Typing Korean on your computer.

[Brian]

All ths talk about Hanja . . . I forgot to mention you can type Korean on your computer, regardless of where you bought it. 

It'll take a little while for you to memorize where the Korean letters are on the keyboard.  I recommend buying a Korean keyboard at the store.  It'll plug right into your USB. 

Anyway, here's a guide to getting Korean to work on your computer.  You have to install/activate the Korean IME.  You also have to tell your computer to recognize Korean letters on the keyboard. 

http://www.declan-software.com/korean_ime/korean_ime.htm#XPinstall


You see to the right of the space bar that it says "한/영"?  You press this button to switch from Korean 한 to English 영.  If you don't have a Korean keyboard, you have to display the language bar and switch the language bar to Korean.  (the above link explains this.)  The bar should have 가.  If you press "alt" to the right of the keyboard,  it'll say "A." 

Incidentally, the 美 up there is the button you'd click to type Hanja on a non-Korean keyboard. 

[kaymac]

i'd been trying to find this post for a while, definitely useful tip! thanks, hopefully can get the laptop to do it now!

[hankmcmasters]

i tried to get a hangeul keyboard put on my macbook, but it was something like 175,000won.

a few other ways to get over this are to buy some stickers with korean letters and put them over the keys, use the character map for reference.  such stickers are available at almost any stationary store for around 1000won, usually there are many different kinds.

you can also print out a small copy of the character map and tape it somewhere handy.

[laura.hughes.a]

a few other ways to get over this are to buy some stickers with korean letters and put them over the keys, use the character map for reference.  such stickers are available at almost any stationary store for around 1000won, usually there are many different kinds.

I bought the Hanguel character stickers from an art store in Ulsan and love them. Probably one of the best investments I've put towards learning Korean, since it remind me (and inspire me to want to) try to type in it whenever possible.