English and Mongolian Keyboard Layout

ndirons · ndirons on Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:46 pm

How do I type words in a document that has both English and Mongolian characters in it?

I use a US keyboard on Windows XP.

**ToMongolia** · **ToMongolia** on Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:51 am

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ndirons · ndirons on Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:11 pm

I use Windows XP SP3 and Mongolian (Cyrillic) is supported directly by the operating system (but you will need to change the default settings for some programs, eg Notebook).

This site has the details: Windows Keyboard Layouts.

I have copied the main details below:

Frequently Asked Questions

Windows Keyboard Layouts

Where can I find graphical representations of the Windows Keyboard Layouts?

Depictions are available in our Reference section: Windows Keyboard Layouts.

How to add an input locale or keyboard layout?

1. On the Start menu, click Control Panel.
2. Click Keyboard, and then click the Input Locales tab.
3. Click Add... button.
4. Select the input locale and keyboard layout/IM you want.
5. Make sure the Enable indicator on the taskbar is checked and click OK.

You can click the indicator located on the right side of the taskbar to switch among installed keyboard layouts/IMEs.

Note: In Windows XP, some keyboard layouts are available only when required language collections are installed. In Windows 2000, some keyboard layouts are available only when required language groups are installed. To learn more, go to Frequently Asked Questions: Locales and Languages.

Why do some layouts have two key assignments for the Euro currency symbol?
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Why are some keys highlighted in color?
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How do I change the keyboard layout I'm using?

After adding new input locales or keyboard layouts mentioned above, you can click the indicator located on the right side of the taskbar to switch among installed keyboard layouts/IMEs. Or you can use hot keys as listed in Control Panel/Keyboard/Input Locales/Hot keys for input locale.

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ndirons · ndirons on Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:18 pm

This works well to switch between the keyboards.

How do you work out which keys are for which characters?

**ToMongolia** · **ToMongolia** on Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:43 pm

Thanks for your valuable postings.

1. Try them out one by one,
and again with the Shift key to get all the set.
2. have a look at one of the virtual keyboards, they display the Mongolian keyboard layout.

English and Mongolian Keyboard Layout

English and Mongolian Keyboard Layout

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