Please note that the help guides listed here are for languages that Miami currently teaches. If you have questions about setting up a language keyboard for a language that Miami does not currently teach, please contact the ILRC Director, Daniel Meyers, and he will assist you in getting your specific language set up.
For some Latin-based languages, such as French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, you may have an easier time with diacritical character input by using the US International keyboard layout You might decide to choose to use this layout over memorizing the individual ANSI codes for each character.
To enter ALT codes, be sure your Number Lock key is pressed for your numeric keypad. Press the ALT key and hold it while typing the number combination on the numeric keypad to the right of the keyboard.
The Greek polytonic keyboard is set up very similarly to the QWERTY English keyboard. The notible exception is on the far right-hand side of the keyboard, where several accent and breath mark glyphs can be combined with other letters.
If you have set up more than one keyboard layout for a single language, you can switch between layouts by clicking the keyboard layout icon on the Language bar and then clicking the keyboard layout that you want to use. The name on the indicator changes to reflect the active keyboard layout.
In most cases, the Language bar automatically appears on your desktop or in the taskbar after you enable two or more keyboard layouts in the Windows operating system. You cannot see the Language bar if it is hidden or only one keyboard layout is enabled in the Windows operating system.
Arabic Keyboard 5000 is a practical application simulating a keyboard with Arabic characters and punctuation. It offers a simple and functional interface, making it perfect if you need to learn, practice, or type in an Arabic language.
The Arabic keyboard (Arabic: لوحة المفاتيح العربية, lawḥat al-mafātīḥ al-`Arabīyyah) is the Arabic keyboard layout used for the Arabic alphabet. All computer Arabic keyboards contain both Arabic letters and Latin letters, the latter being necessary for URLs and e-mail addresses. Since Arabic is written from right to left, when one types with an Arabic keyboard, the letters will start appearing from the right side of the screen.
To communicate with other Arabic speakers, or just impress your Arabic tutor, why not install a virtual keyboard on your computer? You needn't break the bank with a fancy new computer, in fact you can quite easily find a desktop computer under $1000.
There are two ways to write in Arabic letters without having to memorize the location of each Arabic letter and character on a qwerty keyboard or putting little stickers all over the keys.
Changing the system language on your computer will let you use the keyboard to write in Arabic, without changing the keyboard itself. In other words, the keyboard layout will stay the same, and the standard keyboard format will be preserved.
This method allows you to easily type in Arabic online without having to install an Arabic keyboard. You can use your usual computer keyboard or mouse to type Arabic script using this online keyboard.
Unfortinately it is NOT a CTO (Configure To Order) machine. It is a pre-built machine therefore if you wish, you have to contact a dealter and HOPE they can replace a keyboard for you, this won't be cheap. Even for a CTO computer which is ONLY availabe in the US you still can't order machine with Arabic key.
Laptop and desktop keyboards come with various layouts and languages, which are specific to a given country or region. Here you'll find detailed illustrations to quickly determine which Windows keyboard layout you have. These are also the exact layouts we use on our decorative laptop keyboard stickers and language keyboard stickers.
Used in the US, Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and many other countries. Has horizontal, rectangular enter key. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy US English keyboard stickers.
It has an identical symbol set as US English but with additional Euro symbol and Alt Gr key instead of Alt. Has horizontal, rectangular enter key. Can be easily misidentified as US English layout. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy US International keyboard stickers.
Used in the England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Can also be found on Malta, Gibraltar and former British colonies. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy UK British English keyboard stickers.
Used in Arabic-speaking countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, etc. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Arabic keyboard stickers.
Used in Armenia. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Armenian keyboard stickers instead.
Used in Azerbaijan. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Azeri keyboard stickers instead.
Used in Bangladesh and India. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Bengali keyboard stickers instead.
Used in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's identical to Croatian, Slovene/Slovenian, and Serbian (Latin) layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Bosnian keyboard stickers.
Used in Myanmar. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Burmese keyboard stickers instead.
Used by Cherokee people in the United States. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Cherokee keyboard stickers instead.
Used in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Includes Cangjie, Dayi and Zhuyin symbols. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Chinese Zhuyin keyboard stickers or Chinese Cangjie keyboard stickers.
Used by writers and programmers as a faster alternative to standard QWERTY. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Colemak keyboard stickers instead.
Used in Croatia and Montenegro. It is identical to Bosnian, Slovene/Slovenian, and Serbian (Latin) layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Croatian keyboard stickers.
Used in Denmark, Greenland and Faroese Islands. It can also be a part of so-called "Nordic" layout, combined with Norwegian and Swedish layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Danish keyboard stickers.
Used by writers and programmers as a faster alternative to standard QWERTY. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Dvorak keyboard stickers instead.
Used in Estonia. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Estonian keyboard stickers instead.
Used as a faster alternative to standard French AZERTY layout. It's available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy French BÉPO keyboard stickers instead.
This is a QWERTY variant of French layout, used by French-speaking citizens of Canada, mainly in the Quebec region. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Canadian French keyboard stickers.
Used in France, Belgium, Morocco, Algeria, French Guyana, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire. It's also used in parts of Luxembourg and Switzerland. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy French keyboard stickers.
Used in Georgia (country). It's available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Georgian keyboard stickers instead.
An alternative to the standard layout, with extra diacritics. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Greek Polytonic keyboard stickers instead.
Used mainly in the Indian state of Gujarat. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Gujarati keyboard stickers instead.
Used by peoples speaking Inuktitut, Cree, Ojibwe, and Blackfoot languages in parts of Canada. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Inuktitut (Canadian Aboriginal Syllabary) keyboard stickers instead.
Used in Japan. It has distinct key shapes, with additional keys next to the spacebar, and changed placement of Caps Lock, Control, and Fn keys. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Japanese keyboard stickers.
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