UK Extended, English NZ & Te Reo Chrome Extension
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This extension provides a UK extended keyboard layout in Chrome OS. How to enable: after installing the extension, head over to chrome://settings/languages then add English (UK), and check the "UK extended" option. If the option does not show up, sign out once and retry the procedure. Switch keyboard layouts with Alt+Shift until you hit the UK extended keyboard (symbol: EN*).
This extension also provides a NZ English IME (macron accent available with right-alt+vowel), as well as a Te Reo IME.
By installing this item, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.
Known issue: if this stopped working after updating to M36 please see crbug.com/397143 for a workaround (Chrome OS 37+ should not be affected)
V1.1: fixed the "not working as advertised issue" (the internal name of the key changed in Chrome OS)
V2.0: Add NZ English and Te Reo
User reviews
- Works with many accent types
- Primary option for Italian writing on Chromebook with UK keyboard
- Fixes and improvements made in updates
- Issues with certain accents like grave and macron
- Problems with the keyboard listing in the layout list
- Needs to be set as default at every login
- Not working with beta or developer channels of ChromeOS
- Extension functioning imperfectly
- Problems with specific characters and accents
- Issues with default setting and keyboard list
- Useful for typing in non-English languages
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UK extended, English NZ & Te Reo does not require any sensitive permissions.
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UK extended, English NZ & Te Reo is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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