Setting Keyboards to type Chinese and Tamil

For Windows, Mac, iPad

Setting keyboards in Windows

3 Important Steps

A. Install the Windows Language Packs you need.

B. Turn on the language using the Taskbar.

C. Recognise the features of each language mode.

Go to “Control Panel”

Select “Clock, Language and Region”. Click on “Change keyboards or other input methods”

After “adding” the keyboards, click “Apply”.

Locate taskbar

Task Bar

Find the Language Settings Icon

Language settingsIcon

Click the Icon to get Language selections

Select the language you need from the list

Start Typing on Microsoft Word

Setting keyboards in Mac

Language Settings For Keyboard

1. Go to the Apple Main Menu. Click on "System Preferences" Click on "Keyboard"

2. Choose "Input Sources" Click on the "+" icon. Select layout language eg. English.

3. On the right side choose layout you want to add eg. Colemak. Click "Add"

Step 1:Click on the Apple Icon

Step 2:Click on the Apple Icon

Step 3:Click on Language & Region

Step 4:Click on the “Plus Sign” to add in the languages

Step 1:Click on the Apple Icon

Step 2:Click on the Apple Icon

How to select the language to type?

Step 3:Click on Keyboard Icon

Step 4:Select the respective language you want to type.

Setting keyboards in iPad

Add the keyboards required.

Using Online Tamil keyboards

https://www.branah.com/tamil

Able to type on laptop’s keyboard. Need not click on this keyboard one by one using mouse.