How to Use the On-Screen Keyboard on HP Victus Gaming 16

Accessing the On-Screen Keyboard

• 💡 There are two primary methods to activate the on-screen keyboard on the HP Victus Gaming 16.
• 💻 The first method is the legacy on-screen keyboard, which is useful when a touchscreen is not available or for accessing more keys.
• 👆 The second method is optimized for touchscreen use and can be enabled via taskbar settings.

Enabling the Legacy On-Screen Keyboard

• ⚙️ Navigate to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard to find and toggle the on-screen keyboard.
• ⌨️ Alternatively, press Windows key + O to quickly launch it, assuming your physical keyboard is functional.
• 📌 It is recommended to pin the on-screen keyboard to the taskbar for easy access if it's accidentally closed.

Legacy Keyboard Options and Customization

• 📏 The legacy keyboard can be resized and minimized.
• 🎛️ Within its options, you can enable features like the numeric pad and toggle specific keys such as Fn, Home, Page Up/Down, Pause, and Print Screen.
• 🔒 The numeric pad can be controlled with Num Lock.

Touch Keyboard Features

• 🖱️ To enable the touch keyboard, go to Taskbar settings and set the touch keyboard option to Always.
• 🖱️ This action reveals a touch keyboard icon on the taskbar, which opens a keyboard optimized for touch input.
• ↔️ The touch keyboard offers different layouts: small (undocked) for free movement, split for thumb typing, and a traditional layout with more keys than the default.