How to install Russian language on PC. Ways to switch keyboard language

Any user has to switch the keyboard layout from Russian to English language and vice versa. There may be others, but these are the main ones. They have to be changed both when typing texts and when generating queries for search engines, and when commenting on posts.

An experienced user performs such a change without hesitation. There are no tricks here. But if a person is just starting to master a computer, then the following tips will help him switch to another language. On laptops and computers, there are several options for changing it.

The letter designation displaying the system language is located at the bottom of the screen, in the right corner next to the clock. Changing the computer layout is done using a manipulator: just click the left button on the panel to go to a pop-up window in which you can tick the desired one.

The language bar appears when the system uses more than one language. For example, if only English is specified, it will not be visible. To turn it on, you need at least two.

Using the keyboard

This method is most often used as the most convenient. Therefore, let's look at it in detail.

Switching from Russian to English and vice versa occurs using “ shortcut keys" These are combinations of buttons, pressing which activates a sequential change of system languages, making it possible to switch from one to another.
Required keys should be pressed simultaneously. “Hot” buttons are selected during Windows installation.

Use combinations:

• Ctrl+Shift;
• Alt +Shift (Alt, which is located on the left);

If you don’t know which option is set for your computer or laptop, go through the combination options, so you will understand which one you can use to switch from Russian to English or to another.

Using a specially configured keyboard

If for some reason you are not comfortable making the switch, it is easy to make a convenient combination of buttons yourself. To do this you need:

The described algorithm is suitable for all versions of the operating system; the names of the panels may differ slightly. But it makes sense to find desired menu quite simple.

If for some reason desired language no, it's not difficult to add. English is usually the default. If you need to add, for example, Russian, you need to go to the same menu as to change the layout. But in the “General” tab.

After selecting the “Add” button, a list of languages ​​available for use will become available. After confirming the selection of the desired one, it will be displayed in the panel and will be available for switching from the keyboard.

Programs

Sometimes they use it to change the layout special programs, which determine what language is being typed in and automatically switch to it. This is convenient if you often forget about switching layouts, and discover this when some of the text has already been typed. The best programs recognized Punto Switcher, Key Switcher, Anetto Layout, Keyboard Ninja.

Typically, the question of installing the Russian language on a computer involves adding the Russian language to the language panel parameters, after which a choice appears between the previously installed language and Russian. It's not at all difficult to do this.

Instructions

In this article, we will consider the option that implies that the Windows operating system installed on your computer (Windows XP will be considered in the format of this article, but the differences in other versions of this OS are insignificant) already has the Russian language and everything that is required of us - just add Russian keyboard layout.

To do this, go to the Start menu. Next, select “Control Panel”. In the window that appears, find the globe icon. It should be labeled as "regional and language standards".

In the window that appears, you will first be taken to the “Regional and Language Options” tab. Here you can configure the display system date, monetary units, some numbers and time. If you are using Russian standards, you should select the “Russian” option (note that below you can also select your location, which, however, will not affect your daily work at the computer).

Next, go to the “Languages” tab and click on the “More details” button, which will take you to the “Languages ​​and text input services” window. Select the Options tab.

Then find the “Add” button. In the window that opens, select Russian from the list. Then you will be asked to select a keyboard layout, select it and click on the “Ok” button. As a result, you will notice that the Russian language has appeared in the list of installed services.

Next, you may want to set the Russian keyboard layout as your default. To do this, in the “Languages ​​and text input services” window (when performing all the above actions, you will be in this window) find the “Default input language” list. Then select Russian from the list and use the “Apply” button.

That's all, in the course of the actions taken from the basic language pack Russian language has been added, and Russian will be initially used for keyboard input.

Even this simple procedure how switching the language on the keyboard can be challenging for inexperienced users. The problem is that on different computers are used various ways switching languages, which confuses users and does not contribute to remembering the switching method. In this article we will talk about how to switch the language on the keyboard.

In the Windows operating system, by default, the ALT+SHIFT key combination is used to switch the language. Usually, this combination used on most computers. Therefore, if you sit down at the computer for the first time, then first you need to try switching the language on the keyboard using this combination.

The second most popular way to switch languages ​​is the CTRL+SHIFT key combination. Many users change from ALT+SHIFT to CTRL+SHIFT because CTRL+SHIFT is easier to press without looking at the keyboard.

