On a PC, every key repeats if you press it long enough, making it easy to type XXXXX or Yippeeeee! You control this behavior like this:

The symbols you use when you're typing Swedish aren't the same as when you're typing English. Microsoft solved this problem by creating different keyboard layouts, one for each language. Each keyboard layout rearranges the letters that appear when you press the keys. For example, when you use the Swedish layout and press the semicolon key, you don't get a semicolon (;)—you get an ö.

As shown in Figure 8-14, you use this tab to add new layouts if you frequently type in different languages or use different keyboards. A special icon—a blue square bearing a two-letter country code—will appear on your Taskbar tray, a useful reminder as to why your typing is producing unexpected symbols.

Figure 8-14. After you've added a couple of layouts to the Language tab, specify which one you want by clicking its name and then click Set as Default. Also on this page (for some reason) is the option to be able to turn off Caps Lock by pressing the Shift key. Longtime users of the now-quaint typewriter will find this familiar.

You'll use this tab only for troubleshooting your keyboard. Should that be your fate, click the Troubleshooting button and follow the steps proposed by the troubleshooting wizard.