Latvian keyboard

patricija241 wrote:

I found where I can change keyboard input settings and add a language, but there isn't a choice to put Latvian.

How can I change it?

MacOS has had a Latvian keyboard for a very long time already, so you should be able to see it on the list when you press the + button.

Write in another language on Mac - Apple Support

macOS - Feature Availability - Apple

Post a screenshot of what you are seeing if you cannot find it.

If you want to change the entire user interface language to Latvian, that's not yet possible.

macOS - Feature Availability - Apple

Wrong - there is not a single accented character in that keyboard. It is a dummy - a default Latin keyboard !

eriks33 wrote:

there is not a single accented character in that keyboard.

You are mistaken. You can make them two different ways:

+Press and Hold the base letter. You should see a popup menu where you can choose the one you want.

+ Press the '/" key and then the base letter. See below.

You are in the wrong place. That is for Language, and as mentioned before, MacOS does not yet have Latvian system language. Instead you go to Text Input, Input Sources, Edit. See below

What is the difference between MacOS system language and text input source. I would like to be able to type using Latvian characters. Some I can, by holding the key down and selecting from the options that pop up, but there are no options that pop up for k, for instance. I did add Latvian as an input source, but I don't even know what that means. Thanks!

update: never mind. I figured it out.

Thanks! Apple does not provide Latvian spellcheck yet, but you can download a Latvian dictionary and add it to the system. One place is

https://github.com/titoBouzout/Dictionaries

Good news! If you need help adding a Latvian dictionary, just ask.

You have Latvian keyboard on iPad, but it is missing in MacBook Pro 2023. Shame... However, you can write in Latvian (and spellcheck) on iPad (or Windows ;-) and transfer the text to a Mac.