So, despite the statement that the finger is best tool for touch screen, you decided to connect an external USB keyboard for your tablet. Still, inputting large amounts of text is easier and faster to implement in this way.
I also had to hook up a keyboard to my Huawei Mediapad recently for typing medium to large SEO copy. For this I used the keyboard and logitech mouse with Unifying receiver. Naturally needed uSB adapter OTG host in order to connect the device to the tablet. The whole set looks something like this:
Step 1. Connect the keyboard and mouse
I did not use a standard USB keyboard to exclude a long wire from our assembly, and decided to connect logitech keyboard K360 and Logitech M325 mouse via universal Unifying receiver. I did the pairing on a desktop computer, so the connection went smoothly:
Step 2. Android and keyboard layout
USB keyboard for android tablet makes sense only if there is a language switching option. This is where it lurks main question... Entering the Latin alphabet occurs in normal mode, but how do you switch the keyboard from English to Russian on an android?
A small (264KB) Russian Keyboard application from the developer Gamewarrior comes to the rescue. Install it via Play Market and go to Settings / Language and input. Turn on the Russian Keyboard and specify in the settings external keyboard as External Keyboard RU. If desired, you can change the key for switching the layout. The options are:
- ALT + SHIFT
- ALT + SPACE
- SHIFT + SPACE
Not the most convenient choice, but, apparently, it is not without reason.
For convenience, enable the "Show icon" option to display the icon of the current layout in the notification panel.
Now, when entering text, click on the keyboard icon in the notification panel and select Russian Keyboard and make sure that the hardware keyboard switch is in the ON position:
Popular operating room android system supports several dozen different languages. Sometimes users are faced with the following problem: they bought a tablet, set it up in a certain way, but accidentally all these settings were reset, or you set up your device so that there is a need to reset all settings to factory settings. In this case, the tablet interface language may become original. And most often it is English.
Also for work on the Internet or with text editors sometimes you need to change the keyboard layout. Enter website address english letters or print entire sentences in English. For devices that are produced for Russia, there are by default exactly 2 languages \u200b\u200bthat can be easily switched. Now we will show you how to change the language on your tablet.
How to change the device interface language
Changing languages \u200b\u200bon a tablet or phone is useful for those who are learning new languages. Now we will tell you how to translate a language on a tablet.
So, first go to Settings and select - Language and Keyboard. By choosing a specific language, you will receive an interface in that particular language on your device.
How to change the layout of the virtual keyboard
If you want to change the keyboard layout in order to write a message, then there are some tips for this.
Usually the space bar serves as a language switcher. If you have a keyboard in Russian, then just press the space bar and the keyboard language will change to Russian. On some devices, the button next to the left of the spacebar performs this function. It depicts a circle that resembles our Earth.
How to change the input language on the connected keyboard
Many tablet users use conventional mini keyboards that connect via usb wire, or via wi-fi. To change the language of this keyboard, just press the usual Ctrl + Shift combination. This method does not work on some keyboards. Then you should try the space + Ctrl combination.
At the first acquaintance with the Android operating system, many users have the following question: "How to switch the language on the tablet?" Its solution consists of two stages. The first is setting the required configuration parameters. This is done once when you first start the device. The second is to directly change the active layout on the on-screen keyboard. This operation has to be performed constantly when typing.
System settings
Before on the tablet, we set the necessary system parameters. This operation is performed once when the mobile PC is first started. Further, these settings are saved and there is no point in adjusting them. They are implemented as follows. We go to the "Applications" menu (the lower center button in the form of a circle filled with dots), then - "Settings" (they have a shortcut in the form of a gear). In the "Personal" group, select "Language and input" (the letter "A" with three dots below). Here, in the first paragraph, there must be "Russian". This will make the device menu clear. Then, in the "Keyboard" section, select all the keyboard layouts we need (for example, Russian and English). To do this, hold down the item opposite which the checkbox is checked. In the list that opens, opposite the layouts we need, put a mark. Close and save the changes made. This completes the first stage of how to switch the language on the tablet. System parameters installed. Now let's figure out how to perform this procedure every time you type.
Keyboard
Now let's figure out how to switch the language on the tablet using onscreen keyboard... This can be done in two ways: using special key or using a space. As soon as the text input field becomes active (for example, in the browser or in the editor text messages), a keyboard appears at the bottom of the screen. It will have the language set by default in the settings. The easiest way to accomplish this operation is to use a special key located next to the space bar (on some devices it may be located one distance from it). Depending on the version software it can have different icons: a circle or the currently active layout. Clicking on this interface element will change the language to the next one, which is active in the list. To return to the original version, you will need to run through all the layouts that are installed on this device. The second option for how to switch the language on the tablet is with the space bar. But there is one trick here. If you just click on the key itself, then nothing special will happen, and a space will be added to the text. But if you swipe the button from right to left or vice versa, the result will be similar to pressing a special key.
Conclusion
Within the framework of this material, it is described step by step how to change the language on a tablet running the most popular today operating system "Android". If you carefully follow the previously outlined recommendations, you should have no problems.
