Installing Pali Keyboard

Windows 10 / 11

Run the Installer

Unzip the downloaded keyboard file and run setup.exe. Wait for the installation to complete.

Important: If you ever need to uninstall the keyboard, the installation files must remain in the same location where they were when you installed. Don't move or delete them after installation.

Configure the Keyboard

The following screenshots show Windows 10 Home with the "US + Pali" keyboard. Steps are similar for Windows 11 and other keyboard variants.

Open Settings and search for "language", then select Language.

1 Click Options next to the language matching the Pali keyboard you're installing. In this example, "English (United States)".

Language options showing Add an input method

2 Click Add an input method.

Input method selection showing US + Pali

3 Select US + Pali (Unicode) from the list and click Add.

Then click Save in Language options, and go to Advanced settings in the Language window.

Advanced settings with language bar option

4 Check "Use the desktop language bar when it's available".

Optionally, set English (US) + Pali as your default keyboard using the dropdown under "Override for default input method".

Click Save.

5 Click the keyboard icon in the system tray (near the clock) and select US + Pali (Unicode).

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