Mac OS X 10.5 Help

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Turning Sticky Keys and Mouse Keys on or off

If you use the Sticky Keys and Mouse Keys features on your computer only some of the time, you can set them to be easily turned on or off using a keyboard shortcut.

To turn on the Sticky Keys and Mouse Keys keyboard shortcuts:

Step 1

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Universal Access.

Open Universal Access preferences
Step 2

Turn on the keyboard shortcuts:

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For Sticky Keys, click Keyboard and select the “Press the Shift key five times to turn Sticky Keys on or off” checkbox.

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For Mouse Keys, click Mouse and select the “Press the Option key five times to turn Mouse Keys on or off” checkbox.

Once the keyboard shortcuts are turned on, you can turn Sticky Keys on or off by pressing the Shift key five times in a row. Turn Mouse Keys on or off by pressing the Option key five times in a row.

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