My New Mac, Lion Edition

Typing on a Foreign Language Keyboard Layout

Pressing keyboard shortcuts or clicking characters in the Character Viewer can be useful for occasionally adding foreign characters to text. However, if you need to type multiple foreign language characters, a foreign language keyboard layout may offer a much simpler solution.

A foreign language keyboard layout assigns foreign characters to ordinary keys on the keyboard. By using the Keyboard Viewer, you can see which keys on the keyboard can be used to type foreign language characters.

Choosing a Foreign Language

Before you can type foreign language characters using the foreign language keyboard, you need to tell your Macintosh which foreign language you want to use:

1. Click the Apple menu and select System ...