current embodiments of soft keyboards is that the manufacturers have generally created a single static keyboard configuration for user input in pda 39 s the soft keyboard has typically been placed at the very bottom of the display screen the early models of tablet pc also have placed the soft keyboard at the foot of the tablet while these locations are generally acceptable for the majority of users they do not support visually impaired individuals or individuals that require different keyboard configurations or individuals who simply desire to customize their workspace furthermore left handed individuals may experience difficulties entering information in keyboards situated and configured for the right handed world keyboard design tools have been created that allow developers to customize soft keyboards not only by customizing the functionality associated with certain keys but also by customizing the layout of the keyboard one such tool mountfocus 39 keyboard designer u2122 allows developers to fully customize soft keyboard layout functionality and position once created the new keyboard file and application may then be run on any compatible operating system such as microsoft windows u2122 apple computer 39 s mac os u2122 or the like the customized keyboard files may also be run in a designated area on the display however keyboard design tools are still mostly for software developers most users will not be capable of taking advantage of the soft keyboard customization tools and the resulting customized keyboards cannot be manipulated and or changed during runtime 0021 fig2 is a diagram illustrating pda 20 with user configurable software keyboard 200 implemented according to the teachings of representative embodiments of the present invention in order to overcome.