Keyboard layout question

Hi there. Recently, I purchased a backlit keyboard for my Dell Studio 1535 notebook. The original keyboard was a standard U.S. QWERTY layout, and I assumed this replacement would be the same.

However, this backlit model differs slightly. For the most part, it's completely identical to my old keyboard (besides the LED backlights under each key ), with one exception: the '5' key, in addition to the % sign, also has a Euro sign (€) off to the right. So far, I haven't managed to get this Euro sign to work with any combination of Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or Fn, on either the left or right side of the keyboard.

So, does anyone have any idea what key combinations I would have to use to enable this Euro sign, or what keyboard layout I should choose in the Windows regional options?

For the record, this is Vista Home Premium.

Thanks in advance!

 

Did the keyboard come with any drivers to install in Vista? Does the manufacturer site have drivers for their keyboards you an download?

Is the € symbol highlighted in a different color to represent what other key you would have to hold down with it to use it?

Did it come with a small user manual that might offer a solution?

 

Try set the keyboard as USA International, and use AltGr+5 for the Euro sign

cheers ...

 

There were no drivers or software of any sort, nor manuals. It's an OEM Dell part for this notebook, purchased through a reseller since Dell doesn't sell them directly.

Okay, I've set the layout to U.S. International, but what's AltGr? There's no key like that on this. I've tried Alt+5, and Alt+Shift+5, but it doesn't seem to do anything.

 

Okay, I seem to have figured it out. There's no "AltGr" key, but the right Alt key seems to emulate it under the U.S. International layout. So I just have to hold right Alt and hit 5 to generate €.

This creates a new issue, though... some characters, like the quote mark ', and the double quote mark ", work differently. When I type them, nothing appears on the screen, but it affects the character I type next. For example, if I type ' and then a consonant, it shows both characters properly. But if I do ' and a vowel, it gives that vowel an accent, like ' and e generates é. Same with the double quote; " and u generates ü.

Is there any way to disable that so the quote marks function normally?

 

Are you using a multi-lingual keyboard?

 

No, like I said, it's a replacement backlit keyboard for my Dell Studio 1535, that is entirely identical in every way to the original keyboard, except for the € Euro sign located on the '5' key next to the % sign. This is using the U.S. International keyboard layout setting in Windows Vista.

 

You should just go back to the US English Layout. There is little need for you to use the accent symbol and the Euro sign. Simple and done.