BarahaIME Editor

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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 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 English text Select this option to retain English text unchanged during text conversion

Shortcut Keys:

F9/F10 Access menu commands
F11/F12 Switch between Indian language and 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 Assamese language
Ctrl 2/Alt 2 Select Bengali language
Ctrl 3/Alt 3 Select Gujarati language
Ctrl 4/Alt 4 Select Hindi language
Ctrl 5/Alt 5 Select Kannada language
Ctrl 6/Alt 6 Select Malayalam language
Ctrl 7/Alt 7 Select Marathi language
Ctrl 8/Alt 8 Select Oriya language
Ctrl 9/Alt 9 Select Punjabi language
Ctrl 0/Alt 0 Select Sanskrit language
Ctrl -/Alt - Select Tamil language
Ctrl =/Alt = Select Telugu language
Ctrl Alt -

Press these keys repeatedly to increase wait period, thereby decreasing keyboard speed

A wait period is used between character messages sent to applications, thereby slowing down the overall keyboard speed. Slower keyboard speed may be required to type correctly when editing big files. The wait period is displayed when you hover the mouse over BarahaIME icon

Ctrl Alt = Press these keys repeatedly to decrease wait period, thereby increasing keyboard speed