How to Change the Keyboard Layout in Windows 7

Information
This will show you how to change the keyboard layout to customize your keyboard for a specific input language or format. The keyboard layout controls which characters appear on the screen when you press the keys on your keyboard. Some input languages have several keyboard layouts; others have only one. This can make it easier to enter text or edit documents in multiple languages.

Warning
Before you will be able to change the Keyboard layout, you must add a input language and keyboard layout that you want to use first.







OPTION ONE
Change Default Input Language and Keyboard Layout

NOTE: This will allow you to select a added input language and keyboard layout to use as the default for all input fields in Windows 7.
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Region and Language icon.

2. Click on the Keyboards and Languages tab, then click on the Change keyboards button. (see screenshot below)3. In the Defualt input language section, click on the drop box and select a added input language and keyboard layout. (see screenshots below)4. Click on OK. (see screenshots above)

5. Click on OK. (see screenshot below step 2)



OPTION TWO
Change Keyboard Layout
1. Click on the Language bar (on taskbar (default) or desktop), then select (check) a input language with the keyboard layout you want to use. (see screenshots below)



OPTION THREE
Change Keyboard Layout on the Welcome Screen

NOTE: For example, on the CTRL+ALT+DELETE screen.
1. On the Welcome screen, click the Keyboard layout button , and then select a input language with the keyboard layout you want to use. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn




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