How to handle multiple languages in a Windows 8 system

You can use Windows 8 to read and enter in multiple languages. In some countries or regions, you can purchase computers that have been preinstalled in many languages. If the language you want is not preinstalled, you can add it manually.

When you are done, you can select your display language and then switch between different languages as you enter.

The operation method is as follows:

1, open the "Search" Super button, enter the "language", select "Settings", and then click "Add Language."

2. Browse or use the search box to find the language you want to add, and then double-click the language you want to add.

If a language is not already installed, you will need to download the language pack so that you can read the text in Windows in the language you want. If you need a language pack, you will see a "downloadable" display next to the language. Click Options, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the language pack.

Now you can set a language as the display language:

1, in the Language Control Panel language list, see the language you want next to the name "Windows Display language: Available."

2, if yes, click "Move Up" until the language is at the top of the list.

3. Log off and log in again to complete.

Input in a different language

After you have added the language you want, you can enter it in either language by quickly switching between the keyboard layout or the Input Method Editor (IME). With an IME, you can easily enter an Asian language (such as Chinese, Korean, or Japanese) with thousands of characters that are not suitable for keyboard input.

On the standard keyboard, press the Windows logo key and press the spacebar repeatedly until the language you want to switch to appears.

On the touchscreen, on the touch pad or desktop taskbar, click the abbreviation for the language you are currently using, and then click the language that you want to switch to in the list that appears.