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This wikiHow teaches you how to enable different types of keyboards for Windows and macOS.
Quick Steps
- Click the Apple menu and click System Preferences/Settings.
- Click Accessibility.
- Click Keyboard and click Accessibility Keyboard.
- Toggle on Enable Accessibility Keyboard.
Steps
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Right-click the part of the taskbar with the clock. It’s usually at the bottom-right corner of the screen. A menu will appear.
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Click Show touch keyboard button. This adds a small keyboard icon to the area by the clock.
- If you have a lot of icons in this area, click the arrow to display the icons you can’t see.
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Click the keyboard icon. This opens the touch keyboard. You can now use your touchscreen to type.
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Click the Search icon. It’s usually a magnifying glass or white circle next to the Start menu.
- If you don’t see these icons, press ⊞ Win+S.
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Type region. A list of results will appear.
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Click Region & Language. It should be the first match.
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Click + Add a language. A list of languages will appear.
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Click the language you want to enable. This downloads the language and adds it to the Languages list.
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Click the language you just downloaded. It’s under the “Languages” header. Some buttons will appear.
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Click Options.
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Click Download. The keyboard for this language will download to the computer. When it’s finished installing, you’ll be prompted to restart the computer.
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Switch the keyboard to the new language. Now when you need to switch languages, press and hold ⊞ Win and the Spacebar to bring up the language list, then click the language you want to use.
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Plug the keyboard cord into the computer’s USB port. If you plugged the keyboard in and it was not automatically detected, unplug the cable, then plug it back in.
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Open the Device Manager. If the keyboard is still not detected, type device manager into the search bar, then click Device Manager in the search results.
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Right-click Keyboards. A context menu will appear.
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Click Scan for hardware changes. This scans the computer for new keyboards. Once your keyboard is detected, the appropriate drivers will be installed.
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