The Mac can support different keyboard layouts and you can switch between them quite easily. It’s one way you can get more out of the keyboard, especially if you work in multiple languages.
However, it’s not slap-your-face obvious on how to change the keyboard layout in macOS Big Sur. First, you’ll need to go to System Preferences and open the Keyboard pane. The keyboard layouts appear in the Input Sources tab, and the ones you currently have active will be in the left column. Apple offers several keyboard layouts based on different languages, and you can add more by clicking on the “+” button on the lower left (clicking “-” removes a layout). A pop-up window will appear with the layouts that are available.
You can add as many keyboard layouts as you want. The trick then becomes how to switch the layout. You have a few options:
- If you check the box for Show input in menu bar, a menu bar icon appears, and you can quickly change the layout by clicking that icon and selecting the one you want.
- If you prefer a keyboard shortcut, you can activate it in the Shortcuts tab. Select Input Sources in the left column, and you can use the default key combination or set up your own.
- Under Input Sources, you can select the Use Caps Lock key to switch to and from last used Latin input source checkbox. With this active, you’ll need to press and then hold the Caps Lock key to enable typing in all caps.
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