Our keyboards, computer peripherals or notebooks, have a different standard from those that come from abroad, so if you have an imported accessory, know how to configure a foreign keyboard in Portuguese to use in everyday life without problems.
The way to configure the keyboard is quite simple since the feature is native to Windows Check below how to perform this important configuration.
Set up a new language
- Click on your computer’s start menu and access “Settings” by clicking on the gear button;
- Then click on “Language and speech”;
- In the sidebar, go to “Language” and then click add a language;
- Search and select the language, click on “Next” and after that on “Install”;
add a keyboard
- When finished, click on the installed language and access the options;
- Click “Add a keyboard” and add ABNT or ABNT 2;
- Delete the old one, if you wish, by clicking on the language and select “Remove” to have the Portuguese configured on the foreign keyboard.
Changing the keyboard language
On the taskbar you can find the configured languages, close to the date and time. That’s where you can quickly choose which one to use.
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These steps are not only for configuring a foreign keyboard in Portuguese, but also for adding any language. Also take the opportunity to learn about the differences between ABNT and ABNT 2 keyboards with this text from Kenyannews for you guys.
