Korean Job Discussion Forums

Haze Daze · Joined: 02 Sep 2009

Hey guys,

In a moment of madness I just bought a Korean keyboard for my British laptop/notebook.

I can get it to connect, but it only types in English... any ideas how I get it to type in Korean?

Thanks!

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

mayorgc · Joined: 19 Oct 2008

i also bought a korean keyboard. I'm using a laptop with windows xp. How do i get it to type in korean? any step by step intructions?dit

edit

I'm using vista, not xp. oops.

Drew345 · Joined: 24 May 2005

Some of them are as easy as hitting the "한/엉" key next to the space bar. But I think that only works on Korean windows; still give it a try.
Took me hours to get it working, so I don't remember any of the steps. I played around in the control panel and added the "east Asian fonts" in somewhere.
Good luck

HalfJapanese · Joined: 02 Feb 2010

I used this site to help me type in Korean: http://jr.naver.com/typing/

It's awesome b/c you learn by playing typing games. Pretty addictive until it gets boring.

As for typing in Korean, you have to go into Control Panel, click on Region & Languages, install East Asian language pack (maybe), then add the Korean Keyboard. Once that is done, select Korean from the language bar. The switch between English/Korean, press the right ALT key.

Hope that helps.

PeterDragon · Joined: 15 Feb 2007

Just so interested parties know--- the ability to type in Korean is entirely in the software, not the keyboard. You can buy a set of stickers for about 1000 won and apply them to the keyboard you already have if you need a Korean keyboard.

Getting your computer to be able to type Korean is something else again. I did exactly what HalfJapanese suggested months ago, to no avail. Wound up having to take my laptop into the shop. where a serviceman got my keyboard typing Korean for a 15000 won service charge.

kinerry · Joined: 01 Jun 2009

you could have gotten stickers for your keyboard for $1 or so and turned on korean text entry and been fine

Drew345 · Joined: 24 May 2005

That Korean Typing Tutor recommended by HalfJapanese is Too Much Fun!
I just finished the home row keys; a space cat fires missiles with the letter on them at you and you have to hit the letter to destroy the missile.

Big 감사합니다 (yes, still having to hunt and peck to type that)