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Go to control panel and select Regional and Language Options

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From this view, click on "Language" Tab

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From this view, Click on Details.

If your system is not enabled for multilanguage, check these two check boxes. To complete this process, you may need op. system CD

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From this view, click "Add" button.

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Select "Tamil" from "input language" dropdown menu.

In the same dialog box, select "Tamil Phonetic" from "keyboard/IME" dropdown menu

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Now you can see a new keyboard With the name "Tamil Phonetic" is added under the language "TA-Tamil".

Click on "Apply"

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You can add short cut keys also. Click on "Keys setting" from the previous view. You will get this screen. Click on "Switch to English" and follow next pictures.

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For English select "1".

For Tamil select "2".

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After completing dialog boxes with "OK" buttons, you will find language bar at the right side of the screen. Select "TA" for Tamil.

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