Getting Russian to Appear on my computer

[hockeybrain]

I know it is in the archives somewhere, but I can not find it.  So, could someone please reind me how to get my Windows 98 operating system to have Russian language sent to me appear as Russian instead of some indecipherable computer language.  

Thanks

[Cold Warrior]

... in response to Getting Russian to Appear on my computer, posted by hockeybrain on Jan 22, 2003

[This message has been edited by Cold Warrior]

I use this virtual keyboard to type online in Russian. I then copy and paste into my email. ( I'm not fluent )

http://ottawa.gq.nu/cyr.htm

[John F]

... in response to Getting Russian to Appear on my computer, posted by hockeybrain on Jan 22, 2003

My computers are set to facilitate Russian and Ukrainian using the steps others have already posted.  Still, my wife sometimes receives email that does not display correctly ... just garbage.  No matter how I changed the encoding I still got garbage.  Then I began playing with fonts.  When I selected font TLCryllic2 everything suddenly displayed perfectly.  The last episode was an attachment to an email.  The individual had created the email offline, then created an email with a brief "privet", and attached the message she had earlier created with MS Word.  She emailed it from work, so you can figure out the reason for sending the message as an attachment.

Intended tip .... if you try all the encoding and it still doesn't display, then try changing fonts.

[hockeybrain]

... in response to Getting Russian to Appear on my computer, posted by hockeybrain on Jan 22, 2003

Thanks all - I'll give it a try.

[JJFL]

... in response to Getting Russian to Appear on my computer, posted by hockeybrain on Jan 22, 2003

right click on what you want to read, from the menu that appears choose "encoding" then choose Cryllic/windows

[Pordzhik]

... in response to Getting Russian to Appear on my computer, posted by hockeybrain on Jan 22, 2003

go to Control Panel
Click on Add/Remove programs.
Windows set-up.
Scroll to Multi Language Support.
Tick you choices and apply.

Also

from the Control Panel.
Click Keyboard
Languages/Add, scroll and chose languages (to give you ability to type in the chosen languages).

A little blue box will appear in the bottom left hand corner of your screen where you can switch between languages.

I use a black water proof marker to put Russian letters on my keyboard, they wear out every three months or so, but I remember most of them anyway now.

[Dan]

... in response to Getting Russian to Appear on my computer, posted by hockeybrain on Jan 22, 2003

If you are having difficulty getting Russian characters to appear in your browser - that is one problem.

If you are having difficulty getting Russian characters to appear in an application such as MS Word - that is a different problem.

Which of these - or both - is it you are having difficulty with? And if it's the browser - which browser are you using?

- Dan

[hockeybrain]

... in response to Browser? or Other Application?, posted by Dan on Jan 22, 2003

Dan, thanks for answering so quickly.  I assume it is my browser because the email opened up in junk instead of Russian.  It happens all the time when a girl I am corresponding with from Russia throws in a couple of Russian words in her English email.

[Dan]

... in response to Re: Browser? or Other Application?, posted by hockeybrain on Jan 22, 2003

You are using Outlook Express or maybe Outlook?

Since my customer here is a Lotus Notes shop, I'll have to do this from memory.

Go the the drop-down at the top of the window called 'View' - then select 'Encoding' - you should see a right arrow and there should be an option for "More". Select that and find the entries for Cyrillic.

From this point it is hit-and-miss. The most common one is "Cyrillic (Windows)" - try selecting that and see if the characters appear correctly. If not - repeat the process only select "Cyrillic (K018-R)" - and check again. Repeat the process until you find one that allows the characters to display correctly.

Try this and let me/us know if it works.

- Dan

[hockeybrain]

... in response to OK - I Am Assuming . . ., posted by Dan on Jan 22, 2003

Dan, you remembered correctly off the top of your head.  It worked and I am able to read her letter.

Thanks

[StevenOS]

... in response to Re: OK - I Am Assuming . . ., posted by hockeybrain on Jan 22, 2003

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Been studying up on your Russian?

It'll come in handy.

Dan (Jack, Fog - and whoever else you care to believe)

[Pordzhik]

... in response to You're Welcome . . . , posted by StevenOS on Jan 22, 2003

with the dots and dash.

[StevenOS]

... in response to Nice touch, posted by Pordzhik on Jan 22, 2003

n/t

[Griffin]

... in response to You're Welcome . . . , posted by StevenOS on Jan 22, 2003

[Pordzhik]

... in response to Re: Browser? or Other Application?, posted by hockeybrain on Jan 22, 2003

with AOL, get yourself a Russian address such as from mail.ru, yandex.ru to handle the encoding or follow what I wrote above and cut and paste the strange signs.