User Guide

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Accessibility
Ease of Access features let you use your Surface the way you want.
To set ease of access features:
1. Go to Start , and select PC settings > Ease of Access.
2. Choose among the settings you can make from the panel on the left:
 Narrator reads the text on your screen aloud. For more info, see Hear text read aloud
with Narrator on Windows.com.
 Magnifier enlarges your screen or parts of it to make words and images easier to see.
For more info, see Use Magnifier to see items on the screen on Windows.com.
 High contrast lets you use a high contrast theme that makes items easier to read.
To use a high contrast theme, choose a high contrast theme from the drop-down box,
adjust the colors if you want to, and select Apply.
 Keyboard. You can choose whether to control your Surface by using an on-screen
keyboard. This is also where you set sticky keys, filter out repeated keystrokes, and set
Surface to play a tone when you toggle Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock.
For more info, see Use the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) to type on Windows.com.
 Mouse. You can change the size and color of the mouse pointer and use the numeric
keypad to control the mouse. For more info, see Mouse and keyboard: What's new in
Windows on Windows.com.
 Other options. These options make Surface easier to use:
 Play animations in Windows.
 Show Windows background, or a black screen
 Choose how long notifications are visible.
 Adjust cursor thickness.
 Show a gray animation wherever you touch the screen.
 See a larger, darker animation wherever you touch the screen.
Ease of Access on the sign-in screen
On the sign-in screen, select the Ease of Access icon in the lower-left corner to choose ease of
access settings you want available every time Surface starts.