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How to Type the Cyrillic Alphabet

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Cyrillic is an ancient language that has survived for many centuries.

The Cyrillic alphabet today is mainly used by those who speak the Russian language. However, it has also been adopted by other eastern European communities. These include the states of Bulgaria, Belarus, Macedonia, Serbia, and Ukraine. It was thought to have been developed by St. Cyril during the ninth century. To change your computer's type from the Latin-based English alphabet to the Cyrillic alphabet requires some minor changes in the keyboard and language settings.

Instructions

  1. Change Type to Cyrillic in Windows 95/98/ME

    • 1

      Select "Start," "Settings" and "Control Panel" to open the "Control Panel."

    • 2

      Select "Add/Remove Programs," "Windows Setup" and "Multilanguage Support." Click the "Details" button, then "Cyrillic Language Support." Click "OK" in this window and then "OK" in the prior window.

    • 3

      Select "Restart" in the start menu and the computer will shutdown and restart the computer. This will update the language settings to Cyrillic.

    • 4

      Select "Keyboard" on the "Control Panel." Select the "Language" tab. Select the "Add" button. Select "Russian" from the drop down list. Select "OK." Ensure that the "Enable Indicator on Taskbar" box is selected. Ensure that the "Switch Languages by Left, Alt + Shift" box is selected.

    • 5

      Open your word processing software and start typing the Cyrillic alphabet.

    Change Type to Cyrillic in Windows 2000

    • 6

      Select "Start," "Settings" and "Control Panel" to open the "Control Panel."

    • 7

      Select the "Regional Options" icon. Select the "General" tab. Select "Language Settings for the System." Select "Cyrillic." Select "OK." Ensure that the "Enable Indicator on Taskbar" box is selected. Ensure that the "Switch Languages by Left, Alt + Shift" box is selected.

    • 8

      Select "Restart" in the start menu and the computer will shutdown and restart the computer. This will update the language settings to Cyrillic.

    • 9

      Open your word processing software and start typing the Cyrillic alphabet.

    Change Type to Cyrillic in Windows NT

    • 10

      Select "Start," "Settings" and "Control Panel" to open the "Control Panel."

    • 11

      Select "Keyboard." Select the "Input Locales" tab. Select the "Add" button. Select "Russian" from the drop down list. Select "OK." Ensure that the "Enable Indicator on Taskbar" box is selected. Ensure that the "Switch Languages by Left, Alt + Shift" box is selected.

    • 12

      Select "Restart" in the start menu and the computer will shutdown and restart the computer. This will update the language settings to Russian which is the common name for Cyrillic.

    • 13

      Open your word processing software and start typing the Cyrillic alphabet.

    Change Type to Cyrillic in Windows XP

    • 14

      Select "Start," "Settings" and "Control Panel" to open the "Control Panel."

    • 15

      Select the "Regional and Language Options" icon. Select "Languages." Select "Text Services and Input Languages." Select "Details." Select "Installed Services." Select "Add." Select "Russian."

    • 16

      Select "Restart" in the start menu and the computer will shutdown and restart the computer. This will update the language settings to Russian which is the common name for Cyrillic.

    • 17

      Open your word processing software and start typing the Cyrillic alphabet.

    Change Type to Cyrillic in Windows Vista

    • 18

      Select "Start" and "Control Panel" to open the "Control Panel."

    • 19

      Select the "Regional and Language Options" icon. Select the "Keyboards and Languages." Select "Change Keyboard." Select "Text Services and Input Languages." Select "Installed Services." Select "Add." Select "Russian" from the drop down list.

    • 20

      Select "Restart" in the start menu and the computer will shutdown and restart the computer. This will update the language settings to Russian which is the common name for Cyrillic.

    • 21

      Open your word processing software and start typing the Cyrillic alphabet.

Tips & Warnings

  • If the language does not install correctly there are language programs on line to fix the error.

  • Online Cyrillic keyboards are available.

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