How do I Change US Keyboard Settings to UK Settings?

Configure Windows 7 to use your U.S. keyboard as a U.K. keyboard.

If you are used to using the U.S. keyboard layout, using the U.K. layout may take some getting used to. Although the keyboards are fundamentally the same, you will find more special characters available on the U.K. keyboard, such as the pound sign. Furthermore, some standard keys are relocated, such as quotation marks and the @ sign. When writing letters for U.K. recipients, it may be easier to convert your U.S. keyboard to a U.K. keyboard to access these special characters.

Instructions

1. Click the "Start" button, and type "keyboard language."

2. Click "Change Keyboards or Other Input Methods" from the search results.

3. Click "Change Keyboards" in the "Keyboards and Languages" tab of the "Region and Language" window.

4. Click "Add," and click the plus sign next to "English (United Kingdom)" and then its "Keyboard" subcategory. Check the "United Kingdom" keyboard option, and click "OK" to add this keyboard layout and return to the previous window.

5. Click the drop-down menu under "Default Input Language," and select English (United Kingdom) - United Kingdom."

6. Click "OK" to set your keyboard layout to the U.K. layout.