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Keyboard Layouts

• Add a Language and a Keyboard Layout
• Change the Keyboard Layout
• Change the Keyboard Layout Shortcut Key Command
• French Keyboard Layout Graphic
• Spanish Keyboard Layout Graphic

Add a Language and a Keyboard Layout

To add a language and a keyboard layout:

1. Click on the Start button and select Settings - Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.
    
2. Double-click on the Regional and Language Options icon. The Regional and Language Options window appears.
    
3. Click on the Languages tab.
    
4. Click on the Details button. The Text Services and Input Languages window appears.
    
5. Click on the Add button. The Add Input Language window appears.
    
6. Click on the Input language down arrow and select the desired language.
    
7. Click on the Keyboard layout/IME down arrow and select the desired keyboard layout.
    
8. Click on the OK button twice.
    
9. Make sure that the Enable indicator on taskbar checkbox is checked.
    
10. Click on the OK button. A taskbar indicator , which indicates the current keyboard layout, displays in the lower-right corner of the desktop.

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Change the Keyboard Layout

In order to change the keyboard layout, you must first add the desired language and keyboard layout in Windows (if you have not done so already).

After you do this, a taskbar indicator (e.g., ) will appear in the lower-right corner of your desktop. To switch the keyboard layout, just click on the taskbar indicator and select the desired layout.

Note: In addition to the task bar indicator, you can use the shortcut key command Left Alt + Shift to switch keyboard layouts. (Left Alt + Shift is the default shortcut key command, but you can change this command to Ctrl + Shift. For more information, see Change the Keyboard Layout Shortcut Key Command.)

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Change the Keyboard Layout Shortcut Key Command

The default shortcut key command for switching keyboard layouts is Left Alt + Shift. You can change the shortcut key command to Ctrl + Shift.

To change the keyboard layout shortcut key command:

1. Click on the Start button and select Settings - Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.
    
2. Double-click on the Regional and Language Options icon. The Regional and Language Options window appears.
    
3. Click on the Languages tab.
    
4. Click on the Details button. The Text Services and Input Languages window appears.
    
5. Click on the Key Settings button. The Advanced Key Settings window appears.
    
6. Under Hot keys for input languages, make sure that Switch between input languages is selected.
    
7. Click on the Change Key Sequence button. The Change Key Sequence window appears.
    
8. Under Switch keyboard layouts, click on the CTRL button.
    
9. Click on the OK button three times. The shortcut key command changes.

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French Keyboard Layout Graphic

Spanish Keyboard Layout Graphic