Use a keyboard layout for a specific language

1. On the Microsoft Windows Start menu, point to Control Panel.
2. Click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options and then click Regional and Language Options.
3. Click the Languages tab and then click Details under Text services and input languages.
4. Select the desired keyboard layout from the Default input language list and then click Apply.
5. If you want to be able to switch keyboard layouts by using the Language bar, click Language Bar under Preferences, and then select the Show the Language bar on the desktop check box.

1. On the Microsoft Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Do one of the following:

   If the Text Services icon is available

   1. Double-click the Text Services icon, and then click the Settings tab.
   2. Under Installed Services, click Add.
   3. In the Input Language box, click the language you want, and then click OK.

      The keyboard language you selected appears in the Installed Services box.

   4. If you want to be able to switch keyboard layouts by using the Language bar, click Language Bar under Preferences, and then select the Show the Language bar on the desktop check box.

   If the Text Services icon is not available

   1. Double-click the Keyboard icon.
   2. Do one of the following:

      • If you are running Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 or Microsoft Windows 2000, click the Input Locales tab.

   3. Click Add.
   4. Do one of the following:

      • If you are running Windows 98 or Windows Me, click the language you want in the Language list, and then click OK.

      • If you are running Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, click the language you want in the Input locale list, and then click OK.

   5. If you want to be able to switch keyboard layouts by using the Windows taskbar, make sure the Enable indicator on taskbar check box is selected.

Do one of the following:

If the Language bar is visible

If the Language bar is not visible