3. Changing your Keyboard Layout

Abstract

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

Figure 14.5. Choosing a Different Keyboard Layout

Choosing a Different Keyboard Layout

Select your keyboard's language and then its model from the lists shown in Figure 14.5, “Choosing a Different Keyboard Layout”. If you own a multimedia keyboard and are lucky enough to have it listed in the manufacturer list, chances are 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, the next dialog will ask you to choose the key binding that will switch the keyboard configuration between the Latin and non-Latin layouts.