LibreOffice-Suite-Writer-6.3/C4/Typing-in-local-languages/English

Title: Typing in Local Languages

Author: Pratik Kamble

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Domain Reviewer: Praveen and Nancy

Keywords: Language Support, Hindi, Hindi KaGaPa Phonetic, Show Keyboard Layout

Time	Narration
Slide - Title	Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Typing in Local Languages in LibreOffice Writer
Slide - Learning Objectives	In this tutorial, we will learn to: Install Language packages in Writer Configure Local Language setting and Type text in Local Language
Slide: System Requirements	This tutorial is recorded using Ubuntu Linux OS version 18.04 and LibreOffice Suite version 6.3.5
Slide: Code files	The files used in this tutorial have been provided to you in the Code files link on this tutorial page. Pls download and extract the file. Make a copy and then use it for practising.
Only Narration	Now, I will explain how to configure Local language typing in Writer. For demonstration we will use Hindi language.
Only Narration	To type in Hindi, we need Lohit Deva packages.
Only Narration	In the latest version of Ubuntu Linux, the Lohit Deva packages are installed by default.
Only Narration	Now let’s install or check packages for Devnagri font through the terminal.
Open Terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt +T	Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T keys together.
Type sudo apt install fonts-lohit-deva [Enter]	Type the following command in the terminal sudo apt install fonts-lohit-deva and press Enter
Enter password and Press Enter	Type the admin password if prompted and press Enter.
Point to message	You could get a message “fonts-lohit-deva is already the newest version”. This means the font lohit-deva is already on your system. Else the language package will get installed.
Click on X icon	Once the installation is over, close the terminal.
Click on Show Application icon	Now click on the Show Applications or Dash home icon at the bottom left of the screen.
Type language support >> press Enter	In the search bar, type language support and then click on the Language Support icon.
Point to pop up box Click on Remind me later	If the language support is not installed completely, you may get a pop-up message box. Click on the Remind Me Later button to close it.
Language Support dialog box Click on Install/ Remove Languages button	Now we are in the Language Support dialog box. Under the Language tab, click on the Install/ Remove Languages button.
Installed Languages dialog box	Installed Languages dialog box opens up. Scroll and choose the language of your choice from the displayed list.
Point to English Select Hindi	We can see that English is already selected by default. We will choose another language, say Hindi.
Put check mark Click on Apply button	Put a check mark in the checkbox for Hindi. Then click on the Apply button at the bottom.
Authentication Required pop-up Type admin password and click on Authenticate button	A pop-up appears saying Authentication Required. Type the admin password in the Password field and click on the Authenticate button.
Applying Changes dialog box Only Narration	Applying Changes pop-up box opens and it shows a progress bar. It may take some time to install the newly selected language package.
Slide - Package Installation error	If you get error like Failed to download packages” Refer to theAdditional Reading Material of this tutorial.
Only Narration	Once done, the installation dialog box closes by itself.
Point to Hindi language	Now, go to the Language for menus and windows section and scroll down. We can see the newly added language Hindi.
Point to Keyboard input method system Point to IBus	Make sure that the Keyboard input method system is set to IBus. If not, then select it from the drop-down.
Click on Close button	Now click on the Close button at the bottom right.
Click on Show Application	Click on the Show Applications or Dash home icon at the bottom left of the screen again.
Type Settings and Click on Settings	In the search bar, type Settings and click on the Settings icon.
Click on Settings - > Region & Language	On the left, we can see list of Settings option If not click on the back button to go back to the Settings page From the list select Region & Language option
Click on Input sources -> Plus symbol	To add the newly installed language Hindi, click on the plus symbol below the Input Sources section.
Point to Add and Input Source Click on 3 dots icon and select Hindi	Add an input source window opens. From the list, select Hindi.
