Assign a Sound to a System Event

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

1

On the Start menu:

• Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).

• Select Control Panel by pressing C.

2

In Control Panel:

• Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
• If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
• Select Sounds and Audio Devices.

In Control Panel:

• Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
• If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
• Press ENTER.
• Move to Sounds and Audio Devices by pressing the arrow keys.
• Press ENTER.

3

In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box:

• Select the Sounds tab.

In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box:

• Move to the Sounds tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

4

On the Sounds tab:

• Select a system event from the Program Events list.
• Select a sound to associate with the system event from the Sounds list.
• Select OK.
      Or,
• Select the Browse button to navigate to and select another sound.
• Select OK twice.

On the Sounds tab:

• Move to the Program Events list by pressing ALT+P.
• Select a system event by pressing the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys.
• Move to the Sounds list by pressing ALT+S.
• Select a sound to associate with the system event by pressing the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys.
• Browse for other sounds by pressing ALT+B, CTRL+TAB, and the arrow keys to navigate to a sound, and ENTER to select it.
• Press ENTER.

5

To close Control Panel:

• Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

• Press ALT+F, C.