Keyboard & IMEs
Keyboards and IMEs
If you’re using a computer outside of the CLIC Language Lab and having trouble either displaying or typing in a foreign language then the following instructions will be helpful.
Keyboard Charts
US Standard Keyboard (Useful for typing accents on alphabet based foreign languages.)
- No special software installation needed.
- For both Mac and Windows.
- For the Windows, 10-key pad required. (numbers located at the far right of the keyboard)
US International Keyboard Chart for Windows (Useful for typing accents on alphabet based foreign languages.)
- software installation needed – see below for the instruction
- Windows only
On-Screen Keyboard (Useful for Arabic, Hindi, Russian, etc.)
Keyboard Installation
Before you can type in a foreign language you’ll need to setup your keyboard – US International Keyboard (use for French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Arabic Keyboard, Chinese IME Keyboard, Hebrew Keyboard, Hindi Keyboard, Japanese Keyboard, Korean Keyboard, and Russia Keyboard.
Read These First!
Windows: Installing all International Keyboards and IMEs:
Mac: International Input Menu (Non-Western Languages Only)
- In OS X 10.7 or higher, hang onto the vowel key for a second or two to get the accents.
- Mac OS
Other Info
Arabic
Typing Numerals in Arabic in Microsoft Word
Chinese
Instruction to Google_Pinyin typing tool
Hindi
Japanese
Installing Google Japanese IME Using Internet Explorer
Russian
Installing Russian (Standard) Keyboard
What is an IME?
IME stands for Input Method Editor. It is used for typing in languages that cannot be represented with Roman letters. (eg. Chinese).