How To Create Your Own Thai Keyboard

Meet my new Thai keyboard. Beautiful ain't she? With this baby, I can now type Thai faster and with confidence!

Okay, there's something I would like to confess...

I don't have a Thai keyboard! Huh? So what?

What do you mean so what?!! :-P Well, if you can type Thai without looking at your keyboard, it isn't so much of a big deal. But I can't! Not until now...

The real problem to typing in Thai is...

For the beginners in Thai language, using a non-Thai keyboard to type Thai can be quite frustrating and frankly a waste of time..

Why? Because you will be spending most your time trying to figure out which key belongs to which Thai alphabet.

If you're someone who refuse to memorize things that are simply unimportant (in this case, the exact key to hit for each Thai alphabet on your keyboard), this little tutorial can help you solve that problem.

You'll learn how to create your own Thai keyboard easily, step by step, without spendi ng any money at all (that's assuming that you already have all the tools at hand.)

If you can buy a Thai keyboard easily, by all means, go for it. This guide is actually for people who don't have access to a Thai keyboard.

Having said that, building your own Thai keyboard is a wonderful learning experience. By merely investing some time and with some patience, you will be able to cleary distinguish the subtle difference of each Thai alphabet.

Without further ado, let's begin, shall we? :-)

To build your own Thai keyboard, you will need a:

Printer and a piece of paper to print the Thai alphabet keys.

Keyboard. (If you're using a notebook, buy or use a spare ps2 or usb keyboard.)

Double sided tape.

Transparent tape.

Pair of scissors.

Ruler.

Creating your own Thai Keyboard, step by step...

Thai alphabet keys. Print this out and stick it to the corresponding keys on your keyboard. Starting from the top left is key 1, 2nd row key Q, 3rd row key A and the last row key Z.

First, print out the above thai alphabets. You will need to resize it to half the key size of your keyboard.

Now stick the back of the first row with double sided tape so that it will stick to the keys of your keyboard.

Note: Do not peel off the outer layer yet!

Next, flip the paper over and stick a layer of protection over the Thai alphabets using a transparent tape.

To ensure that the transparent tape is clear of any dirts and fingerprints, simply pull it out fast only stick the tranparent part onto the paper.

Now, cut out each row of the Thai alpabet with a knife or a pair of scissors. Be sure to cut according to the line printed.

Finally, peel off the outer layer (double sided tape) of each Thai alphabet and stick it to corresponding keys on your keyboard.

If you got confused which key belongs to which alphabet, simply refer back to the Thai alphabet keys above.

Voila! You did it! Simple isn't it? Now, it's time to enjoy your new Thai keyboard. Let's start typing Thai already... :-)

You can find view the original article here at (http://mythaisensei.com/thaiwriting/createthaikeyboard.html)

Author:: Rippa Sama
Keywords:: learn thai, study thai, type thai
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