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Tamil Indic IME 1 Version 5.0
Introduction
System Requirements
Release Notes
Installation Notes
For Winows !"""
For Winows #$
Installation
%ing Input &ocale
'ow to (se Inic I)*
+eyboars
+nown problems
Introduction
Inic I)* gi,es a ,ery con,enient way of entering te-t in .amil using the *nglish
/W*R. 0eyboar in any 1ffice #$ application2 worpa an notepa on Winows
!"""/ Winows #$ platform.
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System Requirement
1ffice #$ on Winows !"""
1ffice #$ on Winows #$ 3Whistler4
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Release Notes
Release 5ate: 6"-"7-!""8
Setup File Name: .amil Setup.e-e
I)* File 9ersion: :.".".8
Contents
)oifications an *nhance Features:
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Installation Notes for Windows 000
I)*s cannot be installe or upgrae on a system that oesn=t alreay support I)*s in
the same language that you are installing. .o enable Inic I)*2 go to control panel - >
regional option an chec0 Inic in ?Setting for the system? an insert Win !+ @5 in your
@5-R1) ri,e.
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Installation Notes for Windows !" #W$istler%
I)*s cannot be installe or upgrae on a system that oesn=t alreay support I)*s in
the same language that you are installing. .o enable Inic I)*2 go to control panel - >
regional an &anguage. Select &anguage .ab2 an chec0 the option AInstall files for
comple- scripts an left-to-right language an insert Win #$ @5 in your @5-R1) ri,e.
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Installation
;. Run .amil Setup.e-e an follow the instructions in the setup program..
!. Reboot your system.
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&ddin' In(ut )ocale
;. 1pen .e-t Ser,ices in @ontrol $anel.
!. Select +eyboar uner .% in Installe Ser,ices. @lic0 &dd.

6. Select .amil in Input &anguage 2 chec0 +eyboar &ayout /I)* bo-. %n Select
.amil Inic I)* ;.

8. @lic0 1+.
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*ow to +se Indic IME,
;. %fter installing Inic I)* start any 1ffice application2 Wor$a or Notepa.
!. @lic0 the &anguage Inicator locate in the System .ray on the right sie of the
Winows tas0bar2 an clic0 to select A.amil Inic I)* ; B from the shortcut
menu that appears.
6. Start typing in .amil.
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.amil/*nglish
+eyboar Select
%uto.e-t 1N/1FF 1n-the-Fly 'elp
1N/1FF
Worlist
%uto.e-t
1n-the-Fly 'elp
-ey.oards
.his ,ersion of .amil Inic I)* pro,ies support for three types of 0eyboar:
Tamil Transliteration C (sing phonetic typing2 the user can type his message in
Roman using the Stanar *nglish 0eyboar2 which is transliterate on-the-fly to
.amil. It wor0s on the logic of phonetics an is most effecti,e when you spell the
wor the way it is spo0en.
Tamil // -ey.oard C .amil DD 0eyboar is a user-frienly 0eyboar layout for using
.amil on computers. .yping can be one as per the 0ey mapping of the .amil DD
0eyboar.
Inscri(t -ey.oard0 %nother .amil +eyboar where the user types the basic
characters in sequence an an unerlying logic etermines that which of these
characters ha,e to be combine an substitute to form a glyph.
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-nown (ro.lems,
;. In *-cel2 te-t is not isplaye until space2 enter or tab is presse.
!. When customiEe wor list winow is close2 a small winow remains on screen.
6. If te-t is type ,ery fast2 Front page2 )icrosoft 1utloo0 3'.)& compose4
crashes.
8. Ranomly crashes in *-cel.
:. $erforms relati,ely slow in Front page2 '.)& mail in 1utloo0.
7. While switching to *nglish +eyboar or any other I)*2 last type wor is lost if
not committe.
F. In Front $age an )icrosoft 1utloo0 3'.)& compose42 *nter has to be presse
twice to get new line.
<. If arrow 0eys2 $g (p2 $g own etc. 0eys are presse without committing te-t 3i.e.
without pressing space2 enter or tab42 each 0ey nees to be presse twice to get the
effect. If te-t is committe2 then these 0eys wor0 smoothly.
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T5is Tamil ke.board is based on t5e Tamil(( >e.board la.o/t< To /se t5e Tamil
?nscri,t la.o/t go to Tamil ?nscri,t >e.board<
T5is Tamil Keyboard enables .o/ to easil. t.,e Tamil online wit5o/t
installing Tamil keyboard< @o/ can /se .o/r com,/ter ke.board or mo/se to t.,e
Tamil letters wit5 t5is online ke.board<
Pressing 9sc on t5e Tamil ke.board la.o/t will toggle t5e mo/se in,/t between
virt/al AB9RT@ ke.board and virt/al Tamil ke.board< T5e ke. will also t/rn
on=o44 .o/r ke.board in,/t conversion< Pressing 9sc on .o/r ke.board 5as t5e
same 4/nction<


Press S5i4t or Ctrl + Alt 4or additional Tamil letters t5at are not visible on t5e
ke.board<
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)nstruction to )nstall Tamil Typing Software
Step 1: Download the Tamil Typing Software From *in# given 'bove
Step ": ' file will download is a compressed file e+tract the file with any ,ip
opener li#e win,ip or other software.
Step $: 'fter e+tracting the file you will find setup file.
Step &: Double clic# on Set up File now the software will install on your system.
Step : ( 'fter Suceessful )nstallation of software you need to -onfigure it to Type
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)nstrctions to -onfigure Tamil Typing Software
Step 1: .o to -ontral /anel
Step ": -lic# on -hange #eyboard or %ther )nput 0ethods

Step $: -lic# on -hange 1eyboard %ption

Step &: -lic# on 'dd 2utton at Te+t Services and )nput *anguages window
Step (: 3ow Search for Tamil *anguage in the 'dd )nput *anguage window
where you will find so many languages. Select Tamil )ndic )nput )04 1 56 (.78.
and clic# on %1 2utton. then apply and o#.
Step 9: 3ow -lic# on 43 button at tas#bar at the bottom of your des#top. )t is the
language 2ar. Select Tamil )ndia %ption in *anguage 2ar. You can also use
shortcut #ey 'lt:Shift to switch between the languages.
Step ;: 'fter Selecting Tamil you will find a little window appear li#e this on the
corner at date and time display.
Step <: 3ow clic# on #eyboard option you will find many Tamil #eyboard options
Select one of your choice and Type in Tamil. You can also see the Tamil
#eyboard layout in #eyboard option.