keys switched? Z and Y plus ! and + have changed!

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keys switched? Z and Y plus ! and + have changed!

I was on Skype and suddenly realised that my keys have changed. Z and Y have changed places.. when i looked in International I noticed that although it says British English, the flag being shown is the Swiss Flag and the French Flag. At the moment I'm using US keyboard but I'd rather go back to how it was! Anyone know as to why I'm now using a swiss/french layout which OSX thinks is "British"?

Mac Pro 3Ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.10), 4GB, 250+500GB HDD, 2x 23" Apple HD Display

Posted on Dec 8, 2007 3:29 PM

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Answer 1

Tom Gewecke

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Dec 8, 2007 6:05 PM in response to Ben Collier

Now when British is selected and I turn input menu in menu bar on its shown with the swiss & french flag - not the Union Jack... But it's changed my keyboard layout in the sense that the Y key initiates Z and Z initiates Y.

That's because the Swiss and French type that way. Could you please confirm for me exactly which boxes you have checked in System Preferences > International > Input Menu?

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Tom Gewecke

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Dec 8, 2007 5:23 PM in response to Ben Collier

Anyone know as to why I'm now using a swiss/french layout which OSX thinks is "British"?

The place where you saw British English has nothing to do with keyboard layouts. Go to system prefs/international/input menu ( not languages) and uncheck the boxes for the layouts you don't want and check the box for the one you do want.

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Ben Collier Author

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Dec 8, 2007 5:47 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

I know. The only language I had selected was English with the UK flag. Now when British is selected and I turn input menu in menu bar on its shown with the swiss & french flag - not the Union Jack... But it's changed my keyboard layout in the sense that the Y key initiates Z and Z initiates Y.

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