Specify the initial keyboard language in a text box or combo box

Language-specific information

You can select the type of keyboard language you want in a text box or combo box.

1. Open a form or report in Design view.
   
   
2. Make sure the control is selected, and then click Properties on the toolbar.
   
   
3. On the All tab, in the KeyboardLanguage box, do one of the following:

   To make the keyboard language follow the most recent keyboard language you used, click System.

   To make the keyboard language a particular language, click one of the languages shown in the list.

Notes  

• The languages that appear in the KeyboardLanguage property box are determined by the keyboard languages you have installed by double-clicking Keyboard in Windows Control Panel.
  
  
• Learn about right-to-left properties.