The Greek Poytonc System

How to Use the Greek Polytonic System in Windows XP

Microsoft Corporation
Published: May 2004
Abstract
In Windows, the Polytonic Greek support is a combination of a special Greek keyboard layout (Greek
Polytonic and a few fonts containin! all the additional characters (diacritical and punctuation marks" #his
whitepaper outlines the steps you need to take to use Polytonic Greek from fonts to necessary keyboard
layout"
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Contents
Introduction.....................................................................................4
Chapter I - Greek Polytonic System Setup.................................6
Chapter II - Installing the Arial Unicode MS Font in !ce
Suites..............................................................................................12
Chapter III - Greek Polytonic "ey#oard States........................15
Chapter I$ - Greek Polytonic "ey Com#inations.....................17
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Introduction
Poytonc Greek s not a anguage tsef but rather a representaton form of the
Greek Language. It s named Polytonic due to the use of mutpe (poy-) dacrtc
marks, as opposed to Monotonic that uses a snge (mono-) dacrtc mark.
Poytonc scrpt may be utsed n wrtng a phases of the Greek anguage
throughout ts 3,000+ years of evouton. Very broady these phases may
be dvded nto 4 categores:
(a) The Homerc scrpt - Can only be written with the Polytonic script,
(b) The Cassca Heenc scrpt - Can only be written with the Polytonic script,
(c) The Neo-Heenc "Katharevousa" (Purstc) scrpt - Can only be written with the
Polytonic script, and
(d) Modern Greek (a.k.a. The Contemporary Neo-Heenc scrpt/"Demotk") - Can
be written with both Polytonic and Monotonic scripts.
Currenty there s a rather mted communty of peope (mosty academc schoars
and cergy) that are st actvey usng the Poytonc scrpt whe wrtng
contemporary Greek anguage (tem d above). The ma|orty s usng the
Monotonc scrpt (ths s the omca form).
The Greek Poytonc System s a combnaton of a speca Greek keyboard ayout
(Greek Poytonc) and few fonts contanng a the addtona characters (dacrtca
and punctuaton marks). For the system to functon t s mperatve for the user to
have the PC ocae set to Greek. Chapter I Greek Polytonic System Setup
expans how to verfy that the user ocae s set to Greek and - f not - how to do
so.
Fonts supportng Greek Poytonc
Poytonc Greek s supported by:
Palatino %inotype
o The font s nstaed by defaut wth Wndows 2000, WndowsXP and
Wndows Server 2003 products
&ahoma
o The font s nstaed by defaut wth WndowsXP and Wndows Server
2003 products
Arial Unicode MS
o The font s nstaed as an add-on feature n Omce 2000, OmceXP
and Omce System 2003 products. Chapter II Installing the
Arial Unicode MS font in Ofce sites expans how to do so.
Dacrtca & Punctuaton Marks
1. Chapter III Greek Polytonic !ey"oard States presents the Greek
Poytonc keyboard ayout at a of ts states, ncudng a the speca
characters and symbos.
2. Any dacrtca marks may be reproduced wthout the accompanyng etter
smpy by httng the dot key after the dead-key combnaton. For exampe
n order to reproduce Dasa Vara press Shft+\ & . resutng to . Ths s
true for a dacrtca mark combnatons except those ncudng an
Ypogegrammen/Prosgegrammen.
3. As more than the usua key combnatons are used to cater for the extra
dacrtca and punctuaton marks, n order to reproduce the speca
characters on the key faces, ht the spacebar after the respectve key
combnaton. For exampe to reproduce } press Shft+| & Spacebar.
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Key Combnatons
A key combnatons of the Greek Poytonc System are depcted n Chapter I#
Greek Polytonic !ey Com"inations. The keyboard needs to be actvated
(togged to) before t functons. Pease note that a key combnatons nvovng
the Alt refer to the rght-sde Alt desgnated as AltGr, whereas the ones nvovng
the Shi't key may use the Shi't key one any keyboard sdes. The Left At+Left
Shft combnaton s usuay reserved for Input Language toggng.
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Chapter I Greek Polytonic System setup
Wndows 2000
Cck Start/Control Panel/(egional ptions, at the drop-down st seect
Greek, verfy that %anguage settings 'or the system are Greek aso
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On the Input %ocales tab verfy that Greek Polytonic keyboard ayout s
seected under Greek anguage. If not cck Add)
Seect Greek Polytonic from the drop-down st, cck "
Cck Ad*anced) on the (egional ptions home daog. Verfy that 1253
(ANSI - Greek box s checked. Cck "
Cck Apply on the (egional ptions home daog
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WndowsXP & Wndows Server 2003
Cck Start/Control Panel/(egional and %anguage ptions, at the drop-
down st seect Greek
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On the %anguages tab cck +etails
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Verfy that Greek Polytonic keyboard ayout s seected under Greek
anguage. If not cck Add)
Check "ey#oard layout,IM- box and seect Greek Polytonic from the drop-
down st. Cck "
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On the Ad*anced tab (from the Regona & Language Optons home daog)
seect Greek as the anguage for non-Uncode programs and verfy that ./01
2A3SI 4 Greek5 box s checked. Cck Apply
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Chapter II Installing the Arial Unicode MS
Font in !ce Suites
Omce System 2003
Cck Start, seect Control Panel, doube-cck Add or (emo*e Programs
Chose Microso't !ce Pro'essional -dition /661, cck Change
Seect Add or (emo*e Features, cck 3e7t 8
Check Choose ad*anced customi9ation o' applications, cck 3e7t 8
Seect !ce Shared Features/International Support/Uni*ersal 'ont,
chose (un 'rom My Computer, cck Update
Cck "
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Omce XP
Cck Start, seect Control Panel, doube-cck Add or (emo*e Programs
Chose Microso't !ce :P, cck Change
Seect Add or (emo*e Features, cck 3e7t 8
Seect !ce Shared Features/International Support/Uni*ersal 'ont,
chose (un 'rom My Computer, cck Update
Cck "
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Omce 2000
Cck Start, seect Control Panel, doube-cck Add or (emo*e Programs
Chose Microso't !ce /666, cck Change
Seect Add or (emo*e Features, cck 3e7t 88
