Topic: FOR JEANNINE - changing keyboard layout

[Hyacinth]

OK Missy, here's what you try.....

Click on Control Panel - choose Classic View if it's not your default, it's v. self-explanatory.

Rt.hand column, 3rd down, click on Change Keyboards, then once you've done that

Click on "how do I change the keyboard for the welcome screen"

This brings you to Change your keyboard layout.

You can follow directions from there OR do as they suggest at the bottom of the screen...



"Ask someone"

And I always thought that puter nerds who write programmes (or programs, even) didn't have a sense of humour (or even humor!!)


 ;D ;D ;D

[Jeannine]

I can't seem to do it.. I can't find things like I could on the previous hard drive. I ffel like scrapping this one and starting again,I should have done that instead of having it fixed. I have another queation put I will put it on a seperate spot. Thanks Lish for trying for me.

XX Jeannine

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  There are some more detailed destructions here :-

  http://www.conversationexchange.com/resources/keyboard-language.php

If i understand correctly ,rare but not unknown, what you want/need to do
 is select English (United Kingdom)  rather than English (United States) from the list. Maybe

hth

[Jeannine]

 It is set on English US.English UK was not on the list as an option!! I could have had English Welsh though LOL


Reason to change it is.. some of the keys on my keyboard don't do what they should do since I had the new hard drive installed. eg Iused to have  $ and a UK pound sign(that has gone) ##### this is in it,s place

where that symbol should be it  is\\\\\\\\\\\\

My @ symbol and my  " symbols have swapped places
My UK sign is nowhere,

It is driving me nuts,, XX Jeannine
XX Jeannine

[Pesky Wabbit]

Why not buy a US keyboard ?? ;)

[Jeannine]

Yes I should have just scrapped this laptop, it went weird about three weeks ago, needed a new hard drive..John told me to get a new laptop but I decided to just haev this one repaired.. I think I will replace in after the holidays next monthe.

Thank you again XX Jeannine


PS Why aren't you in bed ????

[Pesky Wabbit]

Sleeping at work is frowned upon !

Typing at a keyboard makes me look busy. Although work does sometime interput my A4A sessions.

[Jeannine]

I see. that makes sense XX Jeannine

[bruiron]

Hi Jeannine

Click on start then control panel
open regional and language options icon
select language you require and click on apply

Your Done! ;)

hope this helps ;D ;D

Fred

[bruiron]

Hi Jeannine

When you have selected language you need to click on details button
then select English (united State)-US in the drop down menu

then click on apply

Fred

[Jeannine]

It's not there XX Jeannine

[nilly71]

It's probably already mentioned above, but this is some info from Microsoft:

To configure your keyboard to use a different language or keyboard layout, use the appropriate method for your version of Windows.
Note These methods use the Canadian French keyboard layout as an example.

Windows 7 or Windows Vista
Click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, type intl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
On the Keyboards and Language tab, click Change keyboards.
Click Add.
Expand the language that you want. For example, expand French (Canada).
Expand Keyboard list, click to select the Canadian French check box, and then click OK.
In the options, click View Layout to compare the layout with the actual keyboard.
In the Default input language list, click French (Canada) – Canadian French, and then click OK two times.
In the Regional and Language Options dialog box, click OK.
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.
Click the Language bar, and then click FR French (Canada).

Windows XP
Click Start , type intl.cpl in the Run box, and then press ENTER.
On the Languages tab, click Details.
Under Installed services, click Add.
In the Input language list, select the language that you want. For example, select French (Canada) .
In the Keyboard layout/IME list, click Canadian French, and then click OK .
In the Select one of the installed input languages to use when you start your computer list, click French (Canada) – Canadian French, and then click OK.
In the Regional and Language Options dialog box, click OK.
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.
Click the Language bar, and then click French (Canada).

How to make sure that the selected layout matches the keyboard
Windows 7 or Windows Vista
Click Start, type osk in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
Match the keyboard on the screen with the physical keyboard to make sure that the layout matches.
To check the uppercase characters, click the shift key on the keyboard or on the screen, and match the characters printed on the keyboard.
Windows XP
Click Start, type osk in the Run box, and then press ENTER.
Match the keyboard on the screen with the physical keyboard to make sure that the layout matches.
To check the uppercase characters, click the shift key on the keyboard or on the screen, and match the characters printed on the keyboard.

Neil