Using your keyboard one-handed

Many people use a computer keyboard with one hand, with a typing wand grasped in a fist, or using a mouth stick so programs that need you to press two or three keys at one time to carry out commands such as saving a document ( you need to press ' Ctrl ' + ' S ' ) , can be difficult, uncomfortable or just impossible to do with a standard keyboard setup.

Linux desktops Gnome and KDE both have a useful feature called ' StickyKeys ' which makes the modifier keys (for example ' Ctrl ' , ' Alt ' and ' Shift ' ) 'sticky'. In other words it allows you to press one key at a time and tells Linux to respond as if the keys had been pressed simultaneously.

This section shows you how to use ' StickyKeys ' ; please select one of the following links to find out more:

• Using your keyboard one-handed in Gnome
• Using your keyboard one-handed in KDE