The ShowSounds Feature

When the Access Utility is used by individuals with a hearing impairment, or by individuals operating the computer in a noisy environment, ShowSounds can be used to alert the computer operator when the computer operating system or an application has produced a sound. ShowSounds can alert the operator by either flashing the entire Window Desktop once (e.g. your main screen), or by flashing only the current Active Window Caption Bar. ShowSounds can not be set to do both at the same time. If there are no current Active Windows, ShowSounds cannot flash any Caption Bars. Once Caption Bar flashing has started, you can tell ShowSounds to stop by typing any key on the keyboard. ShowSounds can only be enabled from the ShowSounds dialog box under the "Adjust" menu.

	(NOTE: ShowSounds may not detect sounds produced by the computer
	       if they are very short in duration or length.)

	(NOTE: The Window Desktop option is only supported on CGA, EGA and 
               VGA displays.  On other displays the option will be grayed
	       out and unavailable.)

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