Since the advent of computers and text editors, it has become possible to use several languages when typing. In our case, the standard languages for installing Windows are Russian and English. They are installed by default. However, in the process of working with texts, for example, in Russian, many users are faced with the problem of how to enable English on a standard-type keyboard. However, it does not depend on the keyboard itself.
Language bar
First, pay attention to the language bar. As a rule, it is located in the lower right corner of the screen, in the so-called System Tray, and is displayed as an icon that indicates the current language (RU, EN, etc.)
This is not only a means of displaying the language, but also the ability to instantly access the general settings of the panel.
Language Installation
Before solving the problem of how to enable English on the keyboard, you need to determine whether this language is installed in the system at all (you never know what happens). To do this, just click on the icon with the left button of the computer manipulator (mouse), after which the entire list of installed languages will be displayed. If the language is missing, you need to install it. To do this, right-click on the icon and select the "Options" command. Here you can set the interface language or use the "Change keyboard" button. In a new window, again, there is a list of installed languages and the Add button, after which you can select the desired language from the list.
Keyboard: Russian, English. Switching
Now consider a few basic methods. In order to understand how to enable English on the keyboard, you can use several basic methods.
In the first case, you can select the language from the system tray, left-click. Agree, not the most convenient way.
Another method. If you consider the problem of how to enable English on the keyboard in this case, it’s easier to configure a combination of hot keys for quick switching. This is done from the settings panel of the language panel. You can also call it from the Control Panel using the tab “Language and Regional Standards”. Here you should use the tab “Languages and keyboards”. A familiar window will appear in which the “Change Keyboard. Now you need to go to the "Keyboard Switching" tab. In the window in the lower right is the button "Change keyboard shortcut." By default, after installing the "OS" combination is a simultaneous keystroke Alt and Shift on the left. If desired, you can change it to another option. Among the available combinations there is a combination of Ctrl + Shift or the use of the key (or the accent mark).
You can immediately change the layout of the keyboard itself. By default, this option is disabled. However, in some cases it may come in handy. The fact is that, unlike standard keyboards, others can be used (with a different number of letters, a different arrangement of letters, etc.). But here the question of how to enable English on this type of keyboard comes down to standard procedures. Unfortunately, other keyboard shortcuts in the system cannot be assigned.
Special programs
The most universal way to solve the problem is to translate the keyboard into English using another hotkey combination or without it at all, by installing additional software. Today there are a lot of such programs. Among them, you can highlight the Punto Switcher application, which is the most popular.
The main distinguishing feature of the program is that it can not only automatically switch the keyboard in a text editor, but also change the entered text. For example, you tried to write the English greeting “Hello” and forgot to switch the language. Instead, “Ruddsch” appears on the screen. The program will automatically correct the text and correct it in English. And this is not all the features of the application.