Dzongkha Computing Tips

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1 Dzongkha Computing Tips ར ང ཁ ག ང འཕ ལ ལ ན ཚ གས Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC) Royal Government of Bhutan Part 1- Installing & Configuring Dzongkha in Microsoft Windows Part 2- Using Dzongkha on the Internet Part 3- Tips for Using Dzongkha in Microsoft Word 2003 Part 4- Tips for Using Dzongkha in Microsoft Word 2007 Part 5- Tips for Using Dzongkha in OpenOffice Writer For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing, please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC) website at: Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting the IT section of the DDC at:

2 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 1 Installing & Configuring Dzongkha in Microsoft Windows This article explains in easy steps the installation and setup for using Dzongkha on computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system. This includes steps for obtaining and installing Dzongkha smart fonts ; how to update and enable the complex script rendering engine in Microsoft Windows XP; and how to install the standard Dzongkha keyboard. Subsequent articles in this series will cover configuring and using Dzongkha in web browsers, office applications and Obtaining and installing Unicode compatible Dzongkha smart fonts Step A Download the latest Dzongkha fonts installer package (DzongkhaFonts.msi) from: and save this file to your desktop. Step B Once the Dzongkha fonts package has been downloaded, click on the file (DzongkhaFonts.msi) with your mouse to run the Dzongkha Fonts installer wizard. Simply follow the on-screen instructions and, in succession, click Next, Install and Finish to complete the Dzongkha fonts installation. 2. Updating the complex script rendering engine in Windows XP The complex script rendering engine in Microsoft Windows is known as Uniscribe and it is contained in a Windows system file named "usp10.dll". Since the version of Uniscribe which comes with Microsoft Windows XP does not support Dzongkha, it is necessary to update this file to a version that has Dzongkha support. Note: Since Windows 7 and Windows Vista already support complex script rendering for Dzongkha it is not necessary to perform the steps in this section for computers running these newer versions of the Windows operating system. Step A Download the file containing the utility for updating Uniscribe (Update_Uniscribe_4_XP.zip) from: and save this file to your desktop. Step B With your mouse, right-click on the icon of the file you have just downloaded, and choose Extract all to decompress the folder and files it contains. Step C Open the extracted folder and double click on InstallUsp10Only.exe to run the update utility. When you run this utility it will ask you where to find the newer version of Uniscribe (usp10.dll) z Systems with Microsoft Word 2003 installed will already have this file in the default location predicted by the utility. z Otherwise, you will have to click Browse and select the folder on your desktop which contains the file named usp10.dll (this is the same folder as the one containing the InstallUsp10Only.exe utility) and click Open. Step D Because you are replacing a Windows system file, your computer may now give you a Windows File Protection Warning like the following: Files that are required to run Windows properly have been replaced by unrecognized versions. To maintain system stability Windows must reinstall the original versions of these files. Insert your Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD now. If this warning appears, ignore it and press Cancel. It is important that you do not insert your Windows CD or press Retry as suggested. Step E Next, Windows XP may display another Windows File Protection Warning telling you that replacing system files could cause your system to be unstable: You choose not to restore the original versions of the files. This may affect Windows stability. Are you sure you wish to keep these unrecognized file versions? Ignore this warning, and press Yes to keep the newer version of usp10.dll. Step F Finally, restart your computer to complete the update. 3. Installing the Dzongkha Keyboard Step A For Windows 7 and Windows Vista only, first install the custom Dzongkha locale: z Download the Dzongkha locale installer package (DZ-BT-Locale.msi) from: and save this file to your desktop. z Once the Dzongkha locale package has been down-

