HOW TO INSTALL YORUBA FONT ON YOUR SYSTEM

All Windows Users:

• Open the URL http://lang.nalrc.wisc.edu/yoruba/level1/.
• Key in the Appropriate User name and Password and you will be authenticated.
• Download YorubaSANS FONT for Windows by clicking on Windows option of “YorubaSans for Macintosh or Windows”. Save the “yorubasans.zip” file to your HARD drive.
• If you do not have Winzip Installed on the system, please download the Evaluation Version from http://www.winzip.com and Install the same. For all practical purposes the Evaluation version is fully functional.
• Open the “yorubasans.zip” in WinZip and click on the Extract Button.
• Select all files and click “OK” button.

Windows 95 / 98 / 98 SE /Millennium/ Win 2000 /Win XP Users

• Click on the Start Button.
• Point to Settings and Select Control Panel.
• Click on the Fonts Option on the Control Panel.
• Click on the “File” button on the menu and Select “Install New Font”.
• Locate the Folder Containing YourbaSANS Font, typically “C:\YorubaSANS FONT”.
• Select the “Yoruba SANS Regular (True Type)”.
• Make sure the Check box “copy fonts to Fonts folder “ is checked.
• Click on the “OK” button to install the Font.

All Mac Users:

• Open the URL http://lang.nalrc.wisc.edu/yoruba/level1/.
• Key in the Appropriate User name and Password and you will be authenticated.
• Download Yoruba SANS FONT for Windows by clicking on Macintosh option of “Yoruba Sans for Macintosh or Windows”. Save the “yorubasans.hqx” file to your HARD drive.
• Open the File and Extract the Suit file.

• Drag the Yoruba.suit file from the Hard Drive to the System folder.

Setting Yoruba to be your default font

Eudora Users:

1. Select Settings from the Special menu.

2. Click the Fonts & Display icon.

3. Select Yoruba from the Screen Font pop-up menu.

4. You may have to increase the font size to see the diacritical marks clearly.

Word 98/2000 Users:

1. Select Open from the File menu

2. Select Document Templates from the List Files of Type pop-up menu

3. Navigate to your Word Templates folder, where the Normal template file is located

4. Open the Normal template

5. Select Yoruba from the fonts pop-up menu

6. Click the word “Normal” in the Style pop-up menu to highlight it

7. Type “Yoruba Normal” in its place

8. Select Save from the File menu.

WordPerfect Users:

1. Select Print from the File menu

2. Click Select in the Print dialog box

3. Select Initial Font from the Options pop-up menu

4. Select Yoruba from the Font Face list and click OK

5. Repeat the previous two steps for each printer you use

6. Click Close in the Select Printer dialog box

7. Click Close in the Print dialog box

Using the Yoruba font

PC: Macro method (recommended)	If you installed the Windows macro included with this font, simply type the keyboard shortcut (listed in the PC Macro column of the Character Chart) for the character you wish to enter. See the last section for more information about the macro.
PC: ASCII code method (next best)	Hold down the Alt key while typing the 4-digit code for the character you wish to enter (see Character Chart for codes). You must enter the code on the numeric keypad.
PC: Character Map method	Select Character Map from Windows Help to learn how to use the Character Map accessory. Since this method is the slowest, you probably shouldn’t use it unless you can’t run macros and you’re using a portable or other computer without a numeric keypad.
Macintosh	Type the keyboard shortcut (listed on the Character Chart) for the character you wish to enter. Where two letters are shown, type them both together (e.g. Oa means hold the Option key down while pressing the a key). Where three letters are shown, type the first two together, release, and then type the third letter (e.g. Oea means type Option-e, then a).

Keyboard shortcut summary (see Character Chart for specifics)

PC	Alt = high tone Ctrl-Alt = low tone Alt or Ctrl-Alt + letter below desired letter = high or low tone and dot (e.g. Alt-d yields ê) Alt or Ctrl-Alt + two letters below desired letter = dot only (e.g. Alt-c yields ÷) Add Shift to any of the above = uppercase letter, same marks
Macintosh	Opt-e = high tone Opt-` = low tone Opt-i = high tone and dot Opt-u = low tone and dot NOTE: Mac users can type just the marks (å Å ç Ç) as with other fonts (enter the keyboard shortcut then press the spacebar, or enter Shift plus the keyboard shortcut), but to ensure compatibility with the PC version of the font, it’s best to use the shortcuts listed on the Character Chart.

Installing the Windows macro

Windows 95/ Windows 98/ Windows 98SE/ Windows 2000/ Windows XP. (Generic Windows Users)

1. Copy the “Recorder.exe,” “Recorder.dll,” “Recorder.hlp,” and “Yor_font.rec” files from the Macro folder (Typically “YorubaSANS Font”) of the Hard disk to your C:\Windows directory. 2. Click the Start button and select Settings > Taskbar. 3. Click the Start Menu Programs tab. 4. Click Add, then type C:\Windows\yor_font.rec in the Command Line field. 5. Click Next, then scroll down to the Startup folder and double-click it. 6. Click Finish. 7. For now, open the macro file manually by double-clicking its icon. In the future, it will start automatically when you turn on your computer. You can minimize the macro window, but it must be running for the keyboard shortcuts to work.

PS: As long as Yor_font.rec is running, you should be able to enter Yoruba characters in any application by typing the keyboard shortcuts listed on the Character Chart. Remember that the Yoruba font must be selected in the application you’re using.

TIP: If you forget the keyboard shortcut for a character, maximize the Yor_font.rec window and scroll through the list of available characters, and then double-click the one you wish to enter.