Keyboard settings problem

waldorf · May 3, 2024

Hello , I have a problem with my keyboard settings.
The special characters are reversed, and they don't come back because of the key combinations, and in the settings it doesn't work either.
Can someone give some feedback on this.

e.g.
Windows Build/Version Edition Windows 11 Home Version 23H2 Installation Date 5/15/2023 OS Build 22631.3296 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22687.1000.0

antspants · May 3, 2024

Hi, @waldorf, welcome to the ElevenForums

This forum is English only. You could edit the post to the translation below?

(I believe you have a short amount of time to do so)
Translation —>

“Good day, I have a problem with my keyboard settings.

The special signs are reversed, and they do not come back because of the key combinations, and in the settings it does not work either.

Can someone give some feedback on this.”

Berton · May 3, 2024

Many Notebooks/Laptops have Fn key combinations and it's a hardware thing, work the same regardless of the Operating System. The color of Fn determines which F key combination is needed, e.g. if Fn is blue the combo is also the keys with blue marking, the other marking on an F key works alone. The one I'm on now is both white markings but the Fn key works with the larger marking/lettering while smaller mark is stand-alone.

antspants · May 3, 2024

Try the left "CTRL & SHIFT" key shortcut.

It's worth a try.

Flashorn · May 4, 2024

Have you tried the Medion Community?
They might have a quick answer for you.
They will also have the Dutch language
if this is more comfortable for you.

MEDION Community

In der MEDION Community - User helfen Usern - haben die Nutzer die Möglichkeit sich gegenseitig zu helfen.

community.medion.com

kelper · May 4, 2024

I think you have the wrong region and language settings. Go to Settings and look under Keyboards.
Add a keyboard and select Dutch

kelper · May 4, 2024

Please post a photo of your keyboard.

What do you get now when you hold the SHIFT key down and type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ?

A Dutch keyboard would give you

!"#$%&_()'

A US keyboard gives

!@#$%^&*()

A UK keyboard gives

!"£$%^&*()

waldorf · May 4, 2024

antspants said:
Try the left "CTRL & SHIFT" key shortcut.

It's worth a try.

No it didnt work

waldorf · May 4, 2024

kelper said:
Please post a photo of your keyboard.

What do you get now when you hold the SHIFT key down and type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ?

A Dutch keyboard would give you

!"#$%&_()'

A US keyboard gives

!@#$%^&*()

A UK keyboard gives

!"£$%^&*()

waldorf · May 4, 2024

kelper said:
Please post a photo of your keyboard.

What do you get now when you hold the SHIFT key down and type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ?

A Dutch keyboard would give you

!"#$%&_()'

A US keyboard gives

!@#$%^&*()

A UK keyboard gives

!"£$%^&*()

waldorf · May 4, 2024

kelper said:
I think you have the wrong region and language settings. Go to Settings and look under Keyboards.
Add a keyboard and select Dutch

View attachment 95252

its already on dutch

Kees · May 4, 2024

The keyboard shown is not a keyboard with Dutch layout.
It has (as far as the alphanumerical and special characters are concerned) the same layout as my keyboard, which is definitely a US-International keyboard.

But what do you mean by 'special characters'? Characters like é à, ï, ü etc.?
Are you trying to archieve that by typing an ' followed by an e for é?
That will only function when the keyboard is set as US-International.
Not the US-English, that has no function in making combined characters.

Translated into Dutch:
Het afgebeelde toetsenbord is geen toetsenbord met een Nederlandse indeling.
Het heeft (wat de alfanumerieke en speciale tekens betreft) dezelfde indeling als mijn toetsenbord, dat beslist een Amerikaans-internationaal toetsenbord is.

Maar wat bedoel je met 'speciale tekens'? Tekens als é à, ï, ü etc.?
Probeer je dat te bereiken door een ' gevolgd door een e voor é te typen?
Dat werkt alleen als het toetsenbord is ingesteld als US-Internationaal.
Niet het Amerikaans-Engels, dat heeft geen functie bij het maken van gecombineerde karakters.

PS. Please answer in English.

kelper · May 4, 2024

Ok. Add a US QWERTY keyboard and it should fix the issue.

Kees · May 4, 2024

kelper said:
Add a US QWERTY keyboard and it should fix the issue.

As I mentioned before, selecting just the US Qwerty keyboard is not enough.
It is absolutely necessary to use the Internatiuonal version of the US keyboard, other ones will not have the function I described to compose combined characters by typing the accent key first and directly after that the normal letter key. They are needed very often in Dutch language, but the Dutch area is not big enough to make it worth selling laptops (or separate keyboards) with an own Dutch layout.

In Linux that keyboard layout is called: US International with dead keys.

AmericanPharaoh · May 4, 2024

Dutch Keyboard Layout (QWERTY):

Although over 95% of keyboards used in the Netherlands are US keyboards, there is a specific Dutch keyboard layout.

The Dutch layout uses the QWERTY arrangement but includes some additions:

The € sign is accessible via the E key.

The diaeresis (¨) is also included.

Braces ({ }) have dedicated keys.

Other symbols may appear in different locations compared to the standard US layout.

However, it’s worth noting that most Dutch users typically use the US International layout due to its prevalence.