Using the on-screen keyboard

Comfort On-Screen Keyboard can be used for several purposes:

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You can use it to type with your mouse pointer as if with a regular keyboard. All features of the regular keyboard are supported (for instance, repeated keystrokes if you hold down a key).

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The keys on the on-screen keyboard show what characters will be actually typed in any language, which allows you to type text without a localized keyboard.

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The icons of shortcut keys used in Windows™ and the current application are displayed on the keys of the on-screen keyboard. When you move the mouse pointer over a key with an icon on it, you see a hint with the description of the shortcut purpose. It will help you find out and learn keyboard shortcuts, which will considerably speed up your work and make it easier.

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When you press keys on the real keyboard, your keystrokes are shown on the on-screen keyboard, which allows you to control the process of typing without having to move your eyes from the keyboard to the monitor and back. It will decrease the strain on your eyes and neck and, as a result, will help you avoid headaches.

By default, the on-screen keyboard is configured in the following way: it appears on the screen if you hold down one of the control keys (Ctrl, Alt or Win) a bit and disappears after you stop pressing keys. Note that if you press a key that is not a control one or move the mouse while holding down a control key, the on-screen keyboard will not appear on the screen.

You can force the on-screen keyboard to be shown or hidden if you press the corresponding keyboard shortcut (by default, Apps) or select the Always Show On-Screen Keyboard item in the context menu.

See the On-Screen Keyboard section for the detailed description how to configure the appearance and behavior of the on-screen keyboard.

Tips and tricks

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You can use a floating window for showing/hiding the on-screen keyboard.

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When a key on the on-screen keyboard is pressed using the right mouse button, upper case is used.

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When a key on the on-screen keyboard is pressed using the middle mouse button, the application emulates a key press in combination with Ctrl.

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You can manually create files with shortcut icons for the applications that you use in your everyday work. If you create such a file for some application that is used in your company and copy it to workstations, you will considerably increase the efficiency of employees. See how to do it in the Editing shortcut icons section.