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Introducing Comfort Keys Pro
How to buy Comfort Keys Pro
How to use Comfort Keys Pro
Keyboard shortcuts settings
Working with template manager
Working with clipboard manager
Using the on-screen keyboard
Controlling the input language
Customizing the keyboard type
Editing templates
Text tags
Editing shortcut icons
Action types
Run a program; open a document or folder
Open one or several Internet resources
Paste text
Play a keystroke macro
Connect/Disconnect from a network
Comfort Keys Pro actions
Audio control
Monitor control
Window control
Perform a system action
Change the language or case
Lock/Restart/Shutdown
Block key or shortcut
Replace key or shortcut
Settings
System
Appearance Theme
Keyboard Shortcuts
On-Screen Keyboard
Show/Hide
Position
Keys
Gestures
Zoom
Typing Aid
Floating Window
Clipboard Manager
Template Manager
Text Suggestions
Language Switcher
Language Bar
Shortcut Icons
Task Switching Window
Process History Window
Sounds
Dependencies
Security
Advanced
Development
How to show, close, fade, or move the on-screen keyboard
How to lock all settings
How to activate different keyboards
FAQ for developers
Command line parameters
Other issues
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
License Agreement

Using the on-screen keyboard

The on-screen keyboard lets you enter text using a touchscreen, a mouse, or any other pointing device.

Unlike a physical keyboard, the on-screen keyboard changes labels on its keys depending on the current input layout (language), which allows you to type without having a localized keyboard.


The on-screen keyboard also provides additional settings to help you enter text more quickly: Text Suggestions, Gestures, Typing Aid, Show alternate characters or symbols, and more.


The icons of shortcut keys used in Windows and in the current application are displayed on the keys of the on-screen keyboard. If you hover the mouse over a key with an icon, you can see a hint describing the shortcut’s purpose. This way, you can quickly learn keyboard shortcuts, which will help you work much faster and easier.


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You can forcibly show or hide the on-screen keyboard by pressing the corresponding keyboard shortcut (by default, Apps), or by selecting the On-Screen Keyboard item in the application’s context menu.


For more details on configuring the appearance and behavior of the on-screen keyboard, see the On-Screen Keyboard section.


Tips and tricks

You can use the Floating Window or the Floating Icon to quickly show or hide the on-screen keyboard.
If you right-click a key on the on-screen keyboard, the upper case will be used for entering the character.
If you click a key on the on-screen keyboard with the middle mouse button, the application will emulate a key press in combination with Ctrl key.
You can manually create files with shortcut icons for applications used in your everyday work. If you create such file for an application frequently used in your company and copy it to several workstations, you will considerably increase the efficiency of the employees. For more details, see the Editing shortcut icons section.
When the on-screen keyboard is used with a touchscreen, the arrow keys work as a D-pad.

See Also

How to install another language and keyboard layout