Language Bar Help

Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German and many more languages are available in the Computer Access Labs.

The Language Bar is a component that allows the user to type in a language other than the default language, English.

For example, you will be able to write in Russian in Word Documents, and to do the same for email (both University of Sydney Email and other email services).

These instructions explain how to change the keyboard language input, or alphabet that you want to type in, on the computer.

Setting up the Language Bar

1. Down the bottom right hand corner of your screen, you will see a small button on the Taskbar, marked "EN". This is short for "English", and is the shortcut to the languages toolbar.

3. Click SETTINGS from the Menu.

The "Test Services and Input Languages" Window will appear.

4. Within this window, click the ADD... button, located halfway up on the right hand side.

This will bring up the "Add Input Language" window, which contains two drop-down menu options.

The First Drop-down menu is used for the 'Input language' you require. This will select the alphabet that you choose to type in.

The second drop-down menu is used for the 'Keyboard Layout/IME' that you would like for your typing preference. This will choose between any different keyboard layouts that are available in the alphabet of your choice.

(For Example the different layouts for the Roman Alphabet keyboards are 'QWERTY", or "Dvorak").

5. Click on the arrow to open the first drop down menu, the 'INPUT LANGUAGE' menu.

6. Click the alphabet language you would like to type in. As an example, we will use, "CHINESE (Hong Kong S.A.R.)"

The "Keyboard Layout/IME" menu should automatically select the correct keyboard layout for you.

For example, the default, "(Traditional)-US Keyboard" is required, hence it has automatically been selected.

(If you need to change this option, select your keyboard layout by opening the menu and choosing the correct keyboard layout).


7. Press the OK Button

A new option, with its own abbreviation, "ZH" has appeared in the 'Installed Services' list.

8. Click APPLY.

9. Then click OK.

10. Click the "EN" Language Shortcut:

The "ZH" option for your keyboard is now added to the list.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
When you open programs and windows, the English (Australia or United States) alphabet, is automatically selected, even though you have added a new language, it will select English. When you want to type in a different alphabet:
1. Open the program or window you want to use,
2. Then, click the "EN" and click the language name you have added.

This will only change the active program or window to your new language (eg. "ZH").

For help with these instructions, please ask one of our friendly staff at the Computer Access Centres.