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Using a Local Language Operating System (Windows Only)
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Using a Local Language Operating System
(Windows Only)
On Windows systems only, you can display and input characters in languages other than English
by installing the local language version of the operating system and working within that
operating system.
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Interplay applications are not qualified on systems running local language operating systems.
When you start your Avid editing application for the first time, it automatically creates a
keyboard setting for that language. You can view the keyboard mapping by clicking the
appropriate Keyboard setting in the Settings list.
If you are using a language other than English, French, Italian, German, or Spanish, you might
need to adjust the mapping for the keyboard so the keys in the Keyboard palette match the keys
on your physical keyboard. For more information, see “Using Foreign Keyboard Mapping
(Windows)” on page 1546.
You can also work with international characters within the English language version of the
Windows operating system. For more information, see “Choosing a Locale on an English
Language Operating System” on page 1538.
Non-English Character Support (Macintosh)
To enable international character support on Mac OS X systems, you need to specify the
language for menus and dialog boxes in the System Preferences > Language & Text window.
You must make sure that the operating system lists your language at the top of the language list
in the Language tab and that you specify your region in the Formats tab. You can also add the
language in which you want keyboard layouts and input methods to function.
To set the language in the Language & Text window:
1. Select Apple menu > System Preferences > Language & Text.
The Language & Text window opens to the Language tab.