Application.Keyboard method (Word)

Returns or sets the keyboard language and layout settings.

Syntax

expression. Keyboard( _LangId_ )

expression Required. A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
LangId Optional Long The language and layout combination to which Microsoft Word sets the keyboard. If this argument is omitted, the method returns the current language and layout setting.

Remarks

Microsoft Windows tracks keyboard language and layout settings using a variable type called an input language handle, often referred to as an HKL. The low word of the handle is a language ID, and the high word is a handle to a keyboard layout.

Example

This example assigns the current keyboard language and layout setting to a variable.

Dim lngKeyboard As Long 
 
lng
Keyboard = Application.Keyboard

See also

Application Object

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