Answers to Frequently Asked Questions -FAQ

 

How to videos

• How to Download Cree keyboard and font
• How to Install Cree keyboard and font
• How to use Cree keyboard and font
• How to Install Conversion Tool
• How to Use Conversion Tool

 

Cree fonts

• What fonts are available for East Cree and where can I get them ?
• I have installed my East Cree fonts but Internet Explorer still shows ‘`????’ How do I fix that?

Converting Text From One Font to Another

• How do I convert texts from one encoding to another?
• How do I convert syllabics between Windows and Macintosh?
• How do I convert syllabics from Macintosh to Windows?
• How do I convert syllabics to Roman spelling, or from Roman spelling to Syllabics?
• Converting Legacy encoded texts to Unicode.
• How do I create a PDF file with Syllabics?

How do I type in Cree Syllabic Symbols on my computer?
(Using Cree Syllabics across Operating Systems)

• Which Cree fonts should I use?
• How do I install Cree fonts and keyboards to use in my computer?

Available Syllabics Fonts

• What’s ‘Unicode?’
• What do you mean by ‘Legacy’ syllabic fonts or encodings?
• What do you mean by ’7-bit’ syllabic fonts or encodings?
• What do you mean by ’8-bit’ syllabic fonts or encodings?
• What about other syllabic fonts and encodings?

Miscellaneous Questions

• Sometimes when I work with tables in MSWord, I cannot see the dots in the syllabics, but when I print the document they are there.
• Why do other syllabics characters appear between words that I did not type?
• I type the right characters in syllabics, the syllabic characters mysteriously change to something else as I type.
• I try to type in syllabics, but I get weird characters instead, like  .
• I try to type in syllabics, but I get the Cree word spelled in Roman characters instead, like masinaahikin . (See also Unicode Questions)

East Cree Syllabics Usage on the Internet

• I want to put Cree on the Internet, what do I do?
• I want to browse a web page that has Unicode Cree syllabics, but they do not show up on my screen.
• Why can’t I use a Legacy encoding on the Web?
• Can I send and receive E-mail in syllabics?
• Can I chat using instant messaging in syllabics?
• How can I create web pages with Cree Syllabics that do not require users to download a font?