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Tagged with accessibility windows-7
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Win7: Invert Colors Of One Specific Window
I often use ctrl+alt+I and windows magnifier to invert the colors of my screen, to make bright windows easier to read.
The problem is that, eg, some windows are naturally dark and some are naturally ...
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can't access external hard disc files
I have shared some folders on my external hard drive in the office network where I work.
After this, when I plug in the external hard drive to my home PC (Windows 7), it gives the message saying:
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How to deactivate Ease of Access in window in Windows 7
By mistake I had activated ease of access "use comp. w/o mouse or keyboard" & from that my laptop keyboard is not giving any response i.e. not working so I have to use online keyboard &...
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Configure Windows 7 to show all windows in black and white [duplicate]
I have difficulty viewing different types of colors.
Many would call it a color impairment, because when I see to many colors my brain gets overloaded. I would like the following for Windows 7 How ...
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Windows 7 displaying Shift/Alt/Control/Meta balloon dialog [duplicate]
After a reboot today, suddenly Windows 7 is showing a little balloon dialog almost in the center of my display every time I hold down shift, control, alt, or the windows key. You can see it in the ...
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Win 7 mouse pointer auto-activation
On my HP laptop with 64 bit Win7, the mouse pointer will automatically click on anything that I point it at. If I hover over a folder, the folder will automatically open. I hover over an application, ...
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How to add Color Scheme to Windows Vista/7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2
Windows, up to Windows XP, had Color Schemes, e.g.:
Windows Standard
Windows Standard (large)
Windows Standard (extra large)
High Contrast #1
High Contrast #1 (large)
High Contrast #1 (extra large)
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Text-to-speech program on Windows saying "ASCII"
I am using Windows native text-to-speech program to read web pages and pdf files.
Whenever the reader encounters a special character (or a blank space of some sort), it says "ASCII". Is there a way to ...
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Outlook Express in Win7
Is it possible to install Outlook Express in Windows 7? Problem is, that my sister is visually impaired and needs to use email client together with AI Squared Zoomtext 9 ReaderMagnifier (aka ZT 9).
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How to enforce default text style for incoming mails?
One of my coworkers is handicapped with restricted vision and needs a very high contrast on his workspace. This works well for most applications, but it's not working for outlook-mails send as html/...
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Coming from Win XP to 7 and having new accessibility software problems
I just switched from Windows XP Pro SP3 (32bit) to Windows 7 Ultimate (32bit) on a new PC. Now, both the new onscreen keyboard and a utility for sending mouse clicks are being problematic.
The ...
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How do I Force the Background color on web pages IE9 Win7
Normally opening up internet options , and adjusting the "accessability" type features for colors, and fonts, would allow a person to control how a web page was viewed. (rant) that is what the item ...
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Is there a widget to adjust display resolution in Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Easily change screen resolution in Windows 7
Any way of changing Windows 7 screen resolution via command line?
I'm setting up a Windows 7 Home box for my parents, and I'd ...
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left shift "stuck " on Windows 7
I'm having a hard time with a "stuck" left shift key.
my sister complained she is getting symbols instead of numbers using her netbook.
after some time I fired up the on screen keyboard (winr+r>"osk")...
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How to achieve inverted color in Windows 7 (like Compiz Negative)? [duplicate]
How can I achieve Compiz Negative effect in Windows 7?
Screenshot showing what Compiz Negative effect is like
Alt+Shift+PrtSc (High Contrast) doesn't cut it. Compiz Negative inverts color on every ...
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