![]() Posted by Naren Manappa and Prunthaban Kanthakumar, Software Engineers. You can also enable it on your website using the transliteration API. Google Transliteration is also available in Blogger, Gmail, Knol, Orkut and as a bookmarklet. For more information on Google’s Transliteration IME please visit our help page. The Google Transliteration IME currently supports 32-bit Windows 7/Vista/XP. This application enables users to create content or communicate in their preferred language online or offline and in any application of their choice. It is currently available in 14 different languages - Arabic, Bengali, Farsi (Persian), Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. For example, as you type "googl" you will see five options from you can select the correct one. As a user types, a suggestion menu is displayed with alternatives and word completions. Google Transliteration IME offers several features focused on an improved user experience, including offline support, word completion, personalized choices, easy-to-use keyboard, quick search and several cool customization options. ![]() For example, typing "hamesha" transliterates into Hindi as : हमेशा Once you download the Google Transliteration IME(it's free and there's no signup required), you can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and it will convert the word to its native script. An IME is an "Input Method Editor" and simply refers to software that lets you type in a language of your choice. Thanks Jaya.As engineers on the Google Transliteration team, we are very excited to let you know about the launch of the Google Transliteration IME. You use the F12 keyboard shortcut to switch between English and the Indic language without having to turn off the Google IME tool. ![]() You may also use the onscreen virtual keyboard to type complex words that cannot be formed using the Roman keyboard. Once you have changed the input keyboard to Google, open any Windows application (say notepad) and start typing a word just the way it sounds in your language using English letters. To enable the Google Keyboard, you need to go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Keyboard and Languages and change the keyboard to “Google Input” (see screenshot). Other than offline access, the other advantage offered by this Google Transliteration tool is that it has its own “memory.” For example, if the spelling of an Indic word has multiple versions, the tool will automatically remember the spelling you selected before and will offer it as a first choice the next time you type the same combination of Roman characters. The tool also works with the Arabic language. Well, not anymore because Google has just released a free transliteration utility for Windows that can work offline as well.Ĭalled Google Transliteration IME, you may install this tool on any XP/Vista or Windows 7 computer to write text in most Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Farsi (Persian), Greek, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Telugu and Urdu. The only downside is that you need a live internet connection for transliteration to work in real-time. The keyboards, IMEs or handwriting input you add to Selected input tools can be enabled at any time from the extension. A new tab will appear where you can select your preferred languages or input methods. ![]() and then there are bookmarklets that you may use to type text in Indian languages on any non-Google website. Usage Instructions: When you first install the extension, click on the extension icon, then select 'Extension Options' in the pop-up menu. Google has long offered Indic transliteration tools in products like Gmail, Blogger, Orkut, etc. Transliteration is an interesting technology that helps people compose documents, emails or even chat in Indian languages (including Arabic) using the English (Roman) keyboard.
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