Carleton College: Foreign Language Technology: Windows XP

Windows XP

*Please prepare your Windows XP CD-ROM

Step 1: Goto the START button, then single click on CONTROL PANEL.

How to find the control panels in the default Windows XP theme.

Step 2: Double click on DATE, TIME, LANGUAGE, AND REGIONAL OPTIONS

Windows XP Control Panels in Category View.

Step 3: Single click on ADD OTHER LANGUAGES.

Step 4: To install Asian and Right-To-Left languages check the boxes circled in red, then single click on the APPLY button.

How to add an Asian language input in Windows XP.

* Insert Windows XP CD-ROM if prompted.

Step5: Single click on DETAILS.

Choosing the Text Services window in Windows XP.

Step 6: Click on the ADD button and choose language from the drop down menu. Click on OK.

How to add a foreign language input in Windows XP.

Step 7: Click on the EN icon on the bottom right corner of the screen and choose the input language to use in each of your programs.

How to choose your input when working in programs.

Step 1: Click on the START button, move mouse to SETTINGS, then CONTROL PANEL, and single click on Regional Options.

The Windows XP Regional and Language Options control Panel in Classic View.

Step 2: Click on the LANGUAGES tab.

The location of the Languages tab in Classic View of Windows XP>

Step 3: Follow Steps 4 through 7 in the XP Theme.