3 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 1 loaded, double click on the file (DZ-BT-Locale. msi) with your mouse to run it. This program will automatically install a custom Dzongkha locale on your system. Note: Windows XP does not support custom locales. Step B For all current versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system (Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7). z Download the file "DzongkhaKeyboard-Win.zip" from: and save it to your desktop. z Once the package has been downloaded, right click on the file and choose Extract All to extract the files from "DzongkhaKeyboard-Win.zip. z Then, navigate to the folder where you extracted the files. z Finally double click setup.exe file. This will automatically install Dzongkha keyboard on your system. z For Windows 7 and Vista, if you have previously installed the Dzongkha locale, it should show the language bar or the taskbar located at the bottom of your screen under OL (for other language ) and no further steps are required. z For Windows XP follow the instructions below in step c. Installing & Configuring Dzongkha in Microsoft Windows Proper use and display of Dzongkha on any modern computer system requires several things: 1. At least one Unicode compatible Dzongkha smart font which contains both the outlines of Dzongkha letters and ligatures (combinations of letters) as well as a program or instructions embedded in the font which tell the computer how to properly combine Dzongkha characters and display or print them as text using the letters and ligatures in the font. 2. A complex script rendering engine, which reads and applies the instructions in the Dzongkha smart font. 3. A Dzongkha input method or keyboard for inputting and editing Dzongkha Unicode characters. 4. Applications such as a web-browser, word processor, and client which are both Unicode compatible and make use of the operating system's complex script rendering engine. Step C For Microsoft Windows XP only. Next, the Dzongkha keyboard you installed must be assigned to a language supported by Windows. Since Windows XP does not support custom locales or languages you must assign the Dzongkha keyboard to an unused language such as Icelandic. z In Windows go to Control Panel and double click on the Regional and Language Options icon. z In the dialog box choose the Languages tab. Then, under Text services and input languages, click on the Details button. z Next, under Installed Services click on Add to add a new keyboard. z Select the Input Language as Icelandic z Then choose Dzongkha Keyboard as the keyboard for Icelandic. (Do not install the default Icelandic keyboard.) z Then, in the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box, click on Apply. z In the same dialog box, under Preferences, click on the Language Bar button. z In the Language Bar Settings dialog box tick the check boxes next to Show Language Bar on the desktop and Show additional Language bar icons on the taskbar. z Then click the OK button to exit the Language Bar Settings dialog. z Then click OK again to exit the Text Services and Input Languages dialog. z Finally, click OK to exit the Regional and Languages Options dialog. The Dzongkha keyboard should now be accessible as Icelandic on the taskbar in the bottom right side of your screen. You can switch between English and Dzongkha Keyboards by clicking on this icon. For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC) website at: Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting the IT section of the DDC at:

4 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 2 Using Dzongkha on the Internet This article explains in easy steps how to set up your web browser (Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) to display and use Dzongkha as well as providing tips for sending Dzongkha messages using some popular applications. 1. Preparation z First make sure you have followed the instructions in the previous article to properly setup your computer for Dzongkha. (Install the DDC Dzongkha keyboard, the DDC Dzongkha fonts and, for Windows XP, update Uniscribe and enable display of complex scripts.) z Then make sure you have the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer web-browser installed on your computer.» Mozilla Firefox may be downloaded from: Internet Explorer for Windows maybe downloaded from: 2. Using Dzongkha in Mozilla Firefox 3.Using Dzongkha in Internet Explorer Steps zstart Internet Explorer zin the menu choose: Tools Internet Options. zan Internet Options dialogue box will be displayed. Choose the General tab, and then click on the Fonts button near the bottom of the panel. za Fonts dialogue box will be displayed. In the drop down list box next to Language script: select Tibetan. zthe Fonts dialogue box should now look like the one illustrated. z In the list box under the title Webpage font: select the font you wish to use as default for Dzongkha pages (i.e. DDC Uchen). z Finally, click on the OK button in this dialogue box, and again in the Internet Options dialogue box. Dzongkha web pages should now display correctly. More tips and troubleshooting information for Internet Explorer can be found at: 4. Tips for using Dzongkha with GMail Steps z Make sure your web browser is properly configured for Dzongkha by following the steps in the previous section. z Go to your GMail account ( z At the top right of your screen choose Settings z In the General tab, near the bottom of the page in the Outgoing message encoding: section select Use Unicode (UTF-8) encoding for outgoing messages. This will ensure your is sent in Unicode. z Click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page. Steps z Start Firefox, and in the menu bar choose Tools Options. z In the Options dialogue box, choose the Content tab, and then click on the Advanced button in the Fonts & Colours section. z A Fonts dialogue box, like the one illustrated on the right, should be displayed. z In the drop down list box next to Fonts for: select Other Languages. z In the list box next to Proportional: select Serif, and for size select 14 z For all font options (Serif, Sans Serif and Monospace) select a suitable Dzongkha font (e.g. DDC Uchen ). z In the Character Encoding section, choose: Unicode (UTF-8. z Finally, click on the OK button in this dialogue box, and again in the Options dialogue box. Note: The online interface for GMail only supports sending plain text messages, so you cannot format fonts. Use an offl ine application, such as Mozilla Thunderbird, with your GMail account if you wish to send formatted messages in Dzongkha. Some Dzongkha Websites - Dzongkha Development Commission - The National Library of Bhutan - Bhutan Broadcasting Service - Dzongkha Wikipedia (You can create and edit articles in Dzongkha here)

