On-Screen Keyboard Shortcut - Create

    On-Screen Keyboard Shortcut - Create

    On-Screen Keyboard Shortcut - Create

    How to Create an "On-Screen Keyboard" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
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    How to Create an "On-Screen Keyboard" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8


       Information
    Instead of relying on the physical keyboard to type and enter data, you can use the On-Screen Keyboard. The "On-Screen Keyboard" displays a visual keyboard with all the standard keys. You can select keys using the mouse or another pointing device, or you can use a single key or group of keys to cycle through the keys on the screen.

    This tutorial will show you how to create or download an On-Screen Keyboard shortcut to pin or use where you like in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.


    EXAMPLE: On-Screen Keyboard
    NOTE: In order below from Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
    On-Screen Keyboard Shortcut - Create-vista_keyboard.jpg
    On-Screen Keyboard Shortcut - Create-example.jpg
    On-Screen Keyboard Shortcut - Create-windows-8.jpg



    OPTION ONE

    To Download the "On-Screen Keyboard" Shortcut


    1. Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below.
    On-Screen_Keyboard.zip


    Download

    2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.

    3. Open the downloaded .zip file and extract (drag and drop) the On-Screen Keyboard shortcut to your desktop.

    4. Right click on the On-Screen Keyboard shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button. (see screenshot below)
    NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
    On-Screen Keyboard Shortcut - Create-unblock.jpg
    5. In Windows 7 and Vista, you can now Pin to Taskbar (Windows 7 only) or Pin to Start Menu, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.

    6. In Windows 8, you can Pin to Taskbar on desktop, Pin to Start screen, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.

    7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.





    OPTION TWO

    To Manually Create the "On-Screen Keyboard" Shortcut


    1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.

    2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click/tap on the Next button. (see screenshot below)
    %windir%\System32\osk.exe
    On-Screen Keyboard Shortcut - Create-step1.jpg
    3. Type On-Screen Keyboard for the name, and click/tap on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)
    NOTE: You can name the shortcut anything you like though.
    On-Screen Keyboard Shortcut - Create-step2.jpg
    6. In Windows 7 and Vista, you can now Pin to Taskbar (Windows 7 only) or Pin to Start Menu, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.

    7. In Windows 8, you can Pin to Taskbar on desktop, Pin to Start screen, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
    That's it,
    Shawn








  1. Posts : 86
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
       #1

    Thank you so much for this! My keyboard died and I wanted a shortcut in the start menu directly to the onscreen keyboard as the Win key + U doesn't work if the keyboard does not work and I was tired of taking the long way to activate it when the keyboard kept going out (always goes out if I plug in my cell phone). I already had the osk.exe but didn't know where it was to make the shortcut to it.
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  2. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    You're most welcome kabo0m. I'm glad it could help. :)
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