You can also switch the language by pressing the key with the letter “Ё”. This option is used extremely rarely. Therefore, few people know about him. If the ALT+SHIFT and CTRL+SHIFT key combinations do not work, then you should try this method.

It should be noted that switching the language using the keyboard can be disabled. In this case, you can switch the language by clicking on the icon indicating the language.

If you don't like the switching method, you can change it. To do this, click right click Click on the language icon and select “Options” from the drop-down menu.

After this, a window called “Languages ​​and text input services” will open in front of you. Here you need to go to the “Keyboard Switching” tab.

And on the “Switch keyboard” tab, click on the “Change keyboard shortcut” button.

After this, a small window will open in front of you in which you need to select one of the methods for changing the input language.

After you have chosen the appropriate method for switching the keyboard language, close all windows by clicking on the “OK” button. That's it, after that you can switch the language as you wish.

This note is intended for novice computer users and in it I will talk about how you can change the input language in Windows.

The current input language is displayed in the language bar, which is located in the notification area (near the clock in the lower right corner of the screen as in the figure on the left). But what does “current input language” mean? This means that if you now start typing text, then when typing, the characters of the exact alphabet that are indicated in the language panel will be used.

Typically, most computers have two languages ​​installed - English (En) and Russian (Ru). However, it is always possible to connect any other language if the need arises.

In order to see what languages ​​are installed in Windows, just click on the language bar (see the figure above). A drop-down menu will appear listing all available languages. You can choose any of available languages from the list and it will become current (a black bird will appear to the left of it as in the picture). But in order to switch input language(they also say keyboard layout language) you can use a keyboard shortcut - this is a faster and more convenient way.

The keyboard shortcut for switching the input language is usually configured when installing the operating system Windows, but it can always be changed. Let's do this.

We need to get into the settings window. Call the context menu on the language bar icon in notification area(right-click on the icon) and from context menu select the “Options” item.

The “Languages ​​and Text Input Services” window will open, consisting of three tabs. In the General tab we can select the default input language. This means that this particular language will be automatically activated when opening programs or when loading the operating system Windows.

For example, if Russian is selected and you are typing text in the program Notebook, then you do not need to additionally switch the language after starting the program. You can start typing right away.

If English is selected there, then you will need to switch the keyboard layout. To do this, you can use the icon in notification area, or a keyboard shortcut. Keyboard shortcuts are configured on the Keyboard Switching tab.

On this tab we will only be interested in the “Keyboard shortcuts for input languages” section. In this section you see the action – “Switch input language”, which corresponds to the keyboard shortcut ALT left + SHIFT.

This means that if you press a key Alt(which is located on the left side of the key Space) and, without releasing it, press the key Shift(which is in the leftmost row), then you will switch the input language.

When you press this combination again, the input language will be switched again. That is, when you press a key combination, the input languages ​​will switch in order. The current input language will be displayed in notification area(as in the picture at the beginning of the note).

If you are not comfortable with the keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift, then you can change it. To do this, click on the “Change keyboard shortcut” button. In the window that appears, you can change the keyboard shortcut to Ctrl + Shift.

Don’t forget to press the button in each window after making all the settings OK. Otherwise, your changes will not be applied and you will have to open the settings window again and change the parameters.

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By default, setting any operating system be it XP, Vista or Windows 7, you will have only two languages ​​in the language bar. These are Russian (RU) and English (EN). But if you need to add another language, it won’t be that difficult.



Let's say we need to add to language bar Ukrainian language. To do this, follow the following instructions in order.

Step 1 . Go to the Start menu and select Control Panel. In the window that opens, click on the linklanguage and regional standards.

Step 2 . In the new window, go to the tab. In the block Keyboards and other input languagesclick on the buttonChange keyboard...

Step 3. In a new window Text input languages ​​and servicesgo to the tab General and in section Installed Services click the Add button.

Step 4. In the window Adding an input languagedrag the slider to the Ukrainian language. Next to the wordUkrainian (Ukraine)Click on + and expand the list. In the parameter Keyboard check the box next to it Ukrainian . To continue click on the button OK .

Step 5. In chapter Installed Services, the Ukrainian language appeared. To apply all the settings made, click on the button Apply and then Ok.
(If you want to delete a language, then to do this you will need to select it and press the button in the right menu Delete) .