I am trying to emulate the keyobard using a joystick (for playing a game that doesn't work with my joystick (long story, cba to write out the whole thing)

I can make it emulate the mouse easily enough,  but i can't assign the joypax axis to the wasd keys, or the arrows, or the numpad arrows. I'll be honest, i don't quite understand how you can assign axis to buttons that don't use them, but its supposedly do-able

All the google examples are for making wiimotes work with different apps, and don't give me any insight whatsoever unfortunatley. I can map everything else on the joystick just fine, and its kinda annoying me as the game im doing this for just doesn't work well with a keyboard.