I am using Vista Home Premium (64-bit). My goal is to be able to type in Word and Excel using Sinhala language characters. (I do not speak or read Sinhala, but am trying to learn.) I have installed several Sinhala fonts, and the Sinhala keyboard in my language bar, according to the instructions given me by Sri Lanka Windows support staff in. If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7/2008, you already have the Sinahla Unicode Support on your PC, you can install Windows 7/2008 IME to input Sinhala on Windows 7/2008. If you have Windows XP English Service Pack 2 or 3, install the Sinhala Enabling Pack for XP by clicking here and Service Pack 3 - Beta.
Sinhala script is a writing system used in Sri Lanka to write the official language Sinhala and also sometimes the liturgical languages Pali and Sanskrit.
How to read Sinhala[edit]
This site uses Sinhala Unicode fonts. To see them displayed correctly, follow the steps below. We recommend that you use Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later versions instead of Internet Explorer , Google Chrome or Opera, which seem to have some rendering issues.
How to write Sinhala[edit]
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Tips on Writing in Sinhala[edit]
If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2, and you have installed the Sinhala Enabling Pack for XP (this has been developed by Microsoft and endorsed by the Sri Lankan government) then you can type Sinhala in the normal way(as if you are writing with hand). So, following tips does not apply for them. For example, if you need to type kolamba (කොළඹ) then you can type kombuwa + ka + aela pilla + la + mba. No need to type as ka + kombuwa ha aela pilla + la + mba as shown below.
If you don't have it installed, please follow the following tips.
Following tips were formulated by looking at most common errors that has been done in writing using unicode sinhala. Please try to avoid the errors far as possible using the following tips. Feel free to add more tips on avoiding error as you find them (some of these are due to the lack of support for sinhala typing at the moment.)
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Sinhala_Font_Guide&oldid=935080164'
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