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title: How To - Set up Your Computer for a Keyman Keyboard
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Keyman will automatically set up your computer for best performance with
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most Keyman keyboards. However, for best performance on some keyboards
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you may need to manually associate your Keyman keyboard with a Windows
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language and layout.
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## Benefits of Association
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Correctly associating your Keyman keyboard has three main benefits.
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1. When a Keyman keyboard and Windows language are correctly
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associated, turning one on will activate the other. You won't need
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to adjust both every time you want to use your Keyman keyboard.
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2. When a Windows layout and a Keyman keyboard are correctly
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associated, you can be sure you are using a Keyman keyboard as it
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was designed. This is especially helpful if you are using a
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non-English hardware keyboard as your Windows layout. For example,
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if you are using a Spanish, French, or German hardware keyboard.
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3. When a Windows language and a Keyman keyboard are correctly
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associated, your computer will know which language the keyboard is
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using. This is helpful for many reasons:
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- Applications will know which typing direction to use,
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left-to-right or right-to-left. This is necessary for
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right-to-left languages like Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi.
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- Applications will know how characters and symbols should be
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rendered. This is particularly necessary for many Indian
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languages.
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- Applications will know which language tools to use when spell
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checking what you type.
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## Association instructions
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**Note:** Keyman allows you to associate multiple Windows languages to a keyboard.
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1. Click on the Keyman icon , on the
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Windows Taskbar near the clock.
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2. From the Keyman menu, select Configuration….
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3. Select the Keyboard Layouts tab.
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4. Select the keyboard name to expand the options
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5. Click the Add/remove language... button
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6. Click the Add button on the first pop-up
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7. From the pop up window, search for the Windows language you would
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like to use and click OK
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8. To remove an association, click
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the  button to the left of the language.
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## Related Topics
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- [How To - Download and Install a Keyman Keyboard](download-and-install-keyboard)
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- [How To - Set up MS Office for a Keyman Keyboard](configure_office)
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- [How To - Find the Best Fonts for a Keyman Keyboard](font)
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- [How To - Type in Right-to-Left Languages](rtl)
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- [Keyboard Task - Turn on a Keyboard](../basic/select-keyboard)
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