Welcome screen

Change the picture on your Welcome screen

By default, each user account in

Microsoft Windows XP has a

standard picture (such as a chess

set, a dog, or an astronaut)

associated with it. If you’d like to

make the picture more personal,

you can add your own image for

each account. Changing pictures is

fun, and it makes it easier for

young children to use your

computer. To change the picture

on the Welcome screen 1. Log on to

your computer as an

administrator. 

2. Click Start, and

then click Control Panel. Start

menu with Control Panel selected

3. Under Pick a category, click User

Accounts. Control Panel window

with User Accounts selected 

4. Under or pick an account to

change, click the account you want

to choose a picture for. User

Accounts window with account

selected 

5. Under What do you

want to change…, click Change the

picture. User Accounts window

with Change the picture selected 

6. Click Browse for more pictures.

User Accounts window Pick a new

picture page with Browse for more

pictures selected 

7. Click the picture you want to display for that

account, and then click Open.

Browsing My Pictures folder with

image and Open button selected

Windows XP displays the picture

on the Welcome screen for the

account you selected. To choose

pictures for other accounts, return

to step 3. Type without using the

keyboard (On-Screen Keyboard)

Instead of relying on the physical

keyboard to type and enter data,

you can use On-Screen Keyboard.

On-Screen Keyboard displays a

visual keyboard with all the

standard keys. You can select keys

using the mouse or another

pointing device, or you can use a

single key or group of keys to cycle

through the keys on the screen. *

Open On-Screen Keyboard by

clicking the Start button Picture of

the Start button, clicking All

Programs, clicking Accessories,

clicking Ease of Access, and then

clicking On-Screen Keyboard.

Select a layout for On-Screen

Keyboard You can adjust the

layout, alignment, or number of

keys that appear on On-Screen

Keyboard. Show all To change the

keyboard layout You can display

On-Screen Keyboard in two

different views (Standard Keyboard

or Enhanced Keyboard) to promote

faster typing or maximize the

number of available keys. 1. Open

On-Screen Keyboard by clicking

the Start button Picture of the Start

button, clicking All Programs,

clicking Accessories, clicking Ease

of Access, and then clicking

On-Screen Keyboard. 2. Click

Keyboard, and then select

Enhanced Keyboard or Standard

Keyboard. To organize keys either

in rows or like a keyboard Block

layout displays the keys in vertical

and horizontal rows, which can

make selecting the keys easier.

Regular layout displays the keys in

overlapping rows, simulating a

physical keyboard. 1. Open

On-Screen Keyboard by clicking

the Start button Picture of the Start

button, clicking All Programs,

clicking Accessories, clicking Ease

of Access, and then clicking

On-Screen Keyboard. 2. Click

Keyboard, and then select Regular

Layout or Block Layout. Change

how information is entered into

On-Screen Keyboard There are

three ways to enter data in

On-Screen Keyboard: o Clicking

mode. In clicking mode, you click

the on-screen keys to type text. o

Hovering mode. In hovering mode,

you use a mouse or joystick to

point to a key for a predefined

period of time, and the selected

character is typed automatically. o

Scanning mode. In scanning mode,

On-Screen Keyboard continually

scans the keyboard and highlights

areas where you can type keyboard

characters by pressing a hot key or

using a switch-input device. Use

scanning mode to select keys with a

single button or key. Change the

font for On-Screen Keyboard keys

On-Screen Keyboard might be

easier to use if you change the font

used to illustrate the keys on the

screen. The fonts that most people

find easiest to see on the screen are

Verdana and Arial. 1. Open

On-Screen Keyboard by clicking

the Start button Picture of the Start

button, clicking All Programs,

clicking Accessories, clicking Ease

of Access, and then clicking

On-Screen Keyboard. 2. Click the

Settings menu, and then click Font.

3. In the Font box, select a font, and

then click OK. Set On-Screen

Keyboard to use audible clicks You

can have On-Screen Keyboard

make an audible click when a key is

pressed. 1. Open On-Screen

Keyboard by clicking the Start

button Picture of the Start button,

clicking All Programs, clicking

Accessories, clicking Ease of

Access, and then clicking

On-Screen Keyboard. 

2. Click Settings, and then select Use Click

Sound to hear clicks when you

select keys using On-Screen

Keyboard.