Entering Text in Foreign Alphabets

This may not be the correct forum, but here goes

On my previous computer I recall I had downloaded some modules which enabled
me to display and enter characters in Cyrillic, and several other roman
alphabets with diacritics. I now need this facility on my new computer, but
don't know where to start. Can you point me to an appropriate web site?

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PT

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm. If you're talking
about the Microsoft Visual Keyboard (see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=241125), it seems to have been available
only with the MLP for Office 2000, and I don't think it's supported in more
recent versions of Office.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"PT" wrote in message
...
This may not be the correct forum, but here goes

On my previous computer I recall I had downloaded some modules which
enabled
me to display and enter characters in Cyrillic, and several other roman
alphabets with diacritics. I now need this facility on my new computer,
but
don't know where to start. Can you point me to an appropriate web site?

--

PT

In later versions there is an on screen keyboard included as part of Windows
XP's Accessibility Options. This responds instantly to the current input
language set in Windows. and makes entering foreign languages a breeze. It
can be used to enter the text directly or as a reminder of the key
positions. It works fine in Word 2003. Living as I do in a country where the
first language is Greek, I sometimes use this method to enter Greek text in
Word.

The alternative is to use a second (USB) keyboard for foreign language use -
and given the low cost of keyboards, this is probably the way forward if
there is to be a lot of text entered regularly in the alternative language.


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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm. If you're
talking about the Microsoft Visual Keyboard (see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=241125), it seems to have been
available only with the MLP for Office 2000, and I don't think it's
supported in more recent versions of Office.


"PT" wrote in message
...
This may not be the correct forum, but here goes

On my previous computer I recall I had downloaded some modules which
enabled me to display and enter characters in Cyrillic, and several
other roman alphabets with diacritics. I now need this facility on
my new computer, but don't know where to start. Can you point me to
an appropriate web site?

--

PT

But how do I load (or if they're already part of Office, how would I
activate) the modules which provide the ability to set up the keyboards,
spell check, and view the foreign characters (Chinese, French, Spanish,
Turkish, etc..)

--

PT

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
In later versions there is an on screen keyboard included as part of
Windows XP's Accessibility Options. This responds instantly to the current
input language set in Windows. and makes entering foreign languages a
breeze. It can be used to enter the text directly or as a reminder of the
key positions. It works fine in Word 2003. Living as I do in a country
where the first language is Greek, I sometimes use this method to enter
Greek text in Word.

The alternative is to use a second (USB) keyboard for foreign language
use - and given the low cost of keyboards, this is probably the way
forward if there is to be a lot of text entered regularly in the
alternative language.


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm. If you're
talking about the Microsoft Visual Keyboard (see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=241125), it seems to have been
available only with the MLP for Office 2000, and I don't think it's
supported in more recent versions of Office.


"PT" wrote in message
...
This may not be the correct forum, but here goes

On my previous computer I recall I had downloaded some modules which
enabled me to display and enter characters in Cyrillic, and several
other roman alphabets with diacritics. I now need this facility on
my new computer, but don't know where to start. Can you point me to
an appropriate web site?

--

PT

The keyboards are set up in Windows regional settings. As for spell check,
it depends on the version of Word. English versions have dictionaries for
French & Spanish. For the rest -
http://www.microsoft.com/office/edit...fingtools.mspx

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


PT wrote:
But how do I load (or if they're already part of Office, how would I
activate) the modules which provide the ability to set up the
keyboards, spell check, and view the foreign characters (Chinese,
French, Spanish, Turkish, etc..)


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
In later versions there is an on screen keyboard included as part of
Windows XP's Accessibility Options. This responds instantly to the
current input language set in Windows. and makes entering foreign
languages a breeze. It can be used to enter the text directly or as
a reminder of the key positions. It works fine in Word 2003. Living
as I do in a country where the first language is Greek, I sometimes
use this method to enter Greek text in Word.

The alternative is to use a second (USB) keyboard for foreign
language use - and given the low cost of keyboards, this is probably
the way forward if there is to be a lot of text entered regularly in
the alternative language.


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm. If you're
talking about the Microsoft Visual Keyboard (see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=241125), it seems to have been
available only with the MLP for Office 2000, and I don't think it's
supported in more recent versions of Office.


"PT" wrote in message
...
This may not be the correct forum, but here goes

On my previous computer I recall I had downloaded some modules
which enabled me to display and enter characters in Cyrillic, and
several other roman alphabets with diacritics. I now need this
facility on my new computer, but don't know where to start. Can
you point me to an appropriate web site?

--

PT

Hi,

"PT" wrote in message ...
This may not be the correct forum, but here goes

On my previous computer I recall I had downloaded some modules which enabled
me to display and enter characters in Cyrillic, and several other roman
alphabets with diacritics. I now need this facility on my new computer, but
don't know where to start. Can you point me to an appropriate web site?


Starting from Windows 2000 (then XP, etc.) you don't need to do anything
to _display_ European languages (including Cyrillic) which could easily
proven by going to any national Web site - you will be able to see all the letters at once.

To activate _keyboard_ support you do need to perform some steps.
Here is such step-by-step instruction for Cyrillic (Russian), but the steps are
the same for any other European language - Turkish or French or Greek or Czech, etc.:

http://RusWin.net/kbd.htm


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Regards,
Paul Gorodyansky
"Cyrillic (Russian): instructions for Windows and Internet":
http://RusWin.net