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Swiss (German) Keyboard Labels
The DataCal Swiss German language keyboard labels are a high-quality, durable and economical solution to creating a Swiss German bilingual keyboard.
Regular Price: $12.95
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Specifications
The Swiss keyboard labels conform to the German and French Swiss keyboard layout in Windows XP. The labels are printed on clear Lexan® so the original key legend shows through; this allowsyou to add French (Switzerland) labels to your existing keyboard so that itbecomes a bilingual keyboard (French (Switzerland)) and the original language ofyour keyboard). The labels are available in blue letters on clear labels (forbeige and light colored keyboards) and white letters on clear labels (for dark colored keyboards).
This keyboard label supports Swiss (French) or Swiss (German) in Windows Vista, XP, ME, 98, and 95. The setincludes the labels to create one of the supported keyboards (but not both).
Swiss labels are a very economicaloption for creating a bilingual Swiss keyboard. The language labels use an easypeel-and-stick method to install. They will not damage the original keyboard key. The letters are printed on the underside ofthe French (Switzerland) labels so that the lettering will not wear out. Thisaffords you with many years of durable use.
DataCallanguage labels are designed to fit desktop and laptop computer keyboards.Laptops with smaller than standard keys may not be compatible with the DataCallabel sets.
Labelsize: 7/16" w X 9/16" H (11mm W X 14mm H)
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| Check your keyboard to ensurethat it is compatible. DataCal bilingual labels have the letters andnumbers on the right side of the label. These labels are compatible withkeyboards that have the letters printed on the left side of the key. The labels are not compatiblewith keyboards that have the letter printing in themiddle or on the right side of the key top. |
How to Setup an International Language in Windows
You must first configure Windows for the international language that you wish to use. After you configure Windows, you will be able to manually select the international language when you wish to use it. For additional information on language setup, see the Windows Help file system of contact Microsoft technical support.
Setup instructions for Windows Vista
Instructions for Typing German (Switzerland) in Windows
Deadkeys
The German (Switzerland) keyboard layoutuses a system of deadkeys (highlighted in yellow below) to type certain accentedcharacters. To use the deadkey system, first type the deadkey; nothing willappear on the screen. Next, type the key (generally a vowel) that you wish tocombine with the deadkey. You should then see the accented character that youwant on the screen. If you press a deadkey and then a press a key that does notgo with that accent (such as pressing an accent and the number "2"),nothing happens; the accent deadkey must be correct to work. Depending upon thelanguage, deadkeys work with both unshifted and shifted keys.
The AltGr Key
Many languages include more characters than canbe typed on a standard computer keyboard. To solve this problem, additionalcharacters may be assigned to the right AltGr key (the right Alt key) and/or theShifted AltGr key. In Europe, the right Alt key is referred to as the AltGr key.In the United States, it is merely the right Alt key. It is important to notethat the left Alt key cannot be used as the AltGr key.
The 102 Style Keyboard
This language uses the European style 102keyboard layout. This keyboard layout features a key in the lower left corner ofthe keyboard (next to the US English "Z" key) that is not found onstandard US 101 keyboards. If you are using a standard US 101 keyboard, you willnot be able to use this label. If you are using the US 101 style keyboard andwish to type the characters on the 102 key, you will have to switch back toEnglish to be able to type these characters or use the Alt key input method.
To use the Alt key input method, hold down theAlt key on the keyboard and press the numbers indicated below for the desiredcharacter on the numeric keypad (note that the system only works with thenumeric keypad; it does not work with the number row across the top of thekeyboard).
| Character to type | Alt Key Sequence |
| > | Alt + 062 |
| < | Alt+060 |
| | | Alt+0124 |
Combination Keys
Many languages that use a complex script methodof input, such as Arabic, Hebrew, Punjabi, Hindi, etc., require that you typetwo or more keys in combination to product certain characters. This system isdifferent from the AltGr deadkey because it does not use the AltGr (i.e., theright Alt key) to produce the characters.
To type the combination characters, first pressthe key for the first letter in the combination; nothing will display on thescreen. Next press the second letter required in the combination. When thecombination is complete, it will display on the screen. Languages use more keycombinations than can be listed here. The user should experiment with thelanguage setup in Windows to see exactly what is required to produce thenecessary characters using the key combinations.