > doble > letters wwhen I type.Keep ooon pluggiiing. Harold Anderson >