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Using Your Keyboard One-Handed

This section explains how you can change Mac OS settings to make using the keyboard one-handed easier using 'StickyKeys'.

Introduction
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 'Apple' + 'S'), can be difficult, uncomfortable or just impossible to do with a standard keyboard setup.

The Mac Operating system has a useful feature called 'StickyKeys' built in which makes the modifier keys (for example 'Ctrl' , 'Alt', 'Apple' and 'Shift') 'sticky'. In other words it allows you to press one key at a time and tells your Mac 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:

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