Turn ShowSounds on and off

When ShowSounds is on, you can see captions for speech or other sounds generated by your computer programs.

Steps using the keyboard:

1. Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key).

• Move to Settings by pressing S.
• Select Control Panel by pressing C.

2. In Control Panel:

• Select the Accessibility Options icon by using the arrow keys.
• Press ENTER.

Note   If all of the Control Panel icons are not displayed, press the TAB key until view all Control Panel options is selected, and then press ENTER.

3. In the Accessibility Properties dialog box:

• Select the Sound tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

4. On the Sound tab:

• To turn on ShowSounds, select the Use ShowSounds check box by pressing ALT+H.

OR

• To turn off ShowSounds, clear the Use ShowSounds check box by pressing ALT+H.
• Press ENTER.

5. To close Control Panel:

• Press ALT+F, C.

Steps using the mouse:

1. On the Start menu:

• Point to Settings.
• Click Control Panel.

2. In Control Panel:

• Click Accessibility Options.

3. In the Accessibility Properties dialog box:

• Select the Sound tab.

4. On the Sound tab:

• To turn on ShowSounds, select the Use ShowSounds check box.

OR

• To turn off ShowSounds, clear the Use ShowSounds check box.
• Click OK.

5. To close Control Panel:

• On the File menu, click Close.

Accessibility Properties: Sound tab