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With multiple languages and keyboards/Input Method Editors
(IMEs) installed on your computer, you can compose documents
that contain more than one language. Any recipients of
multilingual documents must also have the same languages
installed on their computers to read or edit the
documents.
Notice: You must set your computer up correctly .
Add Language Support
NOTES:
1)
To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the
Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have
been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is
joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might
be able to perform this procedure.
2) The below
illustrations are from Windows XP. The steps for Server 2003
are almost identical. Differences are noted in
BOLD.
1. Go to Control Panel.
2. Click on Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options.
Skip this step if you are running Server 2003.
3. Click on Regional and Language Options.
4. The Regional and Language Options applet
appears.
5. Click on the Languages tab.
6. Under Supplemental language support, select the check
box beside the applicable language collection:
- Install files for complex script and
right-to-left languages, or
- Install files for East Asian
languages
The complex script and right-to-left languages include
Arabic, Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, the Indic languages, Thai,
and Vietnamese; the East Asian languages include Chinese,
Japanese, and Korean. The files for most other languages are
installed on your computer automatically by Windows.
To find out which language collection to install to support
the language(s) you need, see Windows
XP - List of Locale IDs, Input Locale, and Language
Collection
7. Click OK or Apply.
You will prompted to insert the Windows CD-ROM or point to
a network location where the files are located.
After the files are installed, you must restart your
computer.
To remove the language files, clear the check box beside
the applicable collection, and then click OK or Apply.
Add Keyboard/Input Method Editor
1. Follow steps 1 - 5 from "Add
Language Support" above.
2. Under "Text services and input languages," click on the
"Details..." button.
3. Under Installed Services, click "Add..."
4. In the Add Input Language dialog box, click the input
language and keyboard layout or Input Method Editor (IME) you
want to add.
Once done, click OK to exit. On the Text Services and Input
Languages page, click OK again to close Regional Options.
5. You should now see a language indicator in the System
Tray (located at bottom right hand corner of the desktop by
default)
NOTE:
You can switch between different input methods by pressing the
left Alt + Shift keys or the right Alt + Shift keys
Changing Language for non-Unicode Programs
Also known as "System Locale" in Windows 2000. This setting
enables programs that do not support Unicode to display menus
and dialog boxes in their native language by installing the
necessary code pages and fonts. However, programs designed for
other languages may not display text correctly.
NOTES:
1)
To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the
Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have
been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is
joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might
be able to perform this procedure.
2) Only non-Unicode
programs are affected by this setting. The language you select
for this option does not change the menus and dialog boxes of
Windows or other Unicode programs.
1. Follow steps 1 - 4 from "Add
Language Support" above.
2. Click on the "Advanced" tab
3. Under "Language for non-Unicode program," select the
language version of non-Unicode programs that will be
used.
4. Click OK
5. Follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted
to reboot the system. Click Yes to complete the change.
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