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title: Keyboard Task - Turn on a Keyboard
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---
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Here are five simple ways to turn on a Keyman keyboard.
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**Note:**
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To use a Keyman keyboard, the keyboard must be enabled in the Keyboard
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Layouts tab of Keyman Configuration. For help enabling your keyboard,
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see [Keyboard Task - Enable or Disable a Keyboard](enable-or-disable-keyboard).
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## Turning on a Keyboard from the Keyman Menu
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To turn on a keyboard from the Keyman menu:
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1. Open an application to type in, like MS Word.
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**Note:**
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You should open an application before you select a Keyman keyboard,
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depending on your Windows settings.
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2. Start Keyman.
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3. Click on the Keyman icon , on the
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Windows Taskbar near the clock.
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4. Select your Keyman keyboard from the list. You will notice the
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Keyman menu icon change to the icon of your Keyman keyboard. This
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means your Keyman keyboard is on.
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## Turning on a Keyboard from the Keyman Toolbox
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To turn on a keyboard from the Keyman Toolbox:
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1. Open an application to type in, like MS Word.
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2. Start Keyman.
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3. Click on the Keyman icon , on the
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Windows Taskbar near the clock.
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4. Click to open the On Screen Keyboard view of the Keyman Toolbox.
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5. Click to select your Keyman keyboard from the toolbar of the Keyman
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Toolbox. You will notice the Keyman menu icon change to the icon of
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your Keyman keyboard. This means your Keyman keyboard is on.
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## Turning on a Keyboard from the Language Switcher
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Here's how to turn on a keyboard using the Language Switcher:
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1. Open an application to type in, like MS Word.
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2. Start Keyman.
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3. Press the Language Switcher hotkey to bring up the Language
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Switcher. If you are using the default Language Switcher hotkey
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(<kbd>Left Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd>) or another hotkey with
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<kbd>Alt</kbd>, you will need to press and HOLD the <kbd>Alt</kbd>
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part of the hotkey and press and RELEASE the
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last key in the hotkey to use the Language Switcher. When you
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release <kbd>Alt</kbd>, the Language Switcher will close.
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**Note:**
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By default, the Language Switcher hotkey is <kbd>Left Alt</kbd> +
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<kbd>Shift</kbd>. You can view or change the current Language Switcher
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hotkey from the [Hotkeys tab](config/hotkeys) of Keyman Configuration.
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4. Navigate the Language Switcher using the arrow keys or by pressing
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Shift to select your Keyman keyboard.
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5. Release the Language Switcher hotkey or press <kbd>Enter</kbd> to
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activate the selected keyboard and close the Language Switcher. You
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will notice the Keyman menu icon change to the icon of your Keyman
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keyboard. This means your Keyman keyboard is on.
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## Turning on a Keyboard with a Hotkey
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To turn on a keyboard from the Keyman menu:
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1. Open an application to type in, like MS Word.
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2. Start Keyman.
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3. Press and release the hotkey for your Keyman keyboard.
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**Note:**
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You can find the current hotkey for your keyboard in the Keyman
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menu. You can set or reset a hotkey for your keyboard from the
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Hotkeys tab of Keyman Configuration.
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4. You will notice the Keyman menu icon change to the icon of your
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Keyman keyboard. This means your Keyman keyboard is on.
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## Turning on a Keyboard by switching Windows languages
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Because Keyman keyboards are always associated with a Windows language,
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you can also switch Keyman keyboards using the Windows language switcher,
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located near the clock in the Taskbar. The default hotkey for the Windows
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language switcher is <kbd>Win</kbd> + <kbd>spacebar</kbd>. Hold the
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<kbd>Win</kbd> key and press <kbd>spacebar</kbd> repeatedly until you
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reach the desired keyboard, then release <kbd>spacebar</kbd>.
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## Related Topics
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- [The Keyman Menu](tray-menu)
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- [The Keyman Toolbox](toolbox/index)
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- [Language Switcher](language-switcher)
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- [Keyman Configuration - Hotkeys Tab](config/hotkeys)
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- [Keyman Configuration - Keyboard Layouts Tab](config/keyboards)
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- [How To - Download and Install a Keyman Keyboard](../start/download-and-install-keyboard)
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- [Keyboard Task - Enable or Disable a Keyboard](enable-or-disable-keyboard)
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