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PT2: Midterms Lab Exercise #2

Panti, John Cedric I.

In this lab, you will look at the configuration options for input
devices. As you may have noticed, in Windows 10 there are
two interfaces for configuring the OS: the Settings app and
Control Panel. The Settings app interface is for touchscreen-
enabled configuration. Microsoft often moves a few controls to
the Settings app with each feature update, but many
configuration tasks on a desktop computer or laptop still have
to be performed via a Control Panel applet. Similarly, newer
hardware devices designed for Windows 10 might be managed
using an app while older device drivers use Control Panel.
1. If necessary, start your computer and sign in.

2. Click Start then click the Settings icon.

As you can see, the “app” setting for the mouse are fairly limited:
4. Click Additional mouse options.

The exact options presented here may be different on your computer as they depend on
the hardware and software installed.
5. Click the Buttons tab.

Typical mouse driver configuration page. On this computer you can switch between
configuring the USB-attached mouse and built-in laptop touchpad.
6. If you are left-handed, click the Left-handed button.

7. Adjust the Double Click Speed slider and test using the folder icon to
get the response rate to a setting you are comfortable with. Click Apply
if you make a change.
8. Click the Pointers tab and browse through the schemes available,
picking a new one if you like. Again, click Apply if you have changed
something.

9.Click the Pointer Options tab and set the cursor speed to whatever is
comfortable for the way you use the mouse (faster speeds mean using
smaller "sweeps" of the mouse). Enable any other options you want to
use then click Apply.
10. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, use the Wheel tab to adjust the
scroll speed.

11. Your mouse driver may make other settings available-take some time
to explore these then close the dialog when you have finished

12. In the Settings app, click Typing then from the left-hand panel.

Note that these are primarily options for using an on-screen keyboard.
13. In the "Find a setting" box, type keyboard.

The search results contain links to pages within Settings and links to Control Panel
applets and Windows troubleshooters.

15. From the search results, click the Keyboard icon.

As well as adjusting the way the keys respond, you may also need to reconfigure the
keyboard input language.

17. In the Settings app, in the "Find a setting" box, type region and
select the link to Region & Language.
18. The "Country or region" setting should show the country you are in.
Adjust it if you like.
The "Languages" option provides support for using more than one display and input
language.

19. Click the Add a language button.

21. When the language has been added, select it all and click the Options
button.
Depending on the support available for the language, you can add packs to
support using that language for the Windows interface or typing /
handwriting in that language. You can also change the keyboard layout for
the language, if necessary.

22. Optionally make any changes you want then click the Back button.

23. On the taskbar, locate the language bar in the notification are and click
it.

You can use this to switch between keyboard layouts. Note the key combo
for switching (START + SPACEBAR).
24. Click Start, type notepad, then press ENTER.

25. Type the following text, pressing ENTER after each line.

@Felicia Dorothea Hemans

26. Press START + SPACEBAR and try to type the same text – what
happens?

Figure 2.
27. See if you can work out the correct keys to use to type the text using
the “foreign” keyboard layout.
28. Press CTRL + S to save the document. If necessary, in the left pane,
expand This PC and select the Documents folder.

29. In the “File name” box, type The Great Sea Battles then click the Save
button. Close Notepad.
30. Optionally, use the Region & Language app to remove the foreign
keyboard layout.

It’s quite easy to switch input language by mistakes if you leave the combo
set to the default. Unless you need it, it’s best to have only one keyboard
layout installed.

31. Optionally, shut down your computer if you are not continuing to use it
after this laboratory exercise.