Seect !ce &ools/International Support/Uni*ersal 'ont, chose (un
'rom My Computer, cck Update 3o;
Cck "
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Chapter III Greek Polytonic "ey#oard
States
Norma state
Shft state
AtGr state
AtGr+Shft state
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Norma state & Spacebar
Shft state & Spacebar
AtGr state & Spacebar
AtGr+Shft & Spacebar state
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Chapter I$ Greek Polytonic "ey
Com#inations
Dacrtc Marks
Dasa
Dasa Oxa
Dasa Oxa Ypogegrammen/Prosgegrammen
Dasa Perspomen
Dasa Perspomen Ypogegrammen/Prosgegrammen
Dasa Vara
Dasa Vara Ypogegramen/Prosgegrammen
Dasa Ypogegramen/Prosgegrammen
Daytka Oxa
Daytka Perspomen
Daytka Vara
Makron
Oxa
Oxa Ypogegramen
Perspomen
Perspomen Ypogegramen
Ps
Ps Oxa
Ps Oxa Ypogegramen/Prosgegrammen
Ps Perspomen
Ps Perspomen Ypogegramen/Prosgegrammen
Ps Vara
Ps Vara Ypogegramen/Prosgegrammen
Ps Ypogegramen/Prosgegrammen
Vara
Vara Ypogegramen
Vrachy
Ypogegramen/Prosgegrammen
Punctuaton Marks
Ano ka kato tea
Ano Tea
Aposoptka
Arstera Esagogka
Dexa Esagogka
Erotmatko
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Dacrtc Marks
+asia
Shft+ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, c, q, i, o, p, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, E, H, I, O, P, Y, O ---> Exampe:
+asia 7ia
Shft+/ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, c, q, i, o, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, E, H, I, O, Y, O ---> Exampe:
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+asia 7ia <pogegrammeni,Prosgegrammeni*
AtGr+Shft+/ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, H, O ---> Exampe: or
+asia Perispomeni
Shft+= (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, i, o, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, H, I, O, Y, O ---> Exampe:
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+asia Perispomeni <pogegrammeni,Prosgegrammeni*
AtGr+Shft+= (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, H, O ---> Exampe: or
+asia $aria
Shft+\ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, c, q, i, o, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, E, H, I, O, Y, O ---> Exampe:
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+asia $aria <pogegrammeni,Prosgegrammeni*
AtGr+Shft+\ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, H, O ---> Exampe: or
+asia <pogegrammeni,Prosgegrammeni*
AtGr+Shft+ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, H, O ---> Exampe: or
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+ialytika 7ia
` (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form ony): i, u ---> Exampe:
+ialytika Perispomeni
AtGr+` (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form ony): i, u ---> Exampe:
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+ialytika $aria
Shft+` (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form ony): i, u ---> Exampe:
Makron
- (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, i, u ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, I, Y ---> Exampe:
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7ia
(dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, c, q, i, o, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, E, H, I, O, Y, O ---> Exampe:
7ia <pogegrammeni
AtGr+; (dead key) & etter
- Vad etters (sma form ony): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
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Perispomeni
| (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form ony): o, q, i, u, m ---> Exampe:
Perispomeni <pogegrammeni
AtGr+| (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form ony): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
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Psili
(dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, c, q, i, o, p, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, E, H, I, O, Y, O ---> Exampe:
Psili 7ia
/ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, c, q, i, o, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, E, H, I, O, O ---> Exampe:
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Psili 7ia <pogegrammeni,Prosgegrammeni*
AtGr+/ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, H, O ---> Exampe: or
Psili Perispomeni
= (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, i, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, H, I, O, Y, O ---> Exampe:
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Psili Perispomeni <pogegrammeni,Prosgegrammeni*
AtGr+= (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, H, O ---> Exampe: or
Psili $aria
\ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, c, q, i, o, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, E, H, I, O, O ---> Exampe:
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Psili $aria <pogegrammeni,Prosgegrammeni*
AtGr+\ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, H, O ---> Exampe: or
Psili <pogegrammeni,Prosgegrammeni*
AtGr+ (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, H, O ---> Exampe: or
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$aria
| (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, c, q, i, o, u, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, E, H, I, O, Y, O ---> Exampe:
$aria <pogegrammeni
AtGr+| (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form ony): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
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$rachy
Shft+- (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, i, u ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (sma form): A, I, Y ---> Exampe:
<pogegrammeni,Prosgegrammeni*
Shft+| (dead key) & etter
Vad etters (sma form): o, q, m ---> Exampe:
Vad etters (capta form): A, H, O ---> Exampe: or
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Punctuation Marks
Ano kai kato telia
Shft+; & spacebar
Exampe:
Ano &elia
AtGr+Shft+|
Exampe:
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Aposiopitika
AtGr+.
Exampe:
Aristera -isagogika
AtGr+| (dead-key) & spacebar

Exampe:
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+e7ia -isagogika
AtGr+| (dead-key) & spacebar

Exampe:
-rotimatiko
; & spacebar
Exampe:
* : Prosgegrammen s how Ypogegrammen s caed on capta etters.
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