Click-N-Type virtual keyboard

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Click-N-Type is an on-screen virtual keyboard designed for anyone with a disability that prevents him or her from typing on a physical computer keyboard. As long as the physically challenged person can control a mouse, trackball, touch screen or other pointing device, this software keyboard allows you to send keystrokes to virtually any Windows application or DOS application that can run within a window. The Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard is a 32 bit application that requires Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista or later. There are other onscreen virtual keyboards around but you'll find Click-N-Type the easiest to use for getting text into those uncooperative places like browser URL "Address:" fields, Email "To:" addresses, Email "Subject:" fields, dialog boxes like "Open" and "Save As...", and many other problematic applications. Try them all. You'll see they all work fine while typing into Notepad or WordPad, but when you attempt to do some real work, with all but the expensive ones, you'll get really annoyed really fast. The Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard was designed with ease of use foremost in mind. Oh yes, it's FREE. If you need it, you can have it. I've seen too many people trying to make money off the disabled. Of course, if you'd like to drop a line at with any comments, I guess I couldn't stop you. If you do, we can keep you informed of any fixes and/or future enhancements.

General Site Index:
The following index is provided so you may quickly jump to various sections and feature descriptions. After visiting a section, you may use the "Back" button on your browser, or the [Return to Index] link at the end of each section, to return here. If you want to learn all you can about the Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard , I suggest you pay particular attention to the Learn about Click-N-Type features link.

Why Click-N-Type was written	Multilingual Capabilities	License
Learn about Click-N-Type features	Can You Help?	Frequently Asked Questions
Speech Packages	Language Packs	Removing Click-N-Type
Custom Layouts - CNTDesigner	Feedback from Users	Point-N-Click virtual mouse
Downloading and Installing Click-N-Type	Administration	Shortcuts and Tricks
New features and changes in Version 3.03	Links to check out	Vista Considerations

Why the Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard was written:
A friend has a disabled sister who is a quadriplegic with some very limited use of her right hand and wrist. That was just about enough to operate a Trackball and click her way through Internet browser links. When it came time to type anything in, she was stuck. Well, I spent more than a week searching for "On Screen Virtual Keyboards." After all, someone had to have written one that suited her needs. Sure - There were free ones, Shareware ones of all prices, and some commercial "Buy it now, see if it works later" programs. With the exception of one Hardware solution that came in at not much less than $1K, they all had one thing in common. Under most situations, they just didn't work! After investigating a little more about how Win32 really worked, I decided to just write the darned thing and stop wasting time. I also found it appalling to see how many people were trying to Stick-It-To people with a disability for a product that would cost little or nothing if it wasn't targeted to people who really needed it. [Back to Index]

Click-N-Type Freeware License:
Now having said all that, you can read our obligatory Legal Notice by clicking here.

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Downloading and Installing:

Click-N-Type
Version 3.03
Revision [371]

CNTzip.exe
4.4 min @ 56 kbps
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Word Prediction List

Words.exe
(English)
0.4 min. @ 56 kbps

The CNTzip.exe download now unzips a self contained setup program created by Installer2Go. This is the latest Click-N-Type Virtual keyboard Version 3.03 Revision [371]. We now use the Microsoft Windows Installer to keep the installation as small and robust as possible. If you have a very old system that doesn't have the Windows Installer, it will be downloaded and installed for you before proceeding.

NOTE: If you install in Windows XP SP2 you may see a warning window stating that “The publisher could not be verified” and asking “Are you sure you want to run this software?” The warning is displayed because we cannot afford to pay a substantial yearly fee to Verisign for digital signatures to ‘identify’ our software. Please understand that by downloading our software from our website you are getting more proof that this is our software than you would get from a digital signature.

NOTE Vista users may want to consult our Special Vista Considerations page
For Win-95 systems.	NOTE: This new Vista compatible version, and it's add-ons, have a problem installing on older Win-95 systems. If you are installing on a Windows-95 system please download and install CNTsetup95.exe rather than the normal installation. It also contains Word Prediction, so you won't need to download a separate add-on.

Note: Wherever you install to, that folder should be empty before installing. If you have installed a previous version of Click-N-Type you should Remove it first. All your settings will be remembered when you reinstall.

An English Word Prediction List that may be used with the Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard is available here. Simply download the Words.exe installation program to the left, and run it to install the Word List.

Installation:
Just download the CNTzip.exe installation program, run it and follow the instructions. After accepting the default installation steps, you will find Click-N-Type on your "Start | Programs" menu. I suggest you read the Instructions to learn how to use the "Options" menu to put a Click-N-Type shortcut on your Windows Desktop.

In the unlikely event of problems finding the Windows Installer:
* Windows Installer for Windows 95/98/ME - InstMsiA.exe
* Windows Installer for Windows 2000/NT - InstMsiW.exe
* The Windows Installer is part of all Windows XP systems.

Word Prediction installation:
If you want to use English Word Prediction and Completion, download the Words.exe installation program and run it. Allow it to extract its contents to the folder Click-N-Type is in. If you accepted the default location when installing the Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard, this simply means clicking the "Setup" and "Install" buttons.

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Looking for foreign language Language Packs? You'll find some by clicking here.
Language Packs make the Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard usable in languages other than English.
Note: Language Packs require Windows-98 or higher to install. If you need a Language pack on a Win-95 system, please contact us for instructions.

Help wanted! If you can translate from English to another language, have at least some understanding of configuring computers and are willing to donate your efforts to help others, we would be glad to hear from you. Click here to see the part we are seeking help with. Just us.

Available Language Packs: for Click-N-Type V3.03

Arabic (Algerian)	British
Chinese (Traditional)	Croatian
Danish	Dutch (Netherlands)
Dutch (Belgian)	Farsi
Finnish	French (Standard)
French (Belgian)	French (Canadian)
French (Swiss)	German
German (Swiss)	Greek
Hebrew	Hebrew (Yiddish)
Hungarian	Icelandic
Italian	Italian (Swiss)
Japanese	Korean
Norwegian	Polish
Portuguese (Standard)	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Romanian	Russian
Slovak	Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (Mexican)	Swedish
Turkish	United States (Bold)
United States International

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