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Microsoft
Welsh Windows and Office
Microsoft
and the Welsh Language Board collaborated to create
Welsh LIP (Language Interface Packs) kits in response
to the Welsh Assembly Government's aspirations to create
a bilingual Wales where people can choose to live their
lives through Welsh, English or both. The Welsh LIP
kits were translated by Caernarfon-based Cymen working
with Draig Technologies and the University of Wales.
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What
does all this mean?
This means that you can now use Microsoft Office
2003 and Microsoft Windows XP in Welsh. Menus and options
you see will be in Welsh. There’s a free Welsh Spellchecker
for Microsoft Office 2003 and even easy keystrokes to get
the circumflex - even on 'w' and 'y'.
Will
users be able to use both English and Welsh, or only one language
at a time? Can you switch the language easily?
The Microsoft Office 2003 language interface pack
will allow users to switch easily between Welsh and English.
The Windows XP Welsh language pack is not switchable.
So
can I install the Language Interface Packs (LIPs) separately
or do I have to have both?
No problem. You can choose to install either or
both of the Windows & Office LIPs independently. The Welsh
language experience will be more complete, however, with both.
Who
is involved in this project?
Microsoft and the Welsh Language Board have
formed a partnership and contracted Cymen (a translation company
based in Caernarfon) and Draig Technologies (a Bangor-based
IT company) to undertake the language and technical aspects
of the translation respectively. Terminological work was undertaken
by Canolfan Bedwyr of the University of Wales, Bangor. The
project was managed by the Welsh Language Board and Microsoft.
Minimum
System Requirements:
Windows
- 16
Mb of hard disk space
- Microsoft
Office 2003, Standard or Professional and/or Microsoft Windows
XP Professional, Home Edition or Tablet PC
Please
note that you need to update Windows XP to the latest service
pack, Windows XP SP2 in order for the language interface packs
to work. This service pack is available free of charge by
clicking on this link
Download
Area:
Download
the Welsh Language Interface Program for FREE from Microsoft:
Click on the link below and follow the on-screen instructions:
Windows
XP Download:
www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/cymruwales
Office
2003 Download:
www.microsoft.com/UK/office/cymruwales
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