Wanted for Japanese laptop w/ Windows 8. Will I have have to manually change the keyboard layout in Windows to U.S.-Eng every time I want to use it?
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I am not familiar with this situation, but I can tell you that both keyboards are active at the same time. Any given key, from either keyboard, results in an identical code going to the processor regardless of which keyboard it comes from. Apparently the ASCII codes are identical for both keyboards, so language differences would be specific to the particular windows code that handles key assignment, rather than being differentiated by the specific keyboard.
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It is a standard Windows keyboard layout so should since all of my legacy Windows keyboards work with Windows 8 using the Windows keys. I have used this specific keyboard at work, where we use Windows XP (don't laugh) but there is no reason this will not work with WIN 8.
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Yes, this works with Windows 8. Follow the directions to download the language characters. There is a small icon in the bottom right corner of the tool bar that is designated "EN". Click on that and then you will have the option to toggle to the language you have downloaded and back to English.
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You don't have to download anything. On the control panel you have to go to region and languages and add a spanish keyboard, then on the bottom of the screen you can change between the spanish keyboard and the english one. It is very helpful, but after a while, when you learn the arrangement of the spanish keyboard you can just change the setting and use your english keyboard as a spanish one. That's what I am doing now, but it did take me a little bit to learn it. I hope this makes sense.TL,DR: No downloads necessary, settings are on control panel. It's a good purchase.
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All you have to do is change the language in windows. Other than that it's plug and play. Much easier than selecting special characters
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When setting up it asks you for desired language, I choose English so all menus/displays are in English. I would assume if you choose Japanese all is display as such.
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Sorry, don't know the answer to your questions, but I will tell you that the Windows 8 OS, without touchscreen capability, makes for a very problematic typing experience...I have to hit Fn and F7 to turn off the touchpad or all hell breaks lose when you try to type.
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Probably not the A0#US variant. Maybe something like the A01ES would have the Spanish keyboard layout?
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Hi there. Yes it does. In fact that is the only option to plug into your PC or laptop. But honestly I don't like this new layout. The keys are smaller. The Delete key is bigger (good thing) but the Enter key is smaller. There is not flip up tabs in the back to tilt it higher. It has a curved contour on the keyboard which you can get used to, but if you are like me and have to access PC's with different keyboards, this makes it more difficult to use different ones. I'm going use the two I bought but next time I will try to get the MS 2000 or a similar keyboard (I'll have to actually touch them first). Good luck! Hi there. Yes it does. In fact that is the only option to plug into your PC or laptop. But honestly I don't like this new layout. The keys are smaller. The Delete key is bigger (good thing) but the Enter key is smaller. There is not flip up tabs in the back to tilt it higher. It has a curved contour on the keyboard which you can get used to, but if you are like me and have to access PC's with different keyboards, this makes it more difficult to use different ones. I'm going use the two I bought but next time I will try to get the MS 2000 or a similar keyboard (I'll have to actually touch... » Read More Hi there. Yes it does. In fact that is the only option to plug into your PC or laptop. But honestly I don't like this new layout. The keys are smaller. The Delete key is bigger (good thing) but the Enter key is smaller. There is not flip up tabs in the back to tilt it higher. It has a curved contour on the keyboard which you can get used to, but if you are like me and have to access PC's with different keyboards, this makes it more difficult to use different ones. I'm going use the two I bought but next time I will try to get the MS 2000 or a similar keyboard (I'll have to actually touch them first). Good luck! « Show Less
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Yes it definitely will, I looked online to see what the keyboard layout looked like. And it seems to be a perfect match.
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Hello I might not be much help here but there is a template picture for this item. I also looked at plenty of pictures of your model and the keyboard layout looks the same to me. If you want to be absolutely sure contact the seller :). Also my friend's model is Acer Aspire E1-472G-6648. I also used this to compare
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Aloha Roberto, Please follow this guide from Microsoft.com for your Windows 7 computer. If you are not using Windows 7, or if this does not help, please let me know. If you cannot click the link, please copy and paste it into your web browser and push enter on the keyboard. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/add-or-change-an-input-language
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No, not true. Japan version is the same as US version. Except the Japan version's x and o buttons serves different purpose.
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never setup the profile keys so its not been a problem. i bought the GX because it was the closest in layout to my old IBM AT keyboard and it had the Windows 8 key.
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Mine was received in U.S. English but if one does come using a different language the "input language" feature can be changed by typing "change input language" in Windows Explorer search. I received a MS keyboard that used U.K. English and had to make the change.
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I was able to install it on Windows 7 with no problem. However, even though I had selected English as the language, it all came up in Chinese (I think). Even in Chinese though I went over to the 3rd or 4th tab over and clicked on it which brought up the various languages and I again selected English which at that point converted everything to English. Hopefully that will help.
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As far as I know you are able to. In your settings. Open it and open up the language and input section. Then change your default keyboard and input methods to Chinese keyboard, there should be an option for that keyboard format. Just select it and you should be good to go. Hope that helps.