Windows 11 course

Windows 11 Lesson 6

Settings and Built-in Accessibility Features

First-time setup and success checks

Lesson goal in plain language: Navigate Windows Settings and identify accessibility options without disrupting an established assistive-technology setup.

Prepare before step 1

  1. Open the correct application, website, or device screen and wait for its name to be announced.
  2. Open Windows 11 and File Explorer manual and review the matching procedure if any command or term is unfamiliar.
  3. Use only fictional, public, disposable, or instructor-provided practice information. Make a copy before changing an important file.
  4. Read all numbered instructions once before performing them so you know the intended final result.

Commands used or referenced

Windows+I, Escape, Windows+Plus, Windows+Escape, Alt+Left, Alt+F4, Insert+T, Insert+Tab, Insert+1

For a plus-sign command, hold the modifier key, press and release the final key, then release the modifier. For a sequence, press and release each key in order. Stop after every command and listen for the result.

Work and verify

  1. Perform one numbered instruction and stop. Identify the active window, focused control, selected item, cell, slide, message, field, or device area before continuing.
  2. Compare the result with the lesson goal. A sound alone is not enough; verify the name, state, value, location, permission, or content.
  3. If the result is wrong, press Escape once to leave an unexpected menu, identify focus again, and use Undo only when the change is safely reversible.
  4. Save or synchronize at natural stopping points. Use the required filename Windows-Lesson-6.txt.
  5. Complete the “Before submitting” checklist from top to bottom. Correct missing items before marking the lesson complete.
  6. Close and reopen the practice item, or return to it from the product’s main screen, to prove you can locate and verify the result independently.

Success standard: Explain what each major command did, show the finished result, and recover from one harmless focus or navigation error without another person naming the next key.

Goal

Navigate Windows Settings and identify accessibility options without disrupting an established assistive-technology setup.

Skills practiced

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Press Windows+I to open Settings.
  2. Use the Settings search field to search for Accessibility.
  3. Open Accessibility and review the Vision, Hearing, and Interaction groups.
  4. Open Text size and review the current value. Press Escape or Back without applying a change.
  5. Review Magnifier. Windows+Plus starts Magnifier and Windows+Escape closes it; use the commands only if appropriate for the learner.
  6. Review Contrast themes without applying one on a shared computer.
  7. Review Audio options such as mono audio and visual notifications without changing workplace policy settings.
  8. Review Keyboard accessibility options. Do not turn on Sticky Keys, Filter Keys, or Toggle Keys unless the learner intentionally wants them.
  9. Use Alt+Left Arrow to return through Settings and Alt+F4 to close it.
  10. Create Windows-Lesson-6.txt listing five accessibility options, who each may help, and which changes require permission on a shared computer.

Screen-reader help: These lessons work with JAWS and other screen readers. With JAWS, press Insert+T to confirm the active window, Insert+Tab to hear the focused control, and Insert+1 to toggle Keyboard Help. Windows features and labels can vary slightly after updates.

Your assignment

Submit an accessibility-settings review that emphasizes choice and safe use.

Save the finished assignment as Windows-Lesson-6.txt. DOCX, PDF, and BRF versions are also accepted.

Before submitting