Polish letters Alt-codes... Anyone?

Go to Control Panel...
- Regional and Language Options
- tab Languages
- click Details
- click on Add
- Add Polish with keyboard layout Polish (programmers)
- the language bar will now at least appear either as bar or in your Tray, if not select it in the same place in the language bar settings.

Grzegorz_Threads: 80 Posts: 6,094 Joined: Nov 16, 06	Edited by: Grzegorz_ Apr 26, 07, 09:37 / #
Quoting: xXlisaXx Why can't microsoft have the different langauges in the fonts section it would be so easy then. There's some way to change that. Besides Poles can understand what that means even without Polish letters.

xXlisaXxThreads: 10 Posts: 233 Joined: Apr 11, 07	Apr 26, 07, 09:40 / #
its for wen i go on to ivo software. im sure it doesnt say things right.

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Apr 26, 07, 09:47 / #
Quoting: xXlisaXx I'v been trying to find a way i can get the accents on my letters when i try to write in Polish. Why can't microsoft have the different langauges in the fonts section it would be so easy then. Any ideas anyone? Go to> Tools> Internet Options> >Languages > Add > Select Polish [pl] >OK. It will appear next to your icon tray..lower right..your right. You can select PL but the characters are made by pressing Ctrl + Alt + desired character.

xXlisaXxThreads: 10 Posts: 233 Joined: Apr 11, 07	Apr 26, 07, 09:56 / #
done it just need to learn were the keys are now lol cześć

xXlisaXxThreads: 10 Posts: 233 Joined: Apr 11, 07	Apr 26, 07, 10:42 / #
cheers admin X

telefonitika	Edited by: telefonitika Apr 26, 07, 10:42 / #
i dont have any problems lisa hun as i added the polish keyboard language bit so i now get ż (normak z) ź( is the x key) rest are the same letters ą ś ć ę ł ó ń letters at any rate :)

xXlisaXxThreads: 10 Posts: 233 Joined: Apr 11, 07	Apr 26, 07, 10:47 / #
mine are all on different keys. im hopeless with comps at the best of times.

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Apr 26, 07, 10:51 / #
Quoting: xXlisaXx mine are all on different keys. What do you mean different keys...should be these: ctrl+alt+ a= ą ctrl+alt+ z= ż n=ń x=ź o=ó s=ś e=ę c=ć

xXlisaXxThreads: 10 Posts: 233 Joined: Apr 11, 07	Apr 26, 07, 10:55 / #
nope mine doesn't do that. Think i'll wipe it all and start again cos i can't get it to work now.i'm gettin cross with it grrrrrrrrrr.

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Apr 26, 07, 10:57 / #
polamcon.org/instruct-eng.htm

AntosThreads: 7 Posts: 18 Joined: Sep 23, 07	Sep 23, 07, 22:01 / #
Just some links to microsoft pages how to change the layout. Windows Vista : http://tinyurl.com/3btgkl Windows XP : http://tinyurl.com/ar3r

jaza777	Dec 27, 07, 14:59 / #
hi I know some letters in polish I can`t write POLISH BUT I CAN WRITE LITTLE BIT IN POLISH and more in ENGLISH ok I know the city in POLAND is Gdańsk and 5 more in poland Płock and Wrocław and Łódź 1 more is Żary thank you bye edmnonton you do like this ctrl+alt+ a= ą ctrl+alt+ z= ż n=ń x=ź o=ó s=ś e=ę c=ć

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,410 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Dec 27, 07, 15:05 / #
you can also find "character map" and then you just press the appropriate letter and whala.. off you go.

jaza777	Dec 27, 07, 19:45 / #
hi yessos I do it what yo said I don`t wont to reboot my computer now but i will reboot thank tou edmonton jaza777

xXlisaXxThreads: 10 Posts: 233 Joined: Apr 11, 07	Apr 26, 07, 11:15 / #
sorry Fisz that dont work. I'm doooooooomed

xXlisaXxThreads: 10 Posts: 233 Joined: Apr 11, 07	Apr 26, 07, 13:31 / #
well think iąv sorted it. some of mz kezs are different but will work round that as zou can see. lol Just will have to learn their new places. y is now z and z is now y mz oops my ' is now ą. I think thats the onlz only major changes.

