Windows ME Dvorak Setup Instructions

Setting Up a Language in Windows ME

To use the Dvorak keyboard layout in Windows, you must configure your Windows for English (US) with a Dvorak keyboard. You can choose a standard Dvorak keyboard, a left-handed Dvorak keyboard, or a right-handed Dvorak keyboard.

The following instructions will help you to set up your keyboard layout that matches the DataCal Keyboard Labels.

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 Keyboard icon.

4.    In the Keyboard Properties dialog box, click on the Language tab (see figure below).

5.    Click the Add button.

6.    Check to see if the language you wish to use is in the Language list box. If so, the language is already installed and you can exit the Keyboard Properties dialog box. If it is not in the list, click on the Add button.

7. In the Add Language or keyboard layout dialog box, click on the arrow to the right of the scroll box and scroll to desired language.

8. Click on OK to install the language and return to the Keyboard Properties dialog box.

9. The Language list box in the Keyboard Properties dialog box lists the selected language on the left and the keyboard Layout on the right. 

10. Click on the Apply button in the Keyboard Properties dialog box. Windows may prompt you to insert the Windows CD so you can install the new keyboard layout.

When you return to the Windows Desktop, you can select the keyboard layout you wish to use in each Windows application.

1. When you have more than one keyboard layout installed in Windows, a language selector button appears in the System Tray in the lower right corner of the Desktop screen. This selector button has the abbreviation for the language currently selected in Windows. The abbreviation for English is En. Some versions of Windows display the abbreviation in all caps while others are uppercase and lowercase. To change the language and keyboard layout, click on the two-letter language designation with the left mouse button to open the language selector menu (see figure below). 

2.    Click on desired language in the language selector pop up menu.

The language you select will remain in effect in active Windows application until you select a different language. For example, if you select French (France) in Microsoft Excel and English in Microsoft Word, each application will use that language and keyboard layout until you exit the application or you select a different language.