| QUICK GUIDE TO BIROJS
Birojs is designed to assist you in your work with documents created in the Latvian language:
spelling and grammar checking, thesaurus, hyphenation and online dictionaries. Installation of Birojs does not
interfere with the use of similar modules for the English language. In fact you can use the
linguistic tools of Birojs for multiple languages (both English and Latvian) within a single
document.
INSTALLING BIROJS
Insert the Birojs CD-ROM disk into your computer and the following window will appear.
Enter your registration code then click on "Tālāk" and sit back while Birojs automatically installs the software
in your computer. Allow up to 5-10 minutes for the installation.
WRITING IN LATVIAN
Entering the special Latvian letters is as easy as pressing and releasing the tilde (~) or apostrophe (') dead-key
followed by the letter to be accented. For example, if you press and release the tilde key
and then type the "a" key you will get the "a" with a dash over it (ā or a-garumzīme).
If you type the tilde key followed by "r" you will get a comma under the "r" character (ŗ).
With this method there are no special key sequences to remember.
TRANSLATING TO LATVIAN
Choose from three different methods to help you translate texts to Latvian.
For word or phrase lookup use the Datorvārdnīca which will allow you to choose between
Latvian, English, German and Russian languages.
Alternatively you can switch on Viedtulks and hover your mouse over any word or phrase in English, German, French or Russian langauges and an automatic translation
will instantly appear.
If you want a fully automated translation then the new Tulkotājs will allow you to copy English text from any application and have it translated to Latvian.
CHECKING SPELLING AND GRAMMAR
MS Word is able to automatically check your Latvian spelling and grammar as you type. To enable this option in
Word choose Options from the Tools menu, click the Spelling & Grammar tab and turn on the "Check
spelling as you type" and "Check grammar as you type" options. A green, wavy line appears under possible grammar errors, and a red,
wavy line highlights possible spelling mistakes.
To correct the spelling or grammer place the cursor on the word and right-click the mouse. From the shortcut menu you can choose
one of the suggested corrections at the top of the menu or to ignore the suggestion, add the word to a custom dictionary as well as other additional options.
THESAURUS
Select or type the word for which you want to find a synonym, antonym, or related word. From the Tools | Language menu, choose
Thesaurus, or press Shift+F7.
HYPHENATION
To start hyphenation, choose Hyphenation from the Tools | Language menu. You can automatically Hyphenate document or control hyphenation
manually, select the hyphenation zone and insert an optional hyphen.
DICTIONARY
To look up the meaning of a word select or type the word and press Control+T.
Enlarge the dictionary window to get even more information about the selected word...
... or click on the Analysis View tab for further grammatical details.
CLIP ART AND PHOTO GALLERY
Choose from hundreds of Latvian clip-art and photos to include in your next Powerpoint presentation or Word document.
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