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The following instructions will help you to set
up your keyboard layout for Dvorak that matches the DataCal
Keyboard Overlays.
1. Select the Start button in
the lower left corner of the Desktop.
2. Select Settings > Control
Panel.
3. In the Control Panel,
double-click the Regional and Language Options item.
4. In the Regional and
Languages dialog box, click on the Languages tab.
5. Click on the Details button
in the Text services and input languages section of the Language tab to open the
Text Services and Input Languages dialog box (see Figure 1).
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Figure 1.
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6. To add a language, click the
Add button in the Installed services section to open the Add Input Language
dialog box (see figure 2)
Figure 2. |
7. Click on the arrow to the
right of the selector in the Input language selector to select the desired
language.
8. Click on the arrow to the
right of the selector in the Keyboard layout/IME selector to select English
(United States). For the Keyboard layout/IME, you can select United
States-Dvorak (which is the standard Dvorak layout), United States-Dvorak for
right hand, or United States-Dvorak for left hand.
9. After you select the
language and keyboard layout, click on the OK button to close the Add input
language dialog box.
10. When you return to the Text
services and input languages dialog box, you will notice that the new input
language and keyboard layout are now included in the Installed Services box.
11. Click on the Apply button
to apply the changes to the new layout.
12. If you do not wish to add
any additional languages or layouts, you can click on OK to close the Text
services and input languages dialog box. When
you return to the Windows Desktop, you should now see a small keyboard icon in
the task bar or in the System Tray (see figure 3).
Figure 3. |
13. To change the keyboard layout, click on
the keyboard icon with the left mouse button to open the keyboard selector menu (figure 4).
Figure 4. |
14. Click on the keyboard
layout that you wish to use in the keyboard selector pop up menu.
The keyboard you select will remain in effect in active Windows application
until you select a different language. For example, if you select the Dvorak keyboard layout in Microsoft Excel and English in Microsoft Word,
each application will use that keyboard layout until you exit the application or
you select a different language.
Default Keyboard Layout
If you wish to make a particular keyboard layout
the default Windows layout (i.e., to be used in all Windows applications), open
the Text services and input languages dialog box (see Figure 1 above).
Select the desired keyboard layout to be the
default in the Default input language section of the dialog box.
Additional Internet Resources
for Learning Dvorak Keyboard Typing
Note: DataCal Enterprises does not have any
relationship or business interests in the links provided below. We have not
tested the software or the information provided in the web pages. The user is
advised to review the information and software and then determine for
themselves whether or not it meets their needs. DataCal does not warrant the
accuracy or value of the information or software.
A Basic Course in Dvorak; Online
Dvorak tutorial:
http://www.karelia.com/abcd/abcd.html
Learning Dvorak:
http://members.networld.com/dvorak/
Learning Dvorak:
http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/training.html
The Dvoak Keyboard:
http://www.dvorak-keyboard.com/
Software Products for
Learning Dvorak
Mavis Beacon Typing
http://www.mavisbeacon.com/
A Basic Course in Dvorak
http://www.gigliwood.com/abcd/
Ten Thumbs Software
http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/computerbeginnerhandbook/fr/10thumbsreview.htm
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