Chapter 34. Keyboard Configuration
The installation program allows you to configure a keyboard layout for your system. To configure a different keyboard layout after installation, use the Keyboard Configuration Tool.
To start the Keyboard Configuration Tool, select System (on the panel) > > , or type the command
system-config-keyboard
at a shell prompt.
![Keyboard Configuration Tool](https://access.redhat.com/webassets/avalon/d/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-5-Deployment_Guide-en-US/images/ff6ecc9a059f1bdcbbd95a341c597e1e/keyboardconfig.png)
Figure 34.1. Keyboard Configuration Tool
Select a keyboard layout from the list (for example, U.S. English) and click .
Changes take effect immediately.