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Get TOUCH Screen Keyboard Short Cut ICON Back On Bottom Right of My Computer Screen

Anonymous
2019-04-05T16:07:15+00:00

I have a Lenovo All-in-One Computer and whatever the latest version of Microsoft is out there, but at least Microsoft 10. I have an accent mark over the last E in my name. I used to be able to use shortcut keys on my keyboard to make that accent mark, then the shortcut stopped working. It wasn't that big of a deal though since my computer is also a touch screen. There was a little keyboard icon on the bottom right of my screen where I could open up the on screen keyboard, and touch and HOLD the "e" with my finger to open up more options, including the schwa character, the e with the accent mark over it, and more. One day that keyboard icon on the bottom of my screen was GONE, and I have not been able to get it back! Through Google I figured out how to turn the onscreen keyboard on temporarily, but then it goes away, and I still don't have the shortcut option. To make matters even worse, when I did get the onscreen keyboard to open up, when I held my finger down on the "e", NOTHING happened. That little character menu did not open up. I have a business, and I need that schwa sign for something right now, and I have wasted so much time trying to figure this out.

PLEASE. I need the onscreen keyboard SHORTCUT back, and

I need to be able to hold the "e" button down on the onscreen keyboard and get to that character menu.

Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-04-05T16:23:59+00:00

    Hi,

    I am Ganesh Gandhi, an Independent Advisor, 18 years experienced windows guide. I am here to work with you on this problem.

    Kindly follow these steps.

    1. Right-click an empty area of the taskbar,
    2. Check the Show touch keyboard button option from the context menu,

    This will show the touch Screen keyboard icon in the taskbar.

    The icons in the top-right corner allow you to move or enlarge the keyboard. The keyboard button at the bottom of the on-screen keyboard allows you to select different layouts.

    There’s also a more advanced on-screen keyboard, which is part of the Ease of Access settings. To access it, open the Start menu and select “Settings.” Navigate to Ease of Access > Keyboard and activate the “On-Screen Keyboard” option at the top of the window.

    This keyboard includes quite a few more keys, and functions more like a traditional, full PC keyboard than the touch keyboard does. It’s also a normal desktop window that you can resize and minimize, unlike the new touch keyboard. You’ll find some additional options you can use to configure it if you click the “Options” button near the bottom-right corner of the keyboard.

    You can pin it to your taskbar like you would any other program if you’d like to launch it more easily in the future.

    Thanks to howtogeek.com

    Do let me know if you require any further help on this. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-04-08T20:26:05+00:00

    Kindly follow these steps.

    1. Right-click an empty area of the taskbar,
    2. Check the Show touch keyboard button option from the context menu,

    This worked! Thank you so much!!

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