Multilingual Computing
The Internet has brought us all together in the global village, and while there is only one Internet the fact remains that we don't all speak the same language. Here we like to celebrate the concept of 'one Internet many Languages' and to that end we aim to provide tips, tricks, links etc. to information relating to Multi-Language Computing.
Top Tips & Tricks
Extended Characters
If you need to type languages such as French, German, Spanish, Italian etc. these tips/tricks are for you.
- Typing Extended Characters Anywhere - Learn how you can type extended characters in virtually any Windows program (recommended for infrequent use).
- Typing Extended Characters in Microsoftô Wordô
- Using the International Keyboard Layout in Windows 95/98/2000 - This is the easiest and simplest way to have extended characters available whilst still using the standard QWERTY keyboard layout.
Online Resources
Windows 9x / 2000
- Microsoft Visual Keyboard for Office2000
- Microsoft Global IME (Input Method Editor) 5.02 for Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0*
* N.B. Do not attempt to use the Microsoft Global IME 5.02 on Windows 2000 or above - these systems (Windows 2000, XP etc.) have built-in language support and IMEs that can be installed from your installation media.
Macintosh
- Mac
OS X
speaks your language...
Find out about the built-in language support available in Mac OS X