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For Mac OS X 10.6 or later, click Language & Text, then click Input Sources, and then Â

select the checkbox next to Keyboard & Character Viewer.

For Mac OS X 10.5.7 and earlier, click International, then click Input Menu, and then Â

select the checkbox next to Keyboard Viewer.

The Input menu appears on the right side of your menu bar and looks like a ag

or character.

2 Select the checkbox next to a country's keyboard layout or input method to see the

character layout on keyboards used in that country.

3 Select the checkbox next to “Show input menu in menu bar.”

To see the keyboard layout for another language:

1 Choose a language or input method from the Input menu that appears on the right

side of the menu bar.

2 Choose Show Keyboard Viewer from the Input menu.

3 Press keys on your keyboard to see their location on the Keyboard Viewer. Press

Option, Shift, and Command-Option to see accents and special characters.

4 To place a character at the insertion point of your document, click the key for that

character on the Keyboard Viewer.

Typing Special Characters and Symbols

Using the Mac OS X Characters window, you can insert special characters, such as

mathematical symbols, letters with accent marks, arrows and other “dingbats,” and

more. You can also use this palette to enter Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplied

Chinese, and Korean characters, as well as characters from other languages.

To insert special characters or symbols:

1 Place the insertion point where you want the special character or symbol to appear.

2 Choose Edit > Special Characters to open the Characters window (or choose Characters

from the Action pop-up menu in the lower-left corner of the Fonts window).

3 Choose the type of characters you want to see from the View pop-up menu at the

top of the Characters window. If you don’t see the View menu, click the button in the

upper-right corner of the window to show the top portion of the window. Click this

button again to hide the top portion of the window.

4 Click an item in the list on the left to see the characters that are available in

each category.

5 Double-click the character or symbol on the right that you want to insert into your

document, or select the character and click Insert.

If the character or symbol has variations, they appear at the bottom of the window

when you click the Character Info triangle or Font Variation triangle at the bottom of

the palette. Double-click one to insert it in your document.

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