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Setting up the Welsh keyboard driver
in Macintosh OSX
 yn Gymraeg


The different releases of OSX are referred to by the names of big cats:    
OSX  v.10.2
 OSX  v.10.3
 OSX  v.10.4
Jaguar
 Panther
 Tiger

The Welsh keyboard driver is available on Panther and later releases. Earlier releases will need the upgrade from Apple.

To activate the International keyboard

1.    Go to the Apple menu and open Systems Preferences.
2.    Select the International icon on the first row of the Systems Preferences panel.
System Preferences
  • Go to the Apple menu and open Systems Preferences.

  • Select the International icon on the first row of the Systems Preferences panel.

3. Select the Input Menu

 Scroll down and click to activate the Cymraeg keyboard
System Preferences



The OSX keyboard driver for Welsh works with the Unicode character sets.

To select the Welsh keyboard in an application
1. 
 Open a software application such as a word processor, spreadsheet or any other application in which you need to enter text.

2.
 On the upper right portion of the screen, click on the  flag icon (flag ) and use the dropdown menu to select the Welsh keyboard.


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