Installing the Armenian fonts for
Macintosh OS
- Download the desired Arasan file (Eastern, Western, Olympia or
all three), saving it on the Desktop.
- Double-click on the Arasan file you downloaded to extract the
font and keyboard files onto the Desktop. (If your browser
automatically extracted the files, skip this step.)
- Drag & Drop "Arasan.suit" from where it was
extracted onto your "System Folder" icon. Click "OK".
- Drag & Drop the Armenian keyboard file(s) onto your "System
Folder" icon. Click "OK".
- After you have finished installing the Arasan font, you will have
to re-start your browser and enter the site again.
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If you have problems installing or using
Arasan, please contact us at:
info@e4d.org
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Typing in Armenian
- Open the "Keyboard" Control Panel, and select the
Armenian keyboard layout.
- In your application, select the "Arasan" font, as well
as the desired size, style, etc.
- To see the Armenian keyboard layout, run "Key Caps"
from the Apple menu, and choose "Arasan" from its "Key
Caps" menu.
Notes:
- When typing in English, select the "U.S." layout from
the "Keyboard" Control Panel.
- Numerals are accessed by holding down the Option key.
- While the Armenian keyboard layout is selected, you can
temporarily revert to the "U.S." layout by holding down
the Control & Option keys.
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Using Arasan for
email messages
If
you use Netscape Mail:
When you receive an email in Armenian,
go to General Preferences from the Options menu and choose Arasan as
the Fixed Font in the "Fonts" tab. Now go back to your
inbox and click on the message in question to display it in
Armenian.
If you
want to type an email in Armenian, before opening the composition
window (by clicking on "To: Mail", "Re: Mail",
etc.) choose Arasan as the Fixed Font as described above. Don't
forget to choose your Armenian keyboard from theKeyboard control
panel. .
When you are done reading or typing in
Armenian, you can revert the Fixed Font to the original
non-Armenian font and go back to your original keyboard.
If
you use Microsoft Internet Explorer:
When you receive an email in Armenian,
go to the Internet Mail window and choose Options from the Mail menu
and change the font to Arasan in the "Fonts" tab. Now go
back to your inbox and click on the message in question to display
it in Armenian.
If
you want to type an email in Armenian, before opening the
composition window (by clicking on "New Message", "Reply
to Author", etc.) choose Arasan as your email font as described
above. Don't forget to run the KDWin Armenian keyboard diver.
When you are done reading or typing in
Armenian, you can revert the Fixed Font to the original
non-Armenian font and go back to your original keyboard or exit
KDWin. If
you use the AOL browser:
The AOL browser does not allow you to
change the font you use to type or read email. If your connection to
the Internet is with AOL, you can still use Netscape Navigator or
Microsoft Internet Explorer, in which case see the explanations
above. Otherwise you will have to type and read Armenian email using
one of the two following approaches.
1- You can
type your message in another application such as Microsoft Word
using the Arasan font and keyboard. You can then copy the text you
have typed, and paste it into the AOL email composition window. In
AOL you will see the message in English characters, but the
recipient will be able to read it well with Arasan. When you receive
an Armenian email, copy its text content and paste it in another
application such as Microsoft Word where you can read it with
Arasan.
2- Type your message using Arasan in
another application, and save it as a file. When you send your AOL
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Using attachments
Whether or not you type the contents of your email in Armenian, you
can include a file with Armenian content in it as an attachment. The
advantage of using an attachment is that applications, such as Microsoft
Word, which you can use to produce them will allow you to mix
non-Armenian and Armenian fonts, to format your text, and to include
images, tables, sounds, and so on. You just have to make sure that the
recipient of your email has the same application that you used to
produce the attachment, or another application which accepts the format
of the file which you attached.
Note:
When you send an email typed in Arasan, you have to make sure the recipient
has the same font, or another Armenian font based on the Papazian encoding.
You can ask them to download Arasan from these pages (http://www.3noor.org/arasan.html).
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AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED INSTALLING THE ARASAN FONT IT IS
RECOMENDED THAT YOU RE-START YOUR BROWSER AND ENTER THE SITE
AGAIN.
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