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The UK keyboard has 1 more key than the U.S. keyboard (UK=62, US=61, on the typewriter keys, 102 v 101 including function and other keys, 105 vs 104 on models with Windows keys) The extra key is added next to the Enter key to accommodate # (number sign) and ~ (tilde) The Alt key to the right of the space bar is replaced by an AltGr key.
Both the Danish and Norwegian keyboards include dedicated keys for the letters Å /å, Æ /æ and Ø /ø, but the placement is a little different, as the Æ and Ø keys are swapped on the Norwegian layout. (The Finnish–Swedish keyboard is also largely similar to the Norwegian layout, but the Ø and Æ are replaced with Ö and Ä.
A keyboard with the CSA layout. English-speaking Canadians have traditionally used the same keyboard layout as in the United States, unless they are in a position where they have to write French on a regular basis. French-speaking Canadians respectively have favoured the Canadian French keyboard layout (see French (Canada), below).
Dvorak keyboard layout. Dvorak / ˈdvɔːræk / ⓘ [ 1 ] is a keyboard layout for English patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative to the QWERTY layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout). Dvorak proponents claim that it requires less finger motion [ 2 ] and as a ...
The ATOMIK layout, designed for stylus use, was developed by IBM using the Metropolis Algorithm to mathematically minimize the movement necessary to spell words in English. [79] The ATOMIK keyboard layout is an alternative to QWERTY in ShapeWriter's WritingPad software. [80]
For the manufacturer of racing cars, see Ralt. The AltGr key is the first key to the right of the space bar. AltGr (also Alt Graph) is a modifier key found on many computer keyboards (rather than a second Alt key found on US keyboards). It is primarily used to type special characters and symbols that are not widely used in the territory where ...
US keyboard layout. US keyboard layout may refer to: QWERTY, the traditional keyboard layout. Dvorak, an alternative layout made to make typing easier, sometimes called the American Simplified Keyboard. Category: Disambiguation pages.
The calculations for keyboard layout were based on the language being typed and this meant different keyboard layouts would be needed for each language. In English-speaking countries, for example, the first row is QWERTY, but in French-speaking countries it is AZERTY. Though mechanical typewriters are now rarely used, moves to change the layout ...