Every now and then, written languages need symbols and special characters that go beyond your keyboard’s standard settings. If these characters are often used in a target language, they can be found in the keyboard layout of the language in question, which can be selected at any time for this purpose in Windows 8. Once you’ve done this, you won’t have to search for and enter these characters individually anymore, making writing much easier. Especially if you’re working on longer texts, you can save a lot of time by changing the keyboard language in Windows 8.
If you want to change your keyboard settings, then Windows 8 will require the relevant language pack, which in this case needs to be both installed and activated. In this popular Windows version, there are two ways to do this:
Both options lead to the same result, so that you can have one or several languages available besides the standard keyboard language.
If you are using another Windows versions, our articles on changing the keyboard language in Windows 7 and changing the keyboard language in Windows 10 might give you a hand.
One of the innovations introduced in Windows 8 was intelligent corner navigation. By hovering over activated corners of the screen, you can open windows and other functions and initiate a shortcut. One of these functions is the “Charms” bar, which takes you to the PC settings.
You can also reach your system settings via the “Charms” bar, with links found in both the “Settings” menu as well as in the “PC settings” menu. Alternatively, try the key combination [Windows] key + [I] to directly reach “Settings”. Next, you should proceed as follows:
You can also change your keyboard layout and add languages through Word. In the “Review” menu, click on “Language” to find your language settings. To obtain the most recent version of the word processing tool, you can download Microsoft 365 with Office directly through IONOS.
Once you’ve installed one or several languages and their corresponding language packs, you’ll have various options to easily change the Windows 8 keyboard language at any time. Beyond the settings in Word, you can also change your keyboard layout via the taskbar or with the right key combinations.
To change your settings through the taskbar, follow these steps:
When selecting a keyboard language with a different layout, it can happen that errors occur when typing passwords, because the letters won’t be in their usual place!
If you’d rather change the Windows 8 language via key combinations, then you have two options:
Microsoft 365 with IONOS!
Experience powerful Exchange email and the latest versions of your favorite Office apps including Word, Excel and PowerPoint on any device!
Office OnlineOneDrive with 1TB24/7 support
The programs in your startup folder run automatically when you turn on your computer. Every operating system has a startup folder – Windows 8 is no exception. Microsoft often decides which programs run automatically at startup. But some programs add themselves to the startup folder without you realizing it. You can change the startup folder at any time. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how.
If your computer no longer works as it should, or if you want to give it away, it can make sense to reset Windows 8. In this article, we’ll show you how to go about this, what you need to do in order to keep your files or alternatively delete them – all in a few simple steps.
Modifying the Windows 8 display language can be helpful when multiple people who speak different languages are using the same PC. Microsoft Windows incorporates a vast portfolio of different languages. But how do you install additional system languages in Windows 8, and swap between them? And what happens to other Microsoft programs after you modify the language settings? Find out in this article....
Missing your Windows 8 product key? Finding it sometimes sounds easier than it is, but if you know the right steps you’ll never miss it again. There are multiple options to find your Windows license product key – either by using an external utility program or a Windows tool. We’ll show you how to find it quickly.
Provide powerful and reliable service to your clients with a web hosting package from IONOS.
View packages
