1.
Click START.
2. Point at SETTINGS.
3. Click CONTROL PANEL.
4. Double-click REGIONAL OPTIONS.
5. In the REGIONAL OPTIONS window, make sure the GENERAL
tab is selected and then check the CENTRAL EUROPE check
box (if it isn’t checked yet)
a. If the CENTRAL EUROPE check box was checked, click
OK and continue with the step 6.
b. If you had to check the CENTRAL EUROPE click APPLY.
You will be asked to restart the computer to apply new
setting. Click YES to restart the computer and then continue
with the step 6.
6.
You are either back at the CONTROL PANEL window (if you
finished step 5a) or on the desktop (if you had to do the
step 5b). In case you had to restart the computer, reopen
the CONTROL PANEL window repeating steps 1 through 3.
7. When in the CONTROL PANEL window, double-click KEYBOARD
to open the KEYBOARD PROPERTIES dialog window.
8. Select the INPUT LOCALES tab
9. Click the ADD button which is a part of Installed input
locals box. The ADD INPUT LOCALE dialog box with 2 drop-down
menus pops up.
10. Pull down the arrow of the INPUT LOCALE drop-down menu
and select Czech.
11. Pull down the arrow of the KEYBOARD LAYOUT/IME drop-down
menu and select Czech (QWERTY)
12. Click OK and you are back in the KEYBOARD PROPERTIES
window. Check this window out. It lets you
a.
set a default language (by selecting the desired one and
clicking the Set as Default button)
b. set the key sequence for switching between languages
(Left Alt+Shift is default). You can change it by clicking
the Change Key Sequence button.
Make sure that the check box ENABLE INDICATOR ON TASKBAR
is checked. It allows you to see the input language on
the taskbar (the bar at the bottom of the screen where
you can see the START button)
13.
Click APPLY and OK
14. Close the CONTROL PANEL window.
15. You should see EN (or CS – depending on default) on
the taskbar.
16. Try to switch between languages by clicking Left Alt+
Shift keys (unless you’ve changed the key sequence in step
13b)
17.
To see the layout of the keyboard:
a.
Click START
b. Point at PROGRAMS
c. Point at ACCESSORIES
d. Point at ACCESSIBILITY
e. Click ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD
f. Click different buttons such as lock, shft, alt on
the layout, to see how the layout changes.
g. You can switch between languages by using the key sequence
(Left Alt+Shift).
19.
GOOD LUCK
1.
Click START
2. Click CONTROL PANEL
3. Double-click REGIONAL AND LANGUAGE OPTIONS
4. Select GENERAL tab and click the DETAILS button to open
the TEXT SERVICES AND INPUT LANGUAGES dialog window.
5. Click the ADD button which is a part of Installed services
box. The ADD INPUT LANGUAGE dialog box with 2 drop-down
menus pops up.
6. Pull down the arrow of the INPUT LANGUAGE drop-down menu
and select Czech.
7. Pull down the arrow of the KEYBOARD LAYOUT/IME drop-down
menu and select Czech (QWERTY)
8. Click the LANGUAGE BAR button, check SHOW THE LANGUAGE
BAR ON THE DESKTOP check box and click OK. (This let’s you
see the active language on the taskbar, the bar at the bottom
of the screen.)
9. Click the KEY SETTINGS button to set up key sequence
for switching between input languages – you can skip this
step if you want to use the default setting, which is a
combination of the following keys: Left Alt+Shift
10. Click OK to get back to the TEXT SERVICES AND INPUT
LANGUAGES dialog window.
11. Click APPLY, then OK and one more time OK.
12. Close the CONTROL PANEL window.
13. You should see EN (or CS – depending on default) on
the taskbar.
14. Try to switch between languages by clicking Left Alt+
Shift keys (unless you’ve changed the key sequence in step
9)
15.
To see the layout of the keyboard:
a.
Click START
b. Point at PROGRAMS
c. Point at ACCESSORIES
d. Point at ACCESSIBILITY
e. Click ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD
f. Click different buttons such as lock, shft, alt on
the layout, and see how the layout changes.
g. You can switch between languages by using the key sequence
(Left Alt+Shift).
16.
GOOD LUCK
