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               <title>Using the Soft Keyboard</title>
               
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                        <p>Display the soft keyboard. </p>
                        <p>In the guest VM window, select <b outputclass="bold">Input</b>, <b outputclass="bold"
            >Keyboard</b>, <b outputclass="bold">Soft Keyboard</b>. </p>
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                     <li>
                        <p>Select the required keyboard layout. </p>
                        <p>The name of the current keyboard layout is displayed in the toolbar of the soft keyboard
          window. This is the previous keyboard layout that was used. </p>
                        <p>Click the <b outputclass="bold">Layout List</b> icon in the toolbar of the soft keyboard
          window. The <b outputclass="bold">Layout List</b> window is displayed. </p>
                        <p>Select the required keyboard layout from the entries in the <b outputclass="bold">Layout
            List</b> window. </p>
                        <p>The keyboard display graphic is updated to show the available input keys. </p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p>Use the soft keyboard to enter keyboard characters on the guest. </p>
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                           <li>
                              <p>Modifier keys such as Shift, Ctrl, and Alt are available on the soft keyboard. Click
              once to select the modifier key, click twice to lock the modifier key. </p>
                              <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Reset the Keyboard and Release All Keys</b> icon can be used
              to release all pressed modifier keys, both on the host and the guest. </p>
                           </li>
                           <li>
                              <p>To change the look of the soft keyboard, click the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b>
              icon in the toolbar. You can change colors used in the keyboard graphic, and can hide or show sections of
              the keyboard, such as the NumPad or multimedia keys. </p>
                           </li>
                        </ul>
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