How to Add Another Language to Your Computer Keyboard

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Click 'Start' and go to the control panel.

   Open the control panel, where you will see a lot of named icons for accessing various user controls.
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   Step 2: Select 'Date

   These should appear in a pop-up box, with a tab for languages. , There should be a section labelled 'Text services and input methods'
   
   with an option to click 'details'. , It's the options under 'Installed Services' that you want. , Select the language you want and click 'Add'. (Here you can also remove keyboards that you have previously installed, if you no longer wish to have them on your pc, by clicking on them and selecting 'remove'.) ,, The settings box will still be open, you must click okay here, too, in order for the change to be saved. ,, You should now be able to type in that language.
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   Step 3: Language and Regional Options'

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   Step 4: and in this folder click on 'Regional and Language Options'.

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   Step 5: Click the languages tab.

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   Step 6: Click on the 'details' button

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   Step 7: and it will open another box with 'Default Input Language' and below that 'Installed Services'.

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   Step 8: Under 'Installed Services' there will be a list of available language keyboards.

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   Step 9: It will prompt you to accept the installation of the language keyboard settings

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    Step 10: so check that you have picked the language you wanted and click 'Okay'.

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    Step 11: Once you have clicked OK on this box

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    Step 12: it will close.

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    Step 13: To check that the keyboard has been added

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    Step 14: and to use it

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    Step 15: locate (on an English/American keyboard) on the bottom right-hand-side the 'EN' symbol.

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    Step 16: Click the EN symbol and select the language you have just installed.

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