It was suggested to me, by a nonexpert, that I should be able to type in the
Hangul (Korean) alphabet by:
Tools/Language/set language/Korean
Well, that is not how it works, of course. We tried it, and had no idea of
what this feature is supposed to do.
I know how to use the alt-zero keys to get extended ASCII. Such as ?, Ç, æ,
etc.
Is there a way, in Word, to get nonRoman alphabet fonts? If there is, it
must use something like the alt-zero method and a mapping of the Hangul
alphabetic letters to the QWERTY keyboard in some manner. Or maybe there is
no such functionality whatsoever.
What I want to do is type the Hangul transliteration of nonKorean words.
Peter Jamieson - 29 May 2006 11:06 GMT
What to do depends on which version of Windows and Word you have. I don't
know the exact details for each combination of versions, and I don't know
anything about Korean, but for example with Windows XP and Word 2003, you
would do the following:
a. Close any Office applications
b. in Start|Control Panel|Regional Settings and
Languages|Languages|Details, use Add... to set up Korean as an Input
language. Check "Keyboard/IME," and select Korean, which I think selects a
thing called the Korean Input System (IME 2002). After this keyboard/IME has
been installed, you should be able to select "KO" using the icon in the
taskbar, assumig you have enabled the appropriate options in the dialog box
you were just using
c. In (e.g.) Start|All Programs|Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office
Tools|Microsoft Office 2003 Language Settings
2003, select Korean as an Input language.
d. Start Word and click in a new document
e. In the taskbar, make sure KO is selected. When it is, I see a red/blus
yin/yang symbol which lets you enable the IME, and three other icons related
to Korean text entry.
The IME is described in the following article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130053/en-us
If you are using Word 2000 or XP, you can download an "onscreen keyboard"
from the Microsoft web site that may show the correct keycaps. I do not
think the one built into Windows XP for "accessibility" purposes will do
that. If you happen to have a Tablet PC, the tablet's onscreen keyboard also
shows Hangul keycaps, and it is also possible to enter Korean characters by
drawing them with the tablet pen.
I expect there are also third party onscreen keyboards that may help.
Peter Jamieson
> It was suggested to me, by a nonexpert, that I should be able to type in
> the Hangul (Korean) alphabet by:
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>
> What I want to do is type the Hangul transliteration of nonKorean words.