Google Input Method: Type anywhere in your language Google Transliteration IME is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in one of the supported languages using a roman keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Transliteration IME will convert the word to its native script. Note that this is not the same as translation -- it is the sound of the words that is converted from one alphabet to the other, not their meaning. Converted content will always be in Unicode. Google Transliteration IME is currently available for 19 different languages - Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Farsi (Persian), Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya and Urdu. Features - Offline Support
No dependency on internet connection. - Word Completions
Dictionary based word completions for prefixes. - Personalized Choices
Remember user corrections along with macro and canonical support. - Easy Keyboard
Dictionary enabled keyboard to enter rare and complex words. - Quick Search
Single click web search for highlighted word. - Cool Customization
Customize suggestions page size, display font and more.
Overview Google Transliteration IME is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in one of the supported languages using a roman keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Transliteration IME will convert the word to its native script. Note that this is not the same as translation -- it is the sound of the words that is converted from one alphabet to the other, not their meaning. Converted content will always be in Unicode.
Google Transliteration IME is available for 19 different languages - Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Farsi (Persian), Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya and Urdu. Sample status window and the edit window for Hindi IME are shown below. For simplicity, Hindi IME is used as an example at most places in this help page.
DOWNLOAD Google Transliteration IME Installation Install
To install, download (If you are on a 64-bit Windows, make sure you have selected the 64-bit radio button in the download page) and run the installer and follow the instructions on screen. - More than one language IME can be installed on the same client machine.
- Requirements are Windows 7/Vista/XP 32-bit/64-bit operating systems.
- Only one instance of IME will be installed per machine but the configuration is done for each user using IME.
Uninstall
To uninstall, follow these steps: - Click on the "Start" menu.
- Select "Control Panel" and then go to "Add or Remove Programs".
- In the program list, select the "Google Input", click on "Change/Remove" button.
- By default, "Retain my personal data with settings" option will be checked, which will not clean your personal customizations like display font, user correction cache etc., as part of uninstall. Uncheck the option, if you want to clean all your personal settings information.
- In the "Uninstall Google Input" dialog box, click "Yes".
Configuration
If you want to use IME with any application like notepad, you must first open the application and then open our IME. IME can be opened by clicking on the language bar on the desktop and then selecting the IME language icon or through a shortcut key if it's already configured. To close IME, you can change the language in language bar or try right clicking on the current application to see whether it supports 'Close IME' popup menu option or by closing the current application.
Displaying Language Bar - In desktop, right click on tool bar and select Toolbars -> Language bar
Enabling Language Bar
If the 'Language bar' option is not visible in 'Toolbars', then it needs to be enabled through control panel:
Windows 7/Vista
- Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Keyboard and Languages tab
- Click on Change keyboards... button to open Text services and input languages dialog
- Navigate to Language Bar tab
- Enable the radio button Docked in the taskbar under Language Bar section
- Apply all settings and try to display language bar as mentioned in previous section.
Windows XP - Go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Text services and input languages (Details) -> Advanced Tab
- Make sure that under System configuration, option Turn off advanced text services is NOT checked.
- Go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Text services and input languages (Details) -> Settings Tab
- Click Language Bar
- Select Show the Language bar on the desktop. Click OK.
- If you are installing the IME for East Asian language or Right-To-Left language, go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages Tab
- Make sure that options Install files for complex scripts and right to left languages and Install files for East Asian languages are checked in the checkboxes. This requires installation of system files and the system will prompt to insert the Operating System Disc.
- Apply all settings and try to display language bar as mentioned in previous section.
IME Shortcut
A shortcut key sequence can be applied to the IME as follows which can be used to quickly enable IME for any in-focus application:
Windows 7/Vista
- Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Keyboard and Languages tab
- Click on Change keyboards... button to open Text services and input languages dialog
- Navigate to Advanced Key Settings tab
- If Google Input is not listed in Installed Services box, then click Add and in Add Input language dialog box, go to the language for which you want to enable IME in the languages tree and expand the node. Check the checkbox next to Google Input in the list.
- In Hot keys for input languages Select To - Google Input
- Press Change Key Sequence
- Select Enable Key Sequence
- Select option like Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1
- Apply all changes
- Now opening an application like notepad and pressing Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1 should open the IME.
Windows XP - Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Text services and input languages (Details) -> Settings Tab
- If either or Google Input not listed in Installed Services box, then click Add and in Add Input language dialog box, select in Input language and Google Input in Keyboard layout/IME. Click OK
- Press Key Settings
- In Hot keys for input languages, Select Switch to -Google Input
- Press Change Key Sequence
- Select Enable Key Sequence
- Select option like Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1
- Apply all changes
- Now opening an application like notepad and pressing Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1 should open the IME.
- Or By default you can use Left ALT + SHIFT key combination for toggling between installed languages
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