XP's Help & Support is a very good place to find this kind of information. George. (See below) To turn on FilterKeys FilterKeys is a keyboard feature that instructs the keyboard to ignore brief or repeated keystrokes. Using FilterKeys, you can also slow the rate at which a key repeats when you hold it down. Open Accessibility Options.=20 On the Keyboard tab, under FilterKeys, select the Use FilterKeys check box.=20 To turn off FilterKeys, clear the Use FilterKeys check box. Notes To open Accessibility Options, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Accessibility Options.=20 If the Use shortcut check box in the Settings for FilterKeys dialog box is selected, you can turn FilterKeys on or off by holding down the right SHIFT key for 8 to 16 seconds (depending on the other settings you have selected in the Accessibility Options dialog box). To open the Settings for FilterKeys dialog box, open Accessibility Options and then, under FilterKeys, click Settings. =20 -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dorothy Ingram-Gorban Sent: 10 November 2006 23:46 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Filter keys=20 thank you George, I did not hit sticky keys this time but filter keys are=20 they similar. I imagine they serve a purpose like Sticky keys, mind you if=20 I could only type with one finger I think, I would have a go at Voice=20 recognition, something like Dragon Naturally 9. the reason I got confused=20 was that a lady who once gave me a lesson would in a search Engine use=20 what she called "filter keys. this I think was " signs and something like=20 plus sign, or was it something similar this she did if she was looking for=20 something very difficult. maybe calling that a 'filter key was not correct'=20 it in no way related to what I have just shaken off. Thanks for your help Dorothy. Ps not sure how I got rid of it.=20 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to=20 ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq