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Arabic Keyboard Layouts Comparison

This document provides information on keyboard layouts for several international languages in Windows, including Arabic, Bulgarian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish, USA, United States - International, and Urdu. For each keyboard layout, it gives a brief description of the key arrangement and notes any special characters. Sources of information on the keyboard layouts are also provided.

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Arabic Keyboard Layouts Comparison

This document provides information on keyboard layouts for several international languages in Windows, including Arabic, Bulgarian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish, USA, United States - International, and Urdu. For each keyboard layout, it gives a brief description of the key arrangement and notes any special characters. Sources of information on the keyboard layouts are also provided.

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  • International Keyboard Layouts
  • German and Greek Keyboard Layouts
  • Italian and Russian Keyboard Layouts
  • Spanish and USA Keyboard Layouts
  • United States - International and Urdu Keyboard Layouts

International Keyboard Layouts for Windows

Arabic

The keyboard has an Arabic AZERTY layout.

Bulgarian

French

This keyboard follows the standard 105-key "AZERTY" layout used in France.

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German

This keyboard follows the standard 105-key "QWERTZ" layout used in Germany.

Greek

The usual Greek layout follows the U.S. layout for letters related to Latin letters
(ABDEHIKLMNOPRSTXYZ), substitutes phonetically similar letters (Φ at F; Γ at G) and uses
the remaining slots for the remaining Greek letters: Ξ at J; Ψ at C; Ω at V; Θ at U).

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Italian

This keyboard follows the standard 105-key layout used in Italy.

Note: braces (right above square brackets and shown in purple) are given with both AltGr and
Shift pressed.

Russian

This keyboard uses a standard Russian arrangement. English symbols are marked by gray
lettering on the left side of keys, Russian symbols are marked by gray lettering in an outline font
on the right side of keys.

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Russian

Spanish (Spain)
This keyboard follows the standard 105-key layout used in Spain.

Note: The Spanish (Spain) keyboard layout also includes characters required for typing the
Catalan language: Ç, the grave accent and interpunct (punt volat, used in l·l) at Shift-3.

USA

The U.S. standard keyboard is used not only in the United States, but also in other English-
speaking countries (e.g., Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand), except for the
United Kingdom and Ireland, which use a British standard instead.

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United States - International

The United States - International keyboard layout uses the same layout as the USA keyboard.
Accented characters can be typed by pressing the appropriate accent key, then the letter on the
keyboard in its unaccented form. Accent keys share the same key as ', `, ", ^ and ~.

An accent key is activated by pressing it (without holding it), and next pressing the letter that
requires an accent. After the two strokes, the single accented character would appear on the
screen.

A complete list of accented letters and other characters for the U.S. International keyboard can
be downloaded here.

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Urdu

Sources:
Keyboard layouts from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[Link]
International Keyboards
[Link]
Microsoft Urdu Keyboard Layout for Windows
[Link]

Last update: 8/25/08

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International Keyboard Layouts for Windows Arabic The keyboard has an Arabic AZERTY layout. Bulgarian French This k
German This keyboard follows the standard 105-key "QWERTZ" layout used in Germany. Greek The usual Greek layout follows
Italian This keyboard follows the standard 105-key layout used in Italy. Note: braces (right above square brackets and show
Russian Spanish (Spain) This keyboard follows the standard 105-key layout used in Spain. Note: The Spanish (Spain) keybo
United States - International The United States - International keyboard layout uses the same layout as the USA keyboard.
Urdu Sources: Keyboard layouts from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout Inte

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