Win 7 - How To Change Keyboard Layout

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To configure your keyboard to use a different language or keyboard layout, use the appropriate method for your version of Windows.

Windows 7

Note These methods use the Canadian French keyboard layout as an example.

1. Click Start Start button, type intl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
2. On the Keyboards and Language tab, click Change keyboards.
3. Click Add.
4. Expand the language that you want. For example, expand French (Canada).
5. Expand Keyboard list, click to select the Canadian French check box, and then click OK.
6. In the options, click View Layout to compare the layout with the actual keyboard.
7. In the Default input language list, click French (Canada) – Canadian French, and then click OK two times.
8. In the Regional and Language Options dialog box, click OK.
9. Note The Language bar appears on the taskbar. When you rest the mouse pointer over this bar, a tooltip appears that describes the active keyboard layout.
10. Click the Language bar, and then click FR French (Canada).

How to make sure that the selected layout matches the keyboard?

1. Click Start, type osk in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
2. Match the keyboard on the screen with the physical keyboard to make sure that the layout matches.
3. To check the uppercase characters, click the shift key on the keyboard or on the screen, and match the characters printed on the keyboard.