5 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 2 5. Tips for using Dzongkha with Hotmail Using Dzongkha on the Internet Download Mozilla Thunderbird from: When you install the program, it is easy to setup for providers such as Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo simply by entering your id and password during the set-up process. Once installed, to configure the program for using Dzongkha carry out the following steps. Steps z Start Thunderbird, and in the menu bar choose Tools Options. z In the Options dialogue box, choose the Display tab, and then click on the Advanced button in the Fonts section. z A Fonts & Encodings dialogue box, like the one illustrated, should be displayed. z In the drop down list box next to Fonts for: select Other Languages. Steps z Go to your Windows Live Hotmail account and login. z Chose New to compose a new message. z Click the button marked Rich Text and choose Edit in HTML. z In the body of your message, type or paste the following line of HTML code: <div style= font-family: DDC Uchen ; font-size: 16pt; lang= dz > z On your keyboard, press Enter, then type a line of Dzongkha text. z For all font options (Serif, Sans Serif and Monospace) select a suitable Dzongkha font (e.g. DDC Uchen ). z In the Character Encoding section, choose: Unicode (UTF-8 for both Outgoing and Incoming Mail and then click OK z Next, in the menu bar choose Tools Account Settings. z In the list on the right of the Account Settings dialogue box, for each account you wish to use with Dzongkha select Composition and Addressing. z Then, under Composition, tick the check box marked Compose messages in HTML format and click on the OK button. z On your keyboard, press Enter again, then type: </div> to close the HTML code. z You can now go back to editing your message in Rich Text mode. Place your cursor at the end of the line of Dzongkha text you typed to continue editing in Dzongkha. z Of course the recipient of your Dzongkha message needs to have a Dzongkha font properly installed on their computer for your message to be displayed properly. 6. Using Dzongkha with Mozilla Thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird is a free offline application which can be used to manage multiple accounts including G-mail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail. For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC) website at: Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting the IT section of the DDC at:

6 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 3 Tips for Using Dzongkha in Microsoft Word Preparation First make sure you have followed the instructions in the first part of this series to properly setup your computer for Dzongkha. (Install the DDC Dzongkha keyboard, the DDC Dzongkha fonts and, for Windows XP, update Uniscribe and enable the display of complex script languages.) See: To enable Microsoft Word to apply the proper line breaking rules for Dzongkha, carry out the following steps: Start Microsoft Word 2003 and, in the menu, choose: Tools Options In the Options dialog box choose the Compatibility tab and, under Options:, tick the check box next to Use line breaking rules. 2. Configuration of Microsoft Office Language Settings z In Windows, go to: Start All Programs Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Tools Microsoft Office 2003 Language Settings Then, click the Default button. A Microsoft Office Word message box will appear asking Do you want to change the default compatibility options?. Click Yes to ensure that these rules will apply to all new documents. Back in the Options dialog box, click OK to apply these changes and exit. z In the Microsoft Office Language Settings dialog box select a supported complex script language such as Sanskrit, Hindi or Nepali from the Available languages: list. z Then click the Add button to move it to the Enabled languages column. 4. Creating Dzongkha Styles In Microsoft Word and other word processors, rather than applying formatting directly to text, it is always best to do most formatting using styles. Styles are particularly helpful when working with Dzongkha text. Setting the default font for Dzongkha in the Normal style The Normal Style is the default style applied to paragraphs when typing text in Word. In the definition for this style it is important to have a Dzongkha font set as the default font for complex scripts. z Start Microsoft Word 2003 and, in the Menu bar, choose Format Styles and Formatting. A list of Styles and Formatting will appear in the right hand pane. z Finally click the OK button. 3. Enabling proper Dzongkha line breaking in Word Unlike English where lines of text may wrap after a space character, Dzongkha words should normally break only after a tsek ( ) character. Lines of Dzongkha text usually wrap after this character and not at a space. z Scroll down this list and Select Normal, then right click and choose Modify z In the Modify Style dialog box, first tick the check box next to Add to template, then, select Format Font. z In the Font dialog box under Complex scripts select DDC Uchen (or another Dzongkha Unicode font), Font Style: Regular and Size: 12. Then click OK. z Next, select Format Language, and, in the Language dialog box under Mark Selected text as select Tibetan (Bhutan) (there is no option for Dzongkha), Then click OK.

