The Keychron K3 was the first keyboard I’d ever used with keycaps that matched the right-hand Dvorak layout I use, instead of the more-common QWERTY layout. Photo: Britt Young ...

You'll need to jump through some hoops though: Should I Use an Alternative Keyboard Layout Like Dvorak? Read More When in the Finder, hold the Option key down and choose Library from the Go menu.

Remapping keys can also be useful when working with alternative keyboard layouts. I use the Colemak layout, so many of the keys on my hardware QWERTY keyboard actually send different keystrokes.

About six months ago, Kenneth D’Souza of Danbury, Conn., decided to teach himself to type. But he rejected the idea of learning the standard keyboard layout — commonly known as “Q… ...

Uncommon though the need for switching keyboard layouts is, it's possible through our ability to quickly switch between two tasks (what's colloquially referred to as multitasking). Our "knowledge ...

Alternative keyboard layouts like Colemak and Dvorak are nothing new; they allow easier access to more often used keys to reduce the strain placed on the hands during typing. Building on the ...

If you ever use any of the alternative keyboard layouts available in OS X (System Preferences -> Language & Text, Input Sources tab), you know that some of their names are quite cumbersome—U.S ...

Overall, this merger of setting languages and alternate keyboard layouts make a great deal of sense and are a great simplification. Version 6.6 should rollout to the stable channel over the next ...

What, QWERTY not good enough for you? Fortunately, OS X supports all kinds of alternative keyboard layouts and character sets. Topher Kessler shows you how to use them, even from the login screen.