1. Setting Up Your Marshallese Keyboard
Marshallese Studies
College of the Marshall Islands
October 2014

2. Bun̄tōn 1: Kōpel̗l̗o̗ke juon blank Word document
Step 1: Open a blank Word document

3. Bun̄tōn 2: Jiped “Blank document”
Step 2: Click “Blank document”

4. Document eo ej aikuj wal̗o̗k āinwōt in
Document should look like this

5. Bun̄tōn 3: Jiped ‘Insert” tab eo
Step 3: Click “Insert” tab

6. Bun̄tōn 4 : Jiped “Symbol”
Step 4: Click “Symbol”

7. Bun̄tōn 5: Jiped “More Symbols…”
Step 5: Click “More Symbols…”

8. Bun̄tōn 6: Jiped m̗ade n̗e ej jāl lal̗ l̗o̗k; innām pukote “Calibri” im jipede
Step 6: Click the drop-down arrow [menu]; then look for “Calibri” and select it
Bun̄tōn 6: Jiped m̗ade n̗e ej jāl lal̗ l̗o̗k; innām pukote “Calibri” im jipede
Step 6: Click the drop-down arrow [menu]; then look for “Calibri” and select it

9. Bun̄tōn 7: Je nōm̗ba kein: 0304
Step 7: Type in the field the following digits: 0304

10. Bun̄tōn 8: Jiped “Shortcut Key…”
Step 8: Click “Shortcut Key…”

11. Bun̄tōn 9: Jiped “Ctrl” im “\” [backslash]
Step 9: Press “Ctrl” plus “\” [backslash]

12. Bun̄tōn 10: Jiped “Assign”
Step 10: Click “Assign”

13. Bun̄tōn 11: Jiped “Close”
Step 11: Click “Close”

14. Bun̄tōn 12: Je nōm̗ba kein: 0317
Step 12: Type in the field the following digits: 0317

15. Bun̄tōn 13: Jiped “Shortcut Key…”
Step 13: Click “Shortcut Key…”

16. Bun̄tōn 14: Jiped “Ctrl” im “~” [tilde]
Step 14: Press “Ctrl” plus “~” [tilde]

17. Bun̄tōn 15: Jiped “Assign”
Step 15: Click “Assign”

18. Bun̄tōn 16: Jiped “Close”
Step 16: Click “Close”

19. Using Your [Set Up] Marshallese Keyboard
Marshallese Studies
College of the Marshall Islands
October 2014

22. Combining Macron U+0304
For every letter that requires the line above [macron],
Type that letter [e.g., Aa]
Then press “Ctrl + \” [control + backslash]
Āā

25. Combining Acute Accent Below U+0317
For every letters that requires the comma/cedilla under [acute accent below],
Type that letter [e.g., Ll]
Then press “Ctrl + ~” [control + tilde]
L̗l̗

28. N̄e elōn̄ kajjitōk im jabdewōt, jeje l̗o̗k n̄an Wilbert ilo [If you have any questions, write to Wilbert ]