# Is there a way to lock the Monarch keyboard?

**URL:** <https://community.aphhive.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-lock-the-monarch-keyboard/1866>\
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**Tags:** aph-product\
**Created:** [August 21, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.aphhive.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-lock-the-monarch-keyboard/1866 "2024-08-21T19:02:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![pshales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@pshales](https://community.aphhive.org/u/pshales)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.aphhive.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-lock-the-monarch-keyboard/1866/1 "2024-08-21T19:02:40Z")

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My student rests his arms when he is reading braille, and I’m noticing he is accidentally hitting the Monarch keyboard when he is reading braille on its screen. Is there a way to lock the keyboard while reading? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![stacie\_koprowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stacie\_koprowski](https://community.aphhive.org/u/stacie_koprowski)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.aphhive.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-lock-the-monarch-keyboard/1866/2 "2024-08-28T17:19:47Z")

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I have this problem with my students, especially the little guys. I found you have to toggle between read only and edit mode. When in read only it won’t do anything when the keys are touched.