Usually, most Windows assemblies have only two languages \u200b\u200b- Russian and English. Naturally, this is not enough for everyone. It's good that the developers have provided for the installation of additional languages, which is easy. In this article, I will show you how to add a language to Windows XP. If you need to resolve this issue on Windows 7, then read.

The only difficulty that can arise is the absence of any specific letters on the keyboard. For example, in Cyrillic Ukrainian or Latin German there are letters that are usually not written on the keyboard, although the main alphabet is composed of Cyrillic and Latin letters, which are in Russian and English. However, these specific letters are definitely there, but they will have to be selected by typing if you do not know exactly where they are located. This is not difficult. But first you need to add a language to your computer.

Enabling an additional language

To add a language to Windows XP, you need to click "Start" and select "Control Panel". Then you need to click on "Language and Regional Standards". (It is assumed that the classic view is enabled in the Control Panel).

Select the "Languages" tab and click the "Details" button. The Languages \u200b\u200band Text Input Services window opens. Here we see a list of languages \u200b\u200balready added in Windows XP. To add another one, you must click on "Add". In the list "Input language" you need to select the required one and click on "OK". The selected language should appear in the installed list. Then we press "OK" in all open windows, and then the new language will be displayed in the language bar near the clock below. It will be possible to switch using the standard shift + alt key layout.

Adding an additional language

In order to add languages \u200b\u200bwith Latin or critical letters in Windows XP, there is no need to install additional components.

Additional features

In Windows XP, you can add a language that contains more than just Latin or Cyrillic letters. Also available are those written from right to left and in hieroglyphs. In order to enable them, you must put a checkmark in the appropriate items in the "Regional and Language Standards" window.

Adding additional language features

To add right-to-left or hieroglyphic languages \u200b\u200bto Windows XP, additional components are required and must be installed from the operating system disc. To install these components, you need to insert the disc into the drive, put down the necessary checkboxes (from left to right or hieroglyphs) and click "OK". The installation will start and then the languages \u200b\u200bwill be available.

Disable unnecessary languages

By the way, in the window "Languages \u200b\u200band text input services" you can not only add a language in Windows XP, but also remove the extra, if any. This can be done in the same window with the list of installed languages, you just need to click "Remove", highlighting the desired item before. After that, you need to click "OK" in all open windows.

Removing languages

Usually, after installing the Windows operating system, by default it is possible to use only Russian and English. Therefore, many are wondering how to add language into the language bar, and thus slightly expand the possibilities of typing on the computer.

If you have a version of Microsoft Windows 7 installed, then in order to add a language to the language bar, you must click on "Start", then select the menu item "Control Panel"... For more convenience, we recommend viewing it in the "small icons" mode. Next, click on the item "Language and regional standards"with a globe and a clock on its icon.

In the dialog box that opens, select the "Languages \u200b\u200band Keyboard" tab, which will contain the button "Change keyboard"... After clicking on it, another dialog box appears, where you should go to the tab "General"... At the top of the window, you will see what language you have installed by default, just below under the inscription "Installed Services" a list of available languages \u200b\u200bis displayed that can already be used in the operating system There will be several buttons to the left of this list, but we are interested in the one that says "Add ..."... Click on it. A small dialog box will appear called "Adding input language".

Before you will appear quite a large list of languagessupported by the operating system, from which you must select the desired one. After the language is selected and the parameters of the keyboard that it uses are marked, click "OK". Now again we get into the "General" tab of the previous dialog box, where we click "Apply" and then "OK".

It is also worth noting that this dialog box, called Languages \u200b\u200band Text Services, has a button "Delete", thanks to which you can remove one of them from the list of used languages, if required.

In addition, here you can not only add or remove a language, but also change the keyboard shortcut that switches languages. Typically, by default, the Windows operating system provides this option with a key combination Alt + Shift, but experienced users find the combination "Ctrl + Shift" more convenient, since it is possible to press it with only one thumb.

There is also a second way. To add a language, you can simply right-click on the language bar icon, then click on the "Options ..." item in the context menu that appears. You will see the same window with a list of languages \u200b\u200bused on the "General" tab.

To check if the language was successfully added, left-click on the language selection icon on the taskbar. The new language you just added should appear in the displayed list.

The listed methods are relevant not only for the Windows 7 operating system, they will also work under Vista and XP... Modern versions of this system are equipped with support for a fairly large number of languages, among which there are both the languages \u200b\u200bof Western Europe and the languages \u200b\u200bof Southeast Asia. Judging by the Internet forums, most often people are interested in how to add the German or Ukrainian language.

As you have seen, adding a language to the language bar is quite simple, and this procedure does not require any additional knowledge and skills in using a computer. Moreover, this operation does not take long.

Jan 28 2017

A friend called me the other day and asked how you can add the Kazakh language to the Windows language bar. I didn’t do this over the phone, since this process seems to be easy, but it needs to be shown by example, and without a computer at hand it’s problematic to do it.

Today I will show you how to enable the keyboard layouts you need and configure the keyboard control panel in the Windows 10 operating system.

