Help with your keyboard & mouse (Mac)

This section looks at the many ways you can make your keyboard and mouse easier to use.

Using your keyboard instead of your mouse

Often websites are designed without thinking about the needs of non-mouse users, this section explains how you can navigate a web page and Mac with the keyboard

Making your mouse easier to use

Explains the wide range of options to make your mouse easier to use such as slowing your mouse down, making the mouse left-handed and enlarging the mouse pointer

Making your keyboard easier to use

Looks at the many ways you can make your keyboard more accessible such as changing how it responds to your typing

Talking to your computer

Introduces the voice recognition feature in Mac OS 8,9 and X and overviews available speech recognition software

More Information and useful links

A selection of useful websites that give more information on accessible keyboard and mouse options.

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