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 '''Tips on fonts'''
-* Google is engaged in a font project containing all UniCode characters, called Noto font, which is to be found here: [https://www.google.com/get/noto/ https://www.google.com/get/noto/]
+* Google is publishing a font set containing all Unicode characters, called Noto font, which is to be found here: [https://www.google.com/get/noto/ https://www.google.com/get/noto/]
 * In current versions of Microsoft Windows (7-10), the Calibri font is included, containing a large subset of Unicode characters, including Sanskrit Roman and Devanagari.

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		+	* Google is engaged in a font project containing all UniCode characters, called Noto font, which is to be found here: [https://www.google.com/get/noto/ https://www.google.com/get/noto/]

	* In current versions of Microsoft Windows (7-10), the Calibri font is included, containing a large subset of Unicode characters, including Sanskrit Roman and Devanagari.		* In current versions of Microsoft Windows (7-10), the Calibri font is included, containing a large subset of Unicode characters, including Sanskrit Roman and Devanagari.

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 * [[Media:Unicode-skt-example3.pdf|List of romanised Sanskrit characters in Unicode]] [[File:Pdf3.gif]]
-# To use Unicode for typing Sanskrit on your computer, first you will need a computer with an operating system that supports Unicode to some level, as most modern personal computers do.
+#To use Unicode for typing Sanskrit on your computer, first you will need a computer with an operating system that supports Unicode to some level, as most modern personal computers do.
-# Secondly you will need a Unicode font which includes the Sanskrit Roman or Devanagari characters you want to use.
+#Secondly you will need a Unicode font which includes the Sanskrit Roman or Devanagari characters you wish to use.
-# Thirdly, you will need to read the help function of your operating system to find a description of how to use Unicode on your particular system, and the help function of your wordprocessing software for a description of how to use Unicode with your software.
+#Thirdly, you will need to read the help function of your operating system to find a description of how to use Unicode on your particular system, and the help function of your wordprocessing software for a description of how to use Unicode with your software.
 For the romanisation of Sanskrit and Pali there is another standard, the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAST IAST], which has already been established in 1894.

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 In short, Unicode is today's de facto standard enabling almost all kinds of computers handle almost all kinds of scripts. The honourable task of developing this standard is taken up by the [http://unicode.org Unicode Consortium]. The Unicode standard is now supported by Microsoft in the later versions of its Windows operating system, by MacIntosh in MacOS and by the latest versions of Linux.
 # To use Unicode for typing Sanskrit on your computer, first you will need a computer with an operating system that supports Unicode to some level, as most modern personal computers do.
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 :[[File:Unicode-skt-example.gif]]
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 '''Tips on fonts'''

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-In short, UniCode is today's de facto standard enabling almost all kinds of computers handle almost all kinds of scripts. The honourable task of developing this standard is taken up by the [http://unicode.org UniCode Consortium]. The Unicode standard is now supported by Microsoft in the later versions of its Windows operating system, by MacIntosh in MacOS and by the latest versions of Linux.
+In short, Unicode is today's de facto standard enabling almost all kinds of computers handle almost all kinds of scripts. The honourable task of developing this standard is taken up by the [http://unicode.org Unicode Consortium]. The Unicode standard is now supported by Microsoft in the later versions of its Windows operating system, by MacIntosh in MacOS and by the latest versions of Linux.
-# To use UniCode for typing Sanskrit on your computer, first you will need a computer with an operating system that supports UniCode to some level, as most modern personal computers do.
+# To use Unicode for typing Sanskrit on your computer, first you will need a computer with an operating system that supports Unicode to some level, as most modern personal computers do.
-# Secondly you will need a UniCode font which includes the Sanskrit roman or devanagari characters you want to use.
+# Secondly you will need a Unicode font which includes the Sanskrit Roman or Devanagari characters you want to use.
-# Thirdly, you will need to read the help function of your operating system to find a description of how to use UniCode on your particular system, and the help function of your wordprocessing software for a description of how to use Unicode with your software.
+# Thirdly, you will need to read the help function of your operating system to find a description of how to use Unicode on your particular system, and the help function of your wordprocessing software for a description of how to use Unicode with your software.
-For the romanization of Sanskrit and Pali there is another standard, the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAST IAST], which has already been established in 1894.
+For the romanisation of Sanskrit and Pali there is another standard, the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAST IAST], which has already been established in 1894.
 :[[File:Unicode-skt-example-2.png]]
-For Microsoft Word I have made a taskbar for easy entry of romanized Sanskrit on Windows and Mac computers. Download and install it on your PC or Mac: [[Media:Skttaskbarword.zip|taskbar]] [[File:Zip.gif]]
+For Microsoft Word I have made a taskbar for easy entry of romanised Sanskrit on Windows and Mac computers. Download and install it on your PC or Mac: [[Media:Skttaskbarword.zip|taskbar]] [[File:Zip.gif]]
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-* [[Media:Unicode-skt-example3.pdf|List of romanized Sanskrit characters in UniCode]] [[File:Pdf3.gif]]
+* [[Media:Unicode-skt-example3.pdf|List of romanised Sanskrit characters in Unicode]] [[File:Pdf3.gif]]
 '''Tips on fonts'''
-* In current versions of Microsoft Windows (7-10), the Calibri font is included, containing a large subset of UniCode characters, including Sanskrit Roman and Devanagari.
+* In current versions of Microsoft Windows (7-10), the Calibri font is included, containing a large subset of Unicode characters, including Sanskrit Roman and Devanagari.
 * Arial [[Media:ARIALUNI.TTF|Unicode font]] [[File:Ttf.gif]] from Microsoft (Public Domain) including Devanagari and Roman characters for Sanskrit.
-* Unicode Font [http://software.sil.org/gentium Gentium]] [[File:Ttf.gif]] [[File:Win.gif]] [[File:Mac.gif]] (It has the IAST Roman letters, but no Devanagari.), hosted by [http://www.sil.org SIL]
+* Unicode Font [http://software.sil.org/gentium Gentium]] [[File:Ttf.gif]] [[File:Win.gif]] [[File:Mac.gif]] It has the IAST Roman letters, but no Devanagari. It is hosted by [http://www.sil.org SIL]

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-* [[Media:Unicode-skt-example3.pdf List of romanized Sanskrit characters in UniCode]]
+* [[Media:Unicode-skt-example3.pdf|List of romanized Sanskrit characters in UniCode]]
 '''Some useful fonts'''
-* In current versions of Microsoft Windows (7-10), the Calibri font is included, which contains a large subset of UniCode characters, including Sanskrit Roman and Devanagari.
+* In current versions of Microsoft Windows (7-10), the Calibri font is included, containing a large subset of UniCode characters, including Sanskrit Roman and Devanagari.
 * Arial [[Media:ARIALUNI.TTF|Unicode font]] [[File:Ttf.gif]] from Microsoft (Public Domain) including Devanagari and Roman characters for Sanskrit.
 * Unicode Font [http://software.sil.org/gentium Gentium]] [[File:Ttf.gif]] [[File:Win.gif]] [[File:Mac.gif]] (It has the IAST Roman letters, but no Devanagari.), hosted by [http://www.sil.org SIL]