Choose keyboard language & special characters
You can use different keyboard languages, sometimes called input methods, on your Chromebook to:
- Change your typing language
- Use special characters, like accent marks or currency symbols
Set your keyboard language
- Click your account photo.
- Click Settings
Advanced.
- Optional: To add another keyboard language, click Language
Add languages. Select your language(s) and click Add.
- In the "Languages and input" section, click Input method
Manage input methods.
- Check the boxes next to the keyboard languages you'd like to use.
- Click Back
.
- Click the keyboard language you want to use. You’ll see "Enabled" listed under the current keyboard.
- Optional: To see all your keyboard language options on your desktop, turn on Show input options in the shelf.
Switch between keyboard languages
If you have more than one keyboard language turned on, you’ll see the language you’re using next to your account photo.
- Click your account photo.
- Click your keyboard language
.
- Choose the keyboard language you want to use.
Note: You can also switch your language by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Space until you see the language you want. To switch back, press Ctrl + Space.
Add accent marks
The U.S. International keyboard has the following accent marks:
Acute (é) | ' + letter |
Grave (à) |
` + letter |
Tilde (ñ) | Right Alt + ~ + letter |
Circumflex (ô) | Shift + ^ + letter |
Umlaut/diaeresis (ü) | Shift + " + letter |
Cedilla (ç) | ' + c |
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