Can someone tell me how to type in a foreign language?

Question

I am learning Hebrew, Greek and Latin. All through books & on the internet but I only write on paper. Is there a way to type on my computer in these languages & print it out? Or type in English then have the computer translate it to another language? I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!

Answer 1

Microsoft has support for different languages. You can easily add support for a language without even downloading a file. Microsoft leaves these dormant on your computer for you.
Go to Start Menu, Settings, Control Panel, Regional and Language Options. Click on the Languages Tab, and hit the "Details" button. Hit the "Add..." button, and for "Input language", choose Hebrew (for instance) from the dropdown menu. It should automatically adjust the "Keyboard layout/IME" to Hebrew as well. If not, do this yourself. Then hit OK. Next click the "Key Settings..." tab. A message will pop up that says "Unable to change one of the key settings until the keyboard layout changes are applied. Do you want to apply the keyboard layout changes now?" Choose Yes. This will bring you to a window where you can change what triggers the shift between English and Hebrew typing. It will default to Left Alt + Shift. This means that when you open Microsoft Word, as long as you have Hebrew fonts installed, as soon as you hit Left Alt and Shift together, your keyboard will type Hebrew characters instead of the normal "asdf".

Answer 2

You need microsoft soft ware "office" containing, "word 2003" or newer ! You would have dictionary, translator, all you need. Check it out..Other Office Users
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Answer 3

For translations try http://www.google.ca/language_tools?hl=en.

But you can never trust these translations. They can give you a basic idea but cannot be used as valid translations.

If you are using WinXP then see its documentation (i.e. help) to install features for other languages. With all foreign languages installed, go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility and click "On-Screen Keyboard".

You can design your own keyboard layout for foreign languages by using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator at http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Grab these foreign language keyboard stickers. They will turn your keyboard into that languages keyboard and with windows you can make your entire computer seem like that language. Easy to remove them to change out languages too.

http://www.smartkeyboardsolutions.com/language-labels.htm