Only Narration	In case if Hindi language option is not available, click on the 3 dots icon.
Point to various options	It has various options for Hindi input.
Select Hindi (KaGaPa phonetic)	Select Hindi (KaGaPa phonetic)
Click on Add button	Then click on the Add button located at the top right corner of the window.
Point to Input Sources -> Hindi	Now we can see the selected language Hindi as one of the Input Sources item.
Click on X icon	Close the Settings window by clicking on X icon.
Point to en	Go to the Taskbar located at the top right corner of the Desktop screen. We can see the “en” drop-down which is called the Input Language menu.
Click on Down arrow	Click on the down arrow.
Point to Hindi KaGaPa	We see the newly added Hindi (KaGaPa phonetic) language along with English US.
Only Narration	To type in the newly added language, we need to restart the computer.
Press Ctrl+Alt+T	Now open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T keys together
[Terminal] type: sudo reboot Enter the admin password	In the terminal, type sudo reboot and press Enter. Type the admin password if prompted and press Enter.
Only Narration	Our system has now rebooted.
Open Terminal Ctrl + Alt + T	Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt+ T keys together.
Type locale -a Enter password	In the terminal type the following command: locale -a and press Enter Type the admin password if prompted and press Enter.
Point to hi_IN or hi_IN.utf8	We can see a list of languages along with newly added language that hi_IN or hi_IN.utf8
Only Narration	That means that we have successfully installed the new input language, that is Hindi.
Open new Writer document	Now open a new Writer document.
Type Welcome to Spoken Tutorial	Now type Welcome to Spoken Tutorial and press Enter.
Point to status bar (English)	As we have set English as the default language, we can see the same in the status bar.
Only Narration Click on en Down arrow Select Hindi KaGaPa	Let us change the language from English to Hindi. To do so, click on the Input Language down arrow next to en at the top right corner of the Task bar. Then select Hindi (KaGaPa phonetic).
Only Narration	Let’s see how the Hindi keyboard layout looks like.
Click on Show Keyboard Layout	So, first click on the Input Language down arrow. Then select Show Keyboard Layout.
Point to the Hindi keyboard	The keyboard layout indicates the output we will get by typing on our keyboard. Please refer to the keyboard whenever required.
Only Narration Only Narration	In case if you find any difficulty in typing Hindi text Please refer Additional reading material i.e Show Keyboard Layout
Click on Close	Click on the Close button to close the keyboard layout.
Switch to the Writer document	Switch to the Writer document.
Type स्पॊकन ट्युटॊरियल मेें आपका स्वागत है Point to Hindi in the status bar	In a new line type the Hindi text as shown. When we type, notice that now the status bar shows Hindi.
Press Enter Point to English (India) in the status bar	Now press Enter. Notice that now the status bar shows English (India).
Type some random text in Hindi	But if you start typing again, it will type in Hindi not in English.
Ctrl + Z	Let me undo this change.
Press Super key (Windows key) and Spacebar	We can change our Input language by pressing the Super key or Windows key along with the Spacebar.
Only Narration	Likewise you can install any language of your choice and practice on your own.
Press Ctrl + S, Click on the X icon	Save and close the file.
Only Narration	This brings us to the end of this spoken tutorial. Let us summarise
Slide: Summary	In this tutorial, we learnt to: Install Language packages in Writer Configure Local language setting and Type text in Local Language
Slide: Assignment	As an assignment Open practice.odt file Use Hindi KaGaPa Phonetic Type I like Spoken tutorial((मुझे स्पोकन ट्यूटोरियल पसंद है) in Hindi
Slide: About spoken tutorial project	The video at the following link summarises the spoken tutorial project Please download and watch it.
Slide: Spoken Tutorial workshops	We conduct workshops using spoken tutorials and give certificates. For more details, Please contact us.
Slide: Forums Specific Questions	Please post your timed queries in this forum.
Slide: Acknowledgment	The Spoken Tutorial project is funded by MHRD Govt of India
Slide: Thank you	This tutorial was originally contributed by IT for Change in 2012. This is Pratik Kamble along with the Spoken Tutorial team from IIT Bombay signing off. Thank you for watching.

Contributors and Content Editors

Nancyvarkey, PoojaMoolya, Pratik kamble