shopgirlThreads: 7 Posts: 1,446 Joined: Apr 6, 07	Apr 26, 07, 14:26 / #
Quoting: FISZ Go to> Tools> Internet Options> >Languages > Add > Select Polish [pl] >OK. It will appear next to your icon tray..lower right..your right. You can select PL but the characters are made by pressing Ctrl + Alt + desired character. I have set my keyboard this way (like FISZ's instuctions) and I keep the language tool bar in the system tray at the bottom of the screen so I can switch back and forth easily. I find that if I don't type words with the correct Polish letters, Poltran can't translate them for me. I have considered putting little pieces of tape over my keys to help me learn where things are. You have to hit SHIFT and press the punctuation keys to get additional letters. :)

yessoos	Oct 21, 07, 07:37 / #
Go to Control Panel... - Regional and Language Options - tab Languages - click Details - click on Add - Add Polish with keyboard layout Polish (programmers) - the language bar will now at least appear either as bar or in your Tray, if not select it in the same place in the language bar settings. Does not work in Windows XP Pro SP3 (English version). Only United Kingdom/United States Keyboards.

crkclrdgrlThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Oct 25, 07	Oct 25, 07, 11:25 / #
Hello. You can configure your computer keyboard to type in Polish by going to the Regional and Language settings on your computer in the Control Panel. After you have configured your keyboard to type in Polish, you can press the Ctrl and Alt keys and then a letter and you'll get a Polish letter. :) I hope this helps.

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Dec 27, 07, 19:58 / #
Polish Keyboard Drivers for various versions of Windows are here:URL No ALT codes to remeber just ALT+letter (not ALT+CODE). Works great.

kindlylove	Feb 29, 08, 15:50 / #
i have win98 and it doesn't work i think for vista and xp it works i want only these polish letters: Ąą Łł Ńń Śś Źź Żż or all i know how to do it but it works for windows 98 :'( i want to type english letters and polish so i need vista? i have vista :d

kindlylove	Feb 29, 08, 16:03 / #
i want to type cities in all languages and with Ą ą Ć ć Ę ę Ł ł Ń ń Ó ó Ś ś Ź ź Ż ż not only polish ALL LANGUAGES ok please

icecreamfairy8Threads: - Posts: 3 Joined: May 11, 08	May 11, 08, 09:08 / #
I'm having problems with the ś key. I do alt-s, but nothing happens. All the comes up is a hp screen with bunch of numbers on it.

Polonius3Threads: 961 Posts: 4,522 Joined: Apr 11, 08	May 14, 08, 17:38 / #
If you don't like fumbling with the ALT key simply use the Polish 214 keyboard where Polish diacritics are in the right place. Also, the Z is where it belongs on a Polish keyboard -- in the top letter row betweeen T and U, not in the lower-right corner.

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	May 14, 08, 17:58 / #
Polonius3: in the top letter row betweeen T and U Y?

icecreamfairy8Threads: - Posts: 3 Joined: May 11, 08	May 14, 08, 18:32 / #
How does that help me? I still can't make the ś key

ForsakenOneThreads: - Posts: 48 Joined: Dec 6, 07	Edited by: ForsakenOne May 17, 08, 12:18 / #
hold alt and press 0156 on your numeric keyboard Also, pressing ctrl is only needed when you hold left alt. If you press right alt, you don't have to use ctrl. So, right alt + s should give you nice ś if you have polish keyboard layout installed. Make sure you use Polish (programmers) layout and not Polish 214.

Polonius3Threads: 961 Posts: 4,522 Joined: Apr 11, 08	May 18, 08, 07:53 / #
I understand there is a Polish keyboard No. 214 which solves the problem. Anyone familiar with it?

Easy_TerranThreads: 4 Posts: 473 Joined: Mar 31, 08	May 20, 08, 16:55 / #
Regular keyboard has Polish letters placed as they are placed on a regular Polish typing machine where ;'][/., are. That's why one should use programmer's Polish keyboard, where all Polish letters are accessed by using right ALT and a letter (alt+s for ś) Did even make sense here?

icecreamfairy8Threads: - Posts: 3 Joined: May 11, 08	May 22, 08, 22:05 / #
I tried doing that, but I have the same problem. I have the right polish (programmers) thing, and i pressed alt 0156, but for some reason it won't work