Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
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? -- PT |
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
Entering Text in Foreign Alphabets
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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "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 |
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
Entering Text in Foreign Alphabets
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 |
#4
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
Entering Text in Foreign Alphabets
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 |
#5
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
Entering Text in Foreign Alphabets
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 |
#6
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
Entering Text in Foreign Alphabets
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 -- -- Regards, Paul Gorodyansky "Cyrillic (Russian): instructions for Windows and Internet": http://RusWin.net |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Header with picture or text box | Page Layout | |||
Creating dynamic cross reference links in a Word document | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Open word in text mode | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Wandering text box | Microsoft Word Help | |||
End/FootNote text style | Page Layout |