Virtual keyboard on screen

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Virtual keyboard on screen

Hello everyone

Can anyone tell me how to display a virtual keyboard on screen whilst typing. I am sure I read somewhere how this can be done in OSx but I can't remember how.

I use OSx 10.5.

Many thanks.

Stuart Mealing

Mac Pro

Posted on Mar 11, 2009 5:41 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 11, 2009 5:48 AM in response to smealing

System Preferences>International>Input Menu; check 'show input menu in menu bar' at bottom.

In the menu bar, click on the country flag and select 'Show keyboard viewer'.

(I checked this in Tiger, so there may be minor differences in Leopard).

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Answer 2

smealing Author

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Mar 11, 2009 6:05 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

Many thanks for the reply.

I must be doing something wrong. I have tried this using both 10.4 and 10.5 and the System Preferences pane is the same in both. When I check the 'Keyboard viewer' check box nothing happens on screen. I would have expected a keyboard to be displayed that showed when the keys were being pressed.

Have I missed something?

Thanks again.

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Answer 3

smealing Author

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Mar 11, 2009 6:09 AM in response to smealing

Doh

It was me. I failed to notice that what you said regarding the menu bar. It works a treat, thank you very much.

Stuart

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Answer 4

Mar 11, 2009 6:11 AM in response to smealing

At the bottom of the pane click 'Show input menu in menu bar'.

Then go to the menu bar. An icon of the flag of your country will have appeared. Click this and select 'Show keyboard viewer'.

....you beat me to it by a few seconds!

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