7 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 3 Tips for Using Dzongkha in Microsoft Word 2003 z In the Language dialog box choose Tibetan (Bhutan), and click OK. z When you return to the Modify Style dialog box, make sure the Add to template check box is ticked, then, click on the OK button. Creating Character styles for Dzongkha fonts In Word, use character styles when you apply or change a Dzongkha font within in a paragraph. This will help avoid the problem which sometimes occurs of Word unexpectedly applying the wrong fonts to Dzongkha text. z When you return to the Modify Style dialogue, make sure Add to Template check box is ticked, then click the OK button. You can similarly define a Dzongkha font as the default complex script font for the Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 styles. For each style make sure the Add to template or New documents based on this template check box is ticked before clicking OK in the Modify Style dialog box. This ensures that the style in your default template (Normal.dot) is updated and will be available for all new documents. Creating a paragraph style for Dzongkha text To work round certain problems in Word, it is useful to create a paragraph style where both the Latin text font and the Complex scripts font are defined as a Dzongkha font. Always apply this style when typing paragraphs which contain only Dzongkha text. z In the Styles and Formatting panel click New Style z In the New Style dialog box tick the Add to template check box and enter the following details: Name: Dzongkha Text Style type: Character Style based on: Default paragraph font z Next select Format Font and in the Font dialog box, under both Latin text font and Complex scripts select DDC Uchen (or another Dzongkha Unicode font). Then click OK. z Do not enter any details for the Font style, and Size attributes. z Then click OK in both the Font selection dialog box and in the New Style dialog box to exit and save your style. z Repeating the same procedure, create two more new character styles called DDC Wangdi and Jomolhari formatted for the Dzongkha fonts with those names. Advanced Formatting for Dzongkha z In the Styles and Formatting panel click on the New Style button and, in the New Style dialog box tick the Add to template check box. z Then, enter the following details: Name: Dzongkha Style type: Paragraph Style based on: Normal Style for following paragraph: Dzongkha z Next, from the menu, select Format Font z In the Font dialog box, under both Latin text font and Complex scripts, enter DDC Uchen. Then click OK. z Next, from the menu, select Format Language Unfortunately Microsoft Word does not currently support advanced Dzongkha formatting features, such as automatic page numbering and numbered lists using Dzongkha numbers, sorting Dzongkha lists or inserting Dzongkha dates. These features are however supported in OpenOffice Writer which is covered as a separate part of this series. For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC) website at: Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting the IT section of the DDC at:

8 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 4 Tips for Using Dzongkha in Microsoft Word Preparation First make sure you have followed the instructions in the first part of this series to properly setup your computer for Dzongkha. (Install the DDC Dzongkha keyboard, the DDC Dzongkha fonts and, for Windows XP, update Uniscribe and enable the display of complex script languages.) z Then click on the Word Options button at the bottom of the pane. z In the left hand column of the Word Options dialog box select Advanced. z Next, scroll right down to the bottom of the dialog box and, in the See: 2. Configuration of Microsoft Office Language Settings z In Windows, go to: Start Programs Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Tools Microsoft Office 2007 Language Settings. z In the Microsoft Office Language Settings dialog box select Tibetan (PRC) from the Available editing languages column. z Then click the Add button to move it to the Enabled editing languages column. z Finally click the OK button. drop down list box titled Compatibility options for:, select All New Documents. z Then, right at the bottom of the dialog box, click on the + icon labelled Layout Options. z Then Scroll down the list displayed until you find the Use line breaking rules option. Tick the check box next to this option. z Finally, click on the OK button to complete this procedure. 4. Creating Dzongkha Styles In Microsoft Word and other word processors it is best to do most formatting in documents using styles rather than applying formatting directly to text. Styles are particularly helpful when working with Dzongkha text. 3. Enabling proper Dzongkha line breaking in Word Unlike English where lines of text may wrap after a space character, Dzongkha words should normally break only after a tsek ( ) character. Lines of Dzongkha text usually wrap after this character and not at a space. To enable Microsoft Word to apply the proper line breaking rules for Dzongkha, carry out the following steps: z Start Microsoft Word 2007 and click on the round logo at the top left corner of your Word window. Setting the default font for Dzongkha in the Normal style The Normal Style is the default style applied to paragraphs when typing text in Word. In the definition for this style it is important to have a Dzongkha font set as the default font for complex scripts. z Start Microsoft Word 2007 and in the ribbon at the top of the Word window, find the Styles section and right-click on the Normal style and choose Modify z In the Modify Style dialog box, check New documents based on this template. z Then, select Format Font and in the Font dialog box under Complex scripts enter DDC Uchen ; Font Style: Regular ; and Size: 12. Then click OK. z Next, select Format Language. In the Language dialog, scroll down choose Tibetan, and click on OK.