By default, in the Russian-language version of the operating system, two languages \u200b\u200bare available and used, Russian and English, but if you wish, you can work in whatever is convenient for you. You can get into the language settings in different ways, consider a few of them.

The first is the keyboard layout near the date and time

In the lower right corner, near the time, left-click on the language.

Three tabs appear: RUS, ENG and language settings, go to the very bottom - the gear.

We get into the parameters Region and Language. You can type text in any language you like, added to this list. Click on the plus + add language.

In the proposed list, select the one you need, or enter its name in the search if you are too lazy to search.

For example, I will choose French, you are what you need.

It turns out there are seven varieties of French, I'll point to French (France).

A new available language pack (France) appears.

A Windows notification also appears - adding a number of new functions to Windows, it will not take much time, settings in the parameters.

When you click on the alert, a window for managing additional components opens, in which you can select the one you want or the ones you need and install as desired. French input, OCR, text conversion and more.

Click again on language next to the date and time, look at the available keyboard layouts and the result. Russian, English and French.

In the same way, you can add any available keyboard layout possible on Windows 10.

Add the desired language using the keyboard layout

The second way is the control panel

We get into the settings of the computer parameters, go to the tab clock, language and region.

Click on language or add language.

A list of used ones opens, click add language.

It is possible to choose the name of the language or the writing system. You can use search to find other languages.

For example, add a traditional Chinese keyboard layout and click open.

There are three varieties: Hong Kong (SAR), Macau (SAR) and Taiwan. Exhibiting Hong Kong and press to add.

Alerts appear in the action center when a new keyboard layout has been added.

Now we have four keyboard layouts available for use: Russian, English, French and Chinese.

You can change the priority and order of languages, remove or add for the convenience of working at the computer.

Alternative ways to enter language settings

Also, you can get into the keyboard layout settings through the Start Menu, Windows search and my computer icon.

Start Menu

We go to the start menu.

Then parameters.

Region and language.

Windows Search

Next to the start menu, click on the magnifying glass - search in Windows.

We enter a request - setting the language and keyboard parameters. Go to the top found option - system parameters.

My computer icon

Right-click on the My Computer icon on the desktop.

A window of basic information about your computer opens, go to the upper left tab: control panel - home page.

Configuring computer settings, Clock language and region - add the desired language.

Changing the default main keyboard layout

Suppose, by default, you have the main keyboard layout in Russian, and you need to change it to English or Chinese, but you do not know how to do this, and you don’t want to switch the language every time. It can be easily changed. Click on the desired keyboard layout near the date and time\u003e go to settings\u003e select the desired one\u003e click use as the main language.

In custody

Today we have learned how to add languages \u200b\u200bto the language bar in two different ways. We also learned about alternative ways to enter the keyboard layout settings page. We also changed the default main keyboard layout to a different one. I would be glad if this information is useful to you.

You may have questions about adding the desired languages \u200b\u200bto the language bar of the Windows keyboard layouts. You can ask them below in the comments to this article, and also use the form with me.

Also, you can ask any questions related to computer topics on the page.

Thank you for reading me in

Hello dear readers, I decided to write a short note about how to add Ukrainian input language in Windows 7.

I noticed, however, I always noticed that after installing the Windows 7 operating system, there are only two languages \u200b\u200bat once, Russian and English. And all the time, or rather when I don't forget, I add the Ukrainian language.

Well, if the operating system was not installed by me :), but someone else and you have not added the Ukrainian language. You sit down to type, switch several times, and only change from Russian to English and vice versa. At first you think why I gave the money, and only then you start googling to find a solution to the problem with the Ukrainian language.

Well, let's solve the problem.

1. On the taskbar, right-click on the icon for changing the language of the keyboard layout and select "Options", this window will appear:

2. As you can see there is no Ukrainian language. Click on the "Add" button.

3. Looking for in the list "Ukrainian (Ukraine)"open, then open the "Keyboard" and tick the "Ukrainian". Don't forget to click “OK” and “Apply”.

4. Everything, the Ukrainian language is added. Even at the top in the drop-down menu, you can choose which language will be the default.

Here's a little advice. See you soon friends! Good luck!

It doesn't matter which one. Ukrainian, Russian, German, French - the need to add a new language may arise at any time. Let's talk about this.

Earlier I already wrote how to add a language to the operating system if it is missing. Now we will learn how to add it to the language bar, so that by simply changing the layout, we can choose the one we need.

To do this, right-click on the language bar icon in the tray, and select the "Options" item. In addition, you can open the window that appears in another way. Open " Control Panel" - "language and regional standards", tab" Languages \u200b\u200band keyboards", button" Change keyboard".

Now we have a window " ".

Now click on the " Add to". The" "window opens. Here we see a complete list of languages \u200b\u200bavailable in the Windows operating system. They are sorted alphabetically, so it will be easy to find the one we need. If we need the Ukrainian language, then we find it, expand the tree, and mark it as shown in the image.

Now click "OK".

Ukrainian language appeared in the list of input languages. In this way, we can add any language to the language bar.