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Adding the Keyboard

Adding the International Keyboard Layout

The following instructions describe how to add the International keyboard Layout in Windows 95/98 and 2000 (and above).

Note: You may need to have your original Windows 95/98/2k OS installation CD Rom handy before you start:

N.B. Do not replace your default keyboard layout with the International Keyboard Layout only ever add it as an additional option. In some instances where a computer is networked or requires a password to log into the system, changing the default keyboard setting will make it impossible to type into the log-in dialogue.

  1. Open Control Panel.

    Start ([Ctrl] + [ESC]) > Settings >Control Panel

    Fig. 1 - Note: When Windows 2000 is visually different from 95/98 there is an additional image.

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  2. Double-Click (or single if you have web style folders) the Keyboard icon.

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  3. Select the Language (95/98) or Input Locales (2k) Tab.

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    • If the Layout is already set to 'United States - International' you already have the International Layout installed. Skip to the section entitled 'Typing Extended Characters Using the International Keyboard Layout' of this document to see how to type (input) extended characters.
    • If the Layout is set to anything else e.g. 'United States 101'(the default setting) continue to step five.
  4. Click on the Add button in the Language/Input Locales tab of the Keyboard Properties dialogue box.

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  5. From the Language/I nput Locale drop-down selection field in the Add Language/Add Input Locale dialogue box select one of the unused languages that normally uses the same keyboard layout as the United States e.g. English (Australian). Windows 2000 users can skip to step 9.

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  6. Click the OK button on the Add Language dialogue box.

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  7. Select English(Australian) in the Language tab of the Keyboard Properties dialogue box.

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  8. Select the Properties button from the keyboard properties dialogue box.

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  9. From the Keyboard layout(/IME) drop-down selection field in the Language Properties/Add Input Locale dialogue box select the 'United States - International' K eyboard layout.

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  10. Click the OK button on the Language Properties/Add Input Locale dialogue box.

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  11. Make sure the 'Enable indicator on the taskbar' check box is checked and then click on the OK button of the Keyboard Properties dialogue box. Close the Control Panel and you are ready to use your dual keyboard set up.

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At this point your computer may ask you for the Windows installation CD. Insert it when asked to do so and follow any prompts the computer gives you.

Once you computer has retrieved the files it needs from the Windows installation CD you will be ready to type extended characters using the International Keyboard Layout.

Don't forget to close the Control Panel by the way.

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