9 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 4 Tips for Using Dzongkha in Microsoft Word 2007 z In Word, press Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S to show the Styles Window. z With your mouse, click the small New Styles icon at the bottom left of the Styles window. z In the Create New Style dialog box, enter DDC Uchen for the Name of the style, and Character for the Style type. Then tick the check boxes next to Add to Quick Styles and New documents based on this template. z Next, select Format Font and, in the Font dialog box under both Latin text and Complex scripts, enter Font: DDC Uchen (leaving Font style and Size blank). Then click OK. z Next, select Format Language, choose Tibetan, and click on OK. z When you return to the Create New Style dialog, click on the OK button. z Upon returning to the Modify Style dialog, make sure New documents based on this template is selected. Click the OK button. You can similarly define a Dzongkha font as the default complex script font for the Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 styles. For each style, make sure the Add to template check box is ticked before clicking OK in the Modify Style dialog box. This ensures that the style in your default (Normal.dotx) is updated and that it will be available for all new documents. Creating a paragraph style for Dzongkha text To work round certain problems in Word, it is useful to create a paragraph style where both the Latin text font and the Complex scripts font are defined as a Dzongkha font. Always apply this style when typing paragraphs containing only Dzongkha text. z In Word, press Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S to show the Styles Window. z With your mouse, click the small New Styles icon at the bottom left of the Styles window. z In the Create New Style dialog box, enter Dzongkha for the Name of the style, and then tick the check boxes next to Add to Quick Styles and New documents based on this template. z Then, select Format Font and, in the Font dialog box under both Latin text and Complex scripts enter the following details: Font: DDC Uchen ; Font Style: Regular ; and Size: 12. Then click OK. z Next, select Format Language, choose Tibetan, and click on OK. z When you return to the Create New Style dialog make sure both Add to Quick Styles and New documents based on this template are checked, and then click on the OK button. z The new Dzongkha style should now appear in the Styles panel of the Word 2007 Ribbon. Apply this style whenever you want to type Dzongkha text. Creating Character styles for Dzongkha fonts In Word, use character styles when you apply or change a Dzongkha font within in a paragraph. This will help avoid the problem which sometimes occurs of Word unexpectedly applying the wrong fonts to Dzongkha text. z The new DDC Uchen style should now appear in the Styles panel of the Word 2007 Ribbon. Apply this style whenever you want to change to this font. z Repeating the same procedure, changing only the Style name and Font Name, create two more new character styles called DDC Wangdi and Jomolhari formatted for the Dzongkha fonts with those names. Select the text and apply these styles whenever you want to change Dzongkha fonts. 5. Keyboard Tip In Windows Vista or Windows 7 Control Panel, choose Clock, Language and Region. Then, under Region and Language, select Text Services and Input Languages; add Tibetan (PRC) as an Input Language; choosing Other for keyboard; and assign the Dzongkha keyboard layout to this language. When typing Dzongkha in Word 2007 use this language and keyboard option, otherwise Word will not properly recognize Dzongkha as a complex script and may apply incorrect formatting etc. Advanced Formatting for Dzongkha Unfortunately Microsoft Word does not currently support advanced formatting features for Dzongkha, such as automatic page numbering and numbered lists using Dzongkha numbers, sorting Dzongkha lists or inserting Dzongkha dates. These features are however supported in OpenOffice Writer which is covered as a separate part of this series. For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC) website at: Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting the IT section of the DDC at:

