Changing keyboard settings in KDE

• Turn on keyboard accessibility features
• Bounce keys
• Slow keys

1. Click on the ' K' icon on the menu tab, or press the ' Windows ' logo key (located between the ' Ctrl ' + ' Alt ' keys on most keyboards) alternatively press ' Alt ' + ' F1 ' .
2. Click on ' Control Center ' or press ' C ' and then ' Enter '.
3. Click on ' Regional & Accessibility' or use the ' Tab' key to highlight ' Appearance & Themes ' in the left-hand panel and then use the ' down ' arrow key to select ' Regional & Accessibility ' and then press the ' right ' arrow key to expand the options list (see Fig 1).
4. Click on ' Accessibility ' or press the ' down ' arrow to highlight ' Accessibility ' and then press ' Enter'.
5. Under ' Accessibility ' click on the ' Keyboard ' tab or press 'Alt' + ' K' (see Fig 1).

Fig 1

1. You can now turn on ' Bounce keys' or ' Slow keys' - see the following sections or use links at the top of the page.

' Bounce keys' are helpful for people who find they hold a key down too long and so get a string of unwanted characters. ' Bounce keys' introduces a delay after a key press, during which time the same key cannot be used again.

To turn on' Bounce keys':

1. Repeat steps 1 to 5 above under ' Turn on keyboard accessibility features ' .
2. Click on the the checkbox next to ' Use bounce keys' or press ' Tab ' to highlight the checkbox and then press the 'Spacebar' ( Alternatively press ' Alt ' + ' N '), to put a tick in the box.
3. Click on ' Apply ' or press ' Alt ' + ' A', to confirm your changes.
4. Click the close button on the ' Accessibility - Control Center ' window or press ' Ctrl ' + ' Q ' to return to the desktop.

' Slow keys' are helpful for people who tend to accidentally press keys they don't want. With ' Slow keys' switched on a key has to be held down longer.

To turn on ' Slow keys':

1. Repeat steps 1 to 5 above under ' Turn on keyboard accessibility features ' .
2. Click on the the checkbox next to ' Use slow keys' or press ' Tab ' to highlight the checkbox and then press the 'Spacebar' ( Alternatively press ' Alt ' + ' W '), to put a tick in the box.
3. Click on ' Apply ' or press ' Alt ' + ' A', to confirm your changes.
4. Click the close button on the ' Accessibility - Control Center ' window or press ' Ctrl ' + ' Q ' to return to the desktop.

Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help.