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| style="border-top:0.002cm solid #000000;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| <center>'''Visual Cue'''</center>
| style="border:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| <center>'''Narration'''</center>

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Hello Everybody.

Welcome to the tutorial - 'Typing in Local languages in LibreOffice Writer'.

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'''Learning Objectives '''

Text processing in Kannada with''' '''LibreOffice Writer.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In this tutorial I will introduce you to text processing in Kannada with LibreOffice '''Writer'''.

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'''OS and versions '''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Here we are using Ubuntu Linux 10.04 as our operating system and LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4

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'''Configure Languages'''

* Configure Kannada typing in LibreOffice.
* Configure any language.
* Use Synaptic Package Manager to install packages.
* Watch the tutorial on Synaptic Package Manager available on the Spoken Tutorial website.

| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now I will explain how you can configure Kannada typing in LibreOffice. You can use this method to configure any language in LibreOffice.

Use Synaptic Package Manager to install packages.

For details, watch the tutorial on Synaptic Package Manager available on the Spoken Tutorial website.

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'''Step 1:'''

Check if '''SCIM '''is installed on your computer
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Mark the following packages in the Synaptic Package Manager to install SCIM.

'''scim , scim-bridge-agent , scim-bridge-client-gtk , scim-bridge-client-qt4 , scim-m17n , scim-modules-table '''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The configuration is done in four steps -

# Check if '''SCIM '''is installed on your computer

If not, use the Synaptic Package Manager to mark the following packages and install SCIM.

Pause this tutorial while you do this and resume when done.

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'''Step 2:'''Select '''SCIM-immodule''' as keyboard input method.

'''Step 3:'''Configure '''SCIM''' to select '''Kannada''' as a language for text input.

'''Step 4:'''Configure LibreOffice to select Kannada for Complex Text layout.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| # Next select SCIM-immodule as keyboard input method.<br/>

# Configure SCIM to select Kannada as a language for text input.<br/>

# Configure LibreOffice to select Kannada for Complex Text layout.

I will now demonstrate these steps.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on System >> Administration >> Language support.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''System''', '''Administration''' and '''Language support'''.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| <nowiki>Click on 'Remind me later' <if it appears></nowiki>
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| If you get a screen saying ''''Remind me later'''' or ''''Install now'''', click on ''''Remind me later''''.

We do not get such a screen. So we will proceed further.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| In Keyboard input method system >> select scim-immodule.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the '''Keyboard input method system''', select '''scim-immodule'''.

Here it is already selected, so we will not do anything.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on System >> Preferences >> SCIM Input Method
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Thirdly, click on '''System''', '''Preferences''' and '''SCIM Input Method''' to configure SCIM.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| You cannot see it on the screen right now. But when you try this on your computer, you will be able to see this option.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Under IMEngine >> Global Setup

Point to the form with all the languages displayed.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Under '''IMEngine''', click on '''Global Setup'''.

SCIM will show a list with all the languages it supports text processing in.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the languages as they are being narrated.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| This includes most widely spoken Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Urdu, Kannada, etc

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Check on Kannada and Hindi.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| For our tutorial '''Kannada''' and '''Hindi''' should be selected.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click OK
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click '''OK''' to save your configuration.

We will have to restart the machine to ensure that SCIM changes have taken effect.

Please do so and return back to this tutorial.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on Applications >> Office >> LibreOffice Writer.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now we will configure Kannada processing in LibreOffice.

Click on '''Applications''', '''Office''' and '''LibreOffice Writer'''.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on Tools >> Options

Point to the form.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We will click on '''Tools''' in the main menu and '''Options''' sub-option.

You will see the '''Options dialog box'''.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the Language settings >> Languages option.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In this box, we will click on the '''Language Settings''' and then '''Languages '''option.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on check box “Enabled for complex text layout (CTL)'
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the check box '''Enabled for complex text layout (CTL), '''if it is not already checked.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| From the CTL menu option >> select Kannada.

Click on OK
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Please select '''Kannada '''from the '''CTL drop-down'''.

By default, this will set your local language setting to Kannada.

Click on '''OK'''.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Switch to Slide 7

* We will type a sentence in Kannada and English.
* We will use Baraha method, the Nudi method and we will use UNICODE fonts. We will finally save the file.

| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We will now type a sentence in Kannada and English.

We will use the '''Baraha '''method, the '''Nudi '''method and we will use '''UNICODE '''fonts. We will finally save the file.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Switch to LibreOffice Window
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let me demonstrate this now.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type the sentence - “Ubuntu GNU/Linux supports multiple languages with ''LibreOffice.''"
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the opened text document, lets type, “Ubuntu GNU/Linux supports multiple languages with ''LibreOffice.''"

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Hold the CONTROL Key and hit the space bar.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Hold the '''CONTROL k'''ey and hit the '''space bar'''.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the small window at the bottom right of the screen.

Select Kannada KN-ITRANS
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| A small window opens at the bottom right of the screen.

Select '''Kannada KN-ITRANS''', for inputting text in simple phonetic method which is similar to the Baraha method.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the Kannada – KN KGP.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| If you want the '''Nudi '''keyboard layout, click on the '''Kannada – KN KGP'''.

I will use the KN-ITRANS input method which is simple and therefore easier for beginners.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type “Sarvajanika Tantramsha”.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Type “'''Sarvajanika Tantramsha'''” in English.

You will see the Kannada text being displayed on the screen.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Hold CONTROL Key and hit space bar.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Hold the '''CONTROL''' Key and hit the '''space bar'''.

The window disappears.

We can now type in English.

Thus '''CONTROL''' key plus '''space bar '''acts as a toggle between English and the other language selected.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Switch to Slide 8
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Please refer to the document on Kannada text processing available at [http://www.Public-Software.in/Kannada www.Public-Software.in/Kannada] for specific information about typing in Kannada, including typing in Nudi, using ''''arkavathu''''.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Switch to Slide 9
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We shall use only UNICODE font while typing in Indian languages, since UNICODE is the universally accepted font.

'''Lohit Kannada''' is the UNICODE font that I am using.

Please note that I have shown you Kannada text processing,

The same procedure can be used to type text in any of the languages shown under '''SCIM Input Method''' using LibreOffice Writer.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Switch to Slide 10

(Assignment)
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Finally, the ASSIGNMENT.

Type a list of 3 books in Kannada.

Provide the English transliteration of the titles.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Switch to LibreOffice Assignment File
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| I have already constructed this assignment here.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Switch to Slide 11
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| A quick summary. In this tutorial,

# We learnt how to configure Ubuntu and LibreOffice for keyboard and language settings.
# We also saw how to type in different methods, for example, Baraha and Nudi.
# We have seen how to type a bilingual document.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Show Slide number 12About the Spoken Tutorial Project

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* It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
* If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it

| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Watch the video available at the following link. It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project. If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Show Slide number 12The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The Spoken Tutorial Project Team conducts workshops using spoken tutorials. Gives certificates to those who pass an online test. For more details, write to contact at spoken hypen tutorial dot org.

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Show Slide number 13ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project, supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India. More information on the same is available at

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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Show Slide number 14ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

* Script contributed by ITforChange.
* www.itforchange.net
* Thank you.

| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.002cm solid #000000;border-left:0.002cm solid #000000;border-right:0.002cm solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| This tutorial has been contributed by IT for change.

Thank you and enjoy exploring many languages in LibreOffice '''Writer'''.

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