4. Changing Your Keyboard Layout

Abstract

This tool allows you to define another keyboard layout, useful when the keyboard you want to use is different from the one chosen at installation time.

Figure 6.6. Choosing a Different Keyboard Layout

Choosing a Different Keyboard Layout

Select your keyboard's layout (which is closely associated to the language you speak) and then its type (or model) from the lists shown in Figure 6.6, “Choosing a Different Keyboard Layout”. If you own a multimedia keyboard and it is listed in the list of manufacturers, chances are that most multimedia keys on it will be supported. Otherwise, choose your keyboard type under the Generic branch. Changes are effective immediately after clicking OK.

[Note] Note

If you choose a keyboard layout based on a non-Latin alphabet, you are asked to choose the key combination that will switch the keyboard configuration between the Latin and non-Latin layouts.