How can I change the keyboard to German (German characters)?
Is it possible to quickly and easily change the keyboard on a laptop or computer to German? I mean a computer based on Windows 10, but you can also give instructions on how to do it on a Mac.
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Here's a video explaining how to switch your Windows 10 keyboard to German:
If you have a windows based computer, you can change the keyboard language as follows:
- First click the Start button and go to the control panel there (you can also find the control panel using the windows search engine)
- In the Clock, Language and Region area, click Change Input Methods.
- Click Advanced Settings,
- Under "Switching Input Methods", select the Use the desktop language bar if available check box, and then tap "Options". I show it in the first screenshot below.
- In the Text Services and Languages dialog box, click the Language Bar tab and make sure you select either Top of the Desktop or Docked on the Taskbar. I show it in the next screenshot below.
There are also online tools for using German characters / German keyboard. So if you need a German keyboard for a while, I think it's a waste of time changing settings in windows or apple to have a German keyboard.
Changing the keyboard language to German is done in the system settings. Alternatively, you might want to define fast switching if, for example, you are a translator.
In Windows 11, you do it like this:
- Go to Settings -> Change computer settings
- Tap Time and Language, and then tap or click Region and Language.
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Select the language you want to add a keyboard for, then go to Options.
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Go to Add keyboard, look for the appropriate input method in the list, and then tap or click it.
In windows 11, on the bottom right, you have a language change, next to the time:
If you set German there, you will have a German keyboard.