10 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 5 Using Dzongkha in OpenOffice Writer This article explains in easy steps how to set up OpenOffice for use with Dzongkha. OpenOffice is a free and open source office application suite, similar to Microsoft s Office, which works well on all popular computer operating systems and has good support for Dzongkha. 1. Preparation z First make sure you have followed the instructions in the first part of this series to properly setup your computer for Dzongkha. (Install the DDC Dzongkha keyboard, the DDC Dzongkha fonts and, for Windows XP, update Uniscribe and enable the display of complex script languages.) z Download the latest version of OpenOffice for your computer (Windows, Linux or Apple Macintosh) from and install it on your computer. The recommended OpenOffice version is 3.2 or newer. Install a version which includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). 2. Configuration of OpenOffice for Dzongkha Editing Enabling Complex Text and Dzongkha z Once you have installed OpenOffice, start the application and run OpenOffice Writer (text editor / word processor). z From the menu bar select Tools Options Language Settings Languages. (Note: In the Macintosh version of OpenOffice select Preferences Options Language Settings Languages.) z In the dialog box under Enhanced Language Support enable the check box next to Enable complex text layout (CTL). Complex text layout is required to be able to work with Dzongkha fonts in OpenOffice. z For Locale setting select Dzongkha you may change this setting to English (UK) whenever you want to force OpenOffice to use automatic numbering, and dates in English format. z Under Default Languages for Documents for Western select English (UK) and for CTL select Dzongkha. Then click the OK button. z Next, select Tools Options Language Settings Complex Text Layout. z In the dialog box under General Options: Numerals, select System This will enable automatic Dzongkha numbering etc. when your Locale setting is Dzongkha (see above). Note: Choosing Context should enable automatic numbering, dates, etc. to correspond to the language of the current paragraph. Choosing Arabic will force western (Arabic) numbers to be used. z After your selection is made click the OK button. Setting the default fonts for Dzongkha z From the menu bar select: Tools Options OpenOffice. org Writer Basic Fonts (CTL). z Configure DDC Uchen, Jomolhari or other Unicode compatible Dzongkha fonts as your default CTL fonts. Then click on the OK button. You should now be able to type Dzongkha or English text within OpenOffice Writer simply by switching between the Dzongkha and English keyboards on your computer system. The fonts will change automatically. Installing the Dzongkha Formatting Extension z Download the DDC OpenOffice Dzongkha Formatting Extension from: to your desktop. There is no need to unzip the files. z From the menu in OpenOffice Writer, choose

11 DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips Part 5 Using Dzongkha in OpenOffice Writer Tools Extension Manager and; in the Extension Manager dialog box, choose Add. z Then navigate to your desktop where you saved the file (OODzongkhaFormater.zip), select it and then click the Open button. You will be prompted to choose whether to make the Dzongkha formatting extension available for yourself only or for all people who use your computer. Once the Extension is installed, click Close and then restart OpenOffice. Automatically Sorting Dzongkha lists OpenOffice can automatically sort words and lists in Dzongkha dictionary order. List Styles pane of the Styles and Formatting dialog. z Headings and sub-headings can similarly be numbered by selecting the text and then choosing Format Bullets and Numbering from the menu. Page Numbers Page numbers can easily be inserted into the footer of a document. As long as your OpenOffice locale is set to Dzongkha, Dzongkha numbering will be used. To Insert a page number: z Choose Insert Footer and select the page style that you want to add the footer to. z Then, choose Insert Fields Page Number. z If you want, you can align the Page Number field as you would text. z If the page number appears as a box or question mark, select the page-number and then right-click on it with your mouse, from the menu that appears choose Font and then select a Dzongkha font such as DDC Uchen : z To do this, first simply select with your mouse a list or table of Dzongkha words you wish to sort. With the list selected, go to Tools Sort and, in the Sort dialog box, under the option Language, choose Dzongkha and then press OK. Your list or table will now be sorted according to the rules of Dzongkha. Numbered Lists z With your mouse, select the Dzongkha list you wish to number, then click on in the numbering icon numbering icon in the formatting toolbar. Numbers will be automatically applied: z If the numbers appear as boxes, select the list, and using the formatting toolbar apply the correct Dzongkha font to the list. z The numbering style and font can also be modified using the For more detailed instructions on using OpenOffice with Dzongkha, including instructions on how to create traditional pecha, please visit the IT section of the DDC website at: Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting the IT section of the DDC at: