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1.866.518.6791 or +1.403.228.5940 Issue 3 – January 23, 2002 In this issue: • Using the SMART On-Screen Keyboard with Multiple Languages

 SMART Board Software is currently available in 4. Select the Language you want and press OK. English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. You can also configure multiple keyboard languages NOTE: These settings affect your physical to be used with the SMART On-Screen Keyboard and keyboard as well as the On-Screen Keyboard, so alternate between the different languages. This make sure that the default language listed under feature is supported by SMART Board Software with the Language tab of the Keyboard Properties driver 6.0.1 or greater running on Windows 95, 98, dialog box matches the layout of your physical 2000, ME, XP and NT 4.0. keyboard. If necessary, select the language that matches your physical keyboard and press the You can use any keyboard language that is Set as Default button. compatible with your operating system. However, the Windows system in the language you installed may 5. In the Switch languages box, select the not support every other language. For example, you keyboard keys you want to use for alternating can’t install a double-byte Japanese between languages. on an English Windows 98 system. In this case, you 6. To add an icon for alternating between languages would need to run a double-byte Japanese Windows to the System Tray, select the Enable indicator 98 system. To determine which languages are on taskbar check box. supported by your Windows system, go to http://support.microsoft.com/directory/default.asp. 7. Press OK. Adding a Keyboard Language in Adding a Keyboard Language in Windows 95, 98 or ME Windows 2000 1. Press the Start button and select Settings, 1. Press the Start button and select Settings, Control Panel. Double-press on Keyboard. Control Panel. Double-press on Keyboard. The Keyboard Properties dialog box will appear. The Keyboard Properties dialog box will appear. 2. Press the Language tab. 2. Press the Input Locales tab.

3. Press the Add button. The Add Language dialog box will appear.

Page 1 of 4 3. Press the Details button. 3. Press the Add button. The Text Services and Input Languages dialog The Add Input Locale dialog box will appear. box will appear. 4. Select the Input Locale you want and press OK. An appropriate keyboard layout will be automatically selected based on the input locale. NOTE: These settings affect your physical keyboard as well as the On-Screen Keyboard so make sure that the default language listed under the Input Locales tab of the Keyboard Properties dialog box matches the layout of your physical keyboard. If necessary, select the input language that matches your physical keyboard and press the Set as Default button. 5. In the Hot keys for input locales box, select Switch between input locales and press the Change Key Sequence button. The Change Key Sequence dialog box will appear. 6. Select the Enable Key Sequence check box, then select the keyboard keys you want to use for alternating between languages and press OK. 7. To add an icon for alternating between languages to the System Tray, select the Enable indicator 4. Press the Add button in the Installed Services on taskbar check box. area. 8. Press OK. The Add Input Language dialog box will appear. Adding a Keyboard Language in 5. Select the Input Language you want and press OK. An appropriate keyboard layout will be Windows XP automatically selected based on the Input 1. Press the Start button and select Control Panel, language. Settings, Regional and Language Options. NOTE: These settings affect your physical The Regional and Language Options dialog box keyboard as well as the On-Screen Keyboard so will appear. make sure that the Default input language in the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box 2. Press the Languages tab. matches the layout of your physical keyboard. 6. Select your default language in the Installed services box. 7. Press the Language Bar button. The Language Bar Settings dialog box will appear. 8. Select the Show additional language bar icons in the notification area check box and press OK. 9. In the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box, press the Key Settings button. The Advanced Key Settings dialog box will appear. 10. Select Switch between input languages and press the Change Key Sequence button. The Change Key Sequence dialog box will appear.

Page 2 of 4 5. In the Switch locales box, select the keyboard 11. Select the keyboard keys you want to use for alternating between languages and press OK. keys you want to use for alternating between languages. 12. Press OK in the Advanced Key Settings dialog box. 6. To add an icon for alternating between languages to the System Tray, select the Enable indicator 13. Press OK in the Text Services and Input on taskbar check box. Languages dialog box. 7. Press OK. 14. Press OK in the Regional and Language Options dialog box. Switching between Keyboard Languages in Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP or NT 4.0 Adding a Keyboard Language in Windows NT 4.0 1. Press the SMART Board icon in the System Tray and select Keyboard. 1. Press the Start button and select Settings, Control Panel. Double-press on Keyboard. The On-Screen Keyboard will appear in the default language. If you chose to include a The Keyboard Properties dialog box will appear. language indicator icon in the System Tray, it will 2. Press the Input Locales tab. also appear. For example, if the default language is German, the following icon will appear in the System Tray.

2. Start the application into which you want to type. The application will start in the default language. 3. To switch to another language, press the language indicator icon in the System Tray and select the language you want. Alternatively, press the keyboard keys that you selected for alternating between languages. The On-Screen Keyboard will automatically change to the language you selected. The title bar will indicate the active language. 3. Press the Add button. The Add Input Locale dialog box will appear. 4. Select the Input Locale you want and press OK. An appropriate keyboard layout will be automatically selected based on the input locale.

NOTE: These settings affect your physical 4. Some languages allow you to display a second keyboard as well as the On-Screen Keyboard so keyboard that contains specialty keys. To access make sure that the default input local listed under the second keyboard, press the to the right the Input Locales tab of the Keyboard Properties of the space bar in the On-Screen Keyboard. dialog box matches the layout of your physical keyboard. If necessary, select the Input locale that matches your physical keyboard and press the Set as Default button.

Page 3 of 4 For example, if you press the right Alt key on the primary German keyboard, the following will appear.

5. Some languages require keyboard layouts with a different number of keys. To change the current setting, press the Keyboard icon in the title bar of the On-Screen Keyboard and select the number of keys you want.

6. Press the keys of the On-Screen Keyboard as you would any keyboard. The text will appear at the cursor insertion point.

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