BarahaIME icon in Windows 10/11
BarahaIME icon in Windows 10/11
BarahaIME in OpenOffice
BarahaIME operates by sending Indian language character messages to applications. BarahaIME is compatible with MS Office, Open Office, Google Docs, Outlook, GMail, and other applications. BarahaIME offers many different keyboard layouts useful for both beginner and expert users. BarahaIME supports auto completion, sorting and text conversion from one script to another. When you run the program, BarahaIME icon appears at the bottom-right portion of the screen as shown above.
You can select desired Indian language or English using Settings -> Language menu, or Shortcut keys. You can switch between Indian language and system language(English) by pressing F11/F12 key.
Related topics: Auto Completion | ISO15919 | Shortcut Keys | Unicode vs ANSI
Menu commands:
You can access the menu commands by clicking on the BarahaIME icon. (Press F9/F10 key for accessing menu commands)
| Command | Description |
| Language->... | Select the language. After selecting the language, you should select appropriate fonts based on the language selected |
| Settings... | See Settings topic |
| Sort->... |
Sorting commands allow you to sort Indian language text in the alphabetical order of the script The sorting operation consists of 3 steps Step 1: In MS Word, select the Indian language text you want to sort and copy it by clicking Copy command Step 2: In BarahaIME menu, select Sort --> ... command Step 3: In MS Word, paste the text by clicking Paste command |
| Convert To->... |
Conversion commands allow you to convert Indian language text from one script to another The conversion operation consists of 3 steps Step 1: In MS Word, select the Indian language text you want to convert and copy it by clicking Copy command Step 2: In BarahaIME menu, select Convert To --> ... command Step 3: In MS Word, paste the text by clicking Paste command |
| Convert To->Retain Latin text | Select this option to retain Latin text unchanged during text conversion |
| F9/F10 | Access menu commands |
| F11/F12 | Switch between Indian language and system language(English) |
| If Ctrl shortcut key has conflict with other programs, try using Alt shortcut key | |
| Ctrl ~/Alt ~ | Select English language |
| Ctrl 1/Alt 1 | Select Kannada language |
| Ctrl 2/Alt 2 | Switch between Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi languages |
| Ctrl 3/Alt 3 | Select Tamil language |
| Ctrl 4/Alt 4 | Select Telugu language |
| Ctrl 5/Alt 5 | Select Malayalam language |
| Ctrl 6/Alt 6 | Select Gujarati language |
| Ctrl 7/Alt 7 | Select Punjabi language |
| Ctrl 8/Alt 8 | Switch between Bengali, Assamese languages |
| Ctrl 9/Alt 9 | Select Oriya language |
| Ctrl 0/Alt 0 | Select Tulu language |
| Ctrl -/Alt - | Select Sinhala language |
| Ctrl =/Alt = | Select Grantha language |
| Keyboard speed | Slower typing speed may be required to type correctly when editing big files, which is achieved by adding a wait time between keyboard messages. The wait milli seconds is displayed when you hover the mouse over BarahaIME icon |
| Ctrl Alt - | Press these keys repeatedly to decrease typing speed |
| Ctrl Alt = | Press these keys repeatedly to increase typing speed |