How to Type Russian Characters

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PCs and Macs enable you to type your documents in different languages. A few steps are necessary to set up your Windows or Mac programs to the preferred language; however, they are fairly simple and easy to follow. You can also set up your keyboard with a template that shows you which keys to select for the letters you want.

Method 1
Method 1 of 7:

Activate Cyrillic Support on a Mac

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  1. 1
    Go to System Preferences. Click View, then "Language & Text" and the "Input Sources" tab.
  2. 2
    Find "Russian" and choose one (only one) of the available Russian keyboard layouts. For example, "Russian" which is a standard Russian layout for Mac.
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  3. 3
    Switch to Russian typing using ⌘ Cmd + Space .
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Method 2
Method 2 of 7:

Activate Cyrillic Support in Windows 7 and Vista

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    Click on the "Clock, Language, Region" option.
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    Then select "Add".
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    Click on "Russian" in that list of layouts to add it.
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    Then Windows activates Russian keyboard layout file.
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    You can now use the buttons Alt + ⇧ Shift to switch between Russian ("RU") and English ("EN").
    • Now you have standard Russian keyboard layout active and can use it for typing in Russian. Or you can install Phonetic (homophonic) layout when F-Russian F,A-A, O-O,....
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Method 3
Method 3 of 7:

Activate Cyrillic Support with ER Bukinist KOI8 font (Mac)

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  1. 1
    Download the ER Bukinist KOI8 font. [1]
  2. 2
    Download the ER Kurier KOI8-R for keyboard layout.
  3. 3
    Click on "Start."
  4. 4
    Quit all programs.
  5. 5
    Place the files in "System Folder."
  6. 6
    Select "Help Center" from the Help menu.
  7. 7
    Click on "Settings." [2]
  8. 8
    Type "keyboards" to search.
  9. 9
    Click on "Using different languages."
  10. 10
    Click on "Open.. .Control Panel...."
  11. 11
    Click on "Control Panel."
  12. 12
    Check the box at "Russian KOI8-R." [3]
  13. 13
    Select the keyboard layout by clicking on "Russian-KOI8 keyboard."
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Method 4
Method 4 of 7:

Activate Cyrillic Support in Windows 2000

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Method 5
Method 5 of 7:

Activate the Windows Keyboard

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Method 6
Method 6 of 7:

Activate Cyrillic Support in Windows XP

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    "Activate Cyrillic Support in Windows XP
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