Those who want to type in Hindi on computer, Google IME comes as a very handy tool. In my experience, this is perhaps the best tool for typing in Indian languages. There are many other Input Methods (IME) tools available –I will talk about them in other articles. This article is dedicated to Google’s IME. You may already know that GoogleIME is free and it’s easy to use.
At present, you can type in 22 different languages using this tool. The languages are: Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Farsi (Persian), Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya and Urdu. What to do if language bar option is not visible If you don’t see the Language bar option, take the following steps Windows 8 In Windows 8 you can select language and Input method from a pop-up list that comes when you click on language code that is visible adjacent to the clock (bottom right corner). If the desired input method is not there, follow the steps given below: • Go to Control Panel -> Language -> Click on Options link shown against English langauge • Click on “Add an input method” • Select Google IME Windows 7/Vista • Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Keyboard and Languages tab • Click on Change keyboards button to open Text services and input languages dialog • Navigate to Language Bar tab • Enable the radio button Docked in the taskbar under Language Bar section • Apply all settings and try to display language bar as mentioned in previous section. Windows XP • Go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Text services and input languages (Details) -> Advanced Tab • Make sure that under System configuration, option Turn off advanced text services is NOT checked. • Go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Text services and input languages (Details) -> Settings Tab • Click Language Bar • Select Show the Language bar on the desktop. • If you are installing the IME for East Asian language or Right-To-Left language, go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages Tab • Make sure that options Install files for complex scripts and right to left languages and Install files for East Asian languages are checked in the checkboxes.
This requires installation of system files and the system will prompt to insert the Operating System Disc. • Apply all settings and try to display language bar as mentioned in previous section.
Using on-screen Keyboard Sometimes, you will find yourself wondering how to type a particular character in Hindi. In such cases, you can bring up the on-screen keyboard by pressing CTRL+K. Now you can click on any character given in the keyboard and it will get printed.
When you are done taking help from on-screen keyboard, press CTRL+K again and start typing on your physical keyboard. I hope this tutorial was useful for you in learning how to use GoogleIME on your computer. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me!
Google Input Tools for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.
Google Input Tools for Windows is currently available for 22 different languages: Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Persian, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya and Urdu.