keyboard shortcut for mac change language

#Keyboard shortcut for mac change language mac os x#

Note: I dont know if this works in previous OS X releases, I only tested it in 10.6. Next from the left list select Keyboard & Text Input, then from the right list check the option that says 'Select next source in Input menu.'Ĭlose the System Preferences window and now you can use Command+Option+Space in any application to switch between your input sources. From the left list select the Spotlight option, then from the right list uncheck the option that says 'Show Spotlight Window.' Go back to the main System Preferences window by clicking on the Show All button at the top of the window, then select Keyboard » Keyboard Shortcuts. At the bottom of the window check the 'Show Input menu in menu bar' option. You don't need to do this first part, but since I like to see a little flag of my input source in the menu bar, so first you go to System Preferences » Language & Text then select the Input Sources tab.

#Keyboard shortcut for mac change language mac os x#

Even though Mac OS X comes with a shortcut, which is Command+Space and Command+Option+Space, it is disabled by default because Spotlight shares these shortcuts. If you type in more than one language, and you are constantly switching back and forth between these languages it can get a bit tedious to use the mouse.