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Choosing a Keyboard

If you wish to use a keyboard other than the default American, you must choose a keyboard type in the Input Preferences editor to activate it. For your keyboard to be available in the Input editor's keyboard list, its corresponding keymap must be present in the Devs/Keymaps drawer. If you are not sure which keyboard/keymap combination you have, consult your dealer.

Note:

If you are reinstalling your system software, be sure to select your keymap since the installation process overwrites the existing keymap file, deleting the old contents.

If your keymap is not in DEVS:Keymaps, you can load it during software installation or you can drag its icon from the Storage/Keymaps drawer on your disk set to the Devs/Keymaps drawer as described with the Input Preferences editor in Chapter 5. The Input editor description includes a list of keyboards and their corresponding keymaps. (Floppy-only system users follow the same procedures described in Chapter 5.)

Note:

If you are working in a language other than English and you are using a keyboard other than USA, you must use dead keys to procedure accented characters. See the KeyShow description in Chapter 10 for information about using dead keys.

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