Turn on Chromebook accessibility features

You can make your Chromebook easier to use by turning on accessibility features that work best for your needs.

Step 1: Find accessibility features

At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
Select Settings .
At the bottom, select Advanced.
In the 'Accessibility' section, select Manage accessibility features.
- Optional: To have quick access to accessibility features, turn on Always show accessibility features system menu.

Step 2: Turn on a feature

Choose the accessibility features that you'd like to use:

Text-to-speech: Turn on the screen reader or Select to Speak .
Display: Turn on high contrast mode or Screen Magnifier, or change screen resolution or text size.
Keyboard: Turn on sticky keys, on-screen keyboard, keyboard focus highlighting, keyboard repeat rate or word prediction. Learn how to type with your voice.
Mouse and touchpad: Turn on automatic clicking, tap dragging, cursor highlighting or change the cursor's size.
Audio: Play all sounds together through all speakers or play sound on startup.

You can speak to enter text in most places where you usually type. You can even add common punctuation marks by saying 'comma', 'full stop', 'question mark' or 'exclamation mark'.

At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
Select Settings .
At the bottom, select Advanced.
In the 'Accessibility' section, select Manage accessibility features.
Under 'Keyboard and text input', turn on Enable dictation (speak to type).
Tap or select where you want to type.
Select Speak , or press Search + d.
Say what you want to type.

Tap and drag your finger to move objects

At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
Select Settings .
At the bottom, select Advanced.
In the 'Accessibility' section, select Manage accessibility features.
Under 'Mouse and touchpad', select Open mouse and touchpad device settings.
Turn on Enable tap dragging.

To use tap-to-select, double-tap the object and hold, then drag it to move.

Use keyboard shortcuts one key at a time

At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
Select Settings .
At the bottom, select Advanced.
In the 'Accessibility' section, select Manage accessibility features.
To perform keyboard shortcuts by entering them sequentially, under 'Keyboard', turn on Enable sticky keys.

To use sticky keys, press Search, Shift, Alt or Ctrl, whichever key starts the keyboard shortcut.

To keep a key pressed until you finish the keyboard shortcut, press the key twice.
To unpress a key, press it a third time.

Get more help

To learn more about how to use accessibility features on your Chromebook, check out the Chromebook Accessibility Video Series.

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