Sámi keyboard

Sámi keyboard and letters come ready installed on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Windows

Activating the Sámi keyboard in Windows XP (Vista is in principle identical)

• The Start menu → Control panel → (Date, time, language...) → Settings for region and language
• In this window, press the pane Language, and the button Details
• Press Add and under the menu Input language choose North Sami (Norway).
• For Keyboard setting/IME, choose Sami, extended Norway. (NB! Do NOT choose "Norwegian with Sami", this is the wrong keyboard.)
• For the button Language box, tick for Show the language box on the desktop
• Press OK on all OK-buttons on your way out of the panel, and close the Control panel.

In order to change between Norwegian and Sámi keyboard, keep the left Alt key down and press the Shift key at the same time. The indicator (a small blue square) down right on the taskbar changes between en (English keyboard) and sm (Sami keyboard).

Macintosh

• Via The Apple menu in the upper left corner choose System preferences and International.
• Choose the pane Input menu, and tick the box for Northern Sami on the list.
• Choose Show input menu in menu bar
• Note the Input menu shortcuts, they may be changed via the Keyboard shortcuts...

You may now change between your keyboards by pressing the keyboard shortcut (standard is ⌘Space), or by clicking the flag in the upper right corner (English/Sami)

Linux

Setup on Linux works in the same way as for Windows og Mac. Look for the Control panel.

Placement of the Sámi keys on the keyboard

The Sámi letters are found on the same position for all operative systems.

Here is a picture of the North Sámi keyboard:

Last modified: $Date: 2008-11-05 18:52:54 +0100 (ons, 05 nov 2008) $, by $Author: boerre $