TamilAnjal - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q 1 : can I use the existing keyboard to use TamilAnjal?

Q 2 : I have registered for this service. How do i get an email address: myname@tamilanjal.com?

Q 3 : I tried to send mail through tamilanjal.com. But the multi-line text box where the mail has to be typed is not enabled at all. Instead a solid grey box is appearing. How do I type the Tamil message?

Q 4 : While typing a message, i see only English & not Tamil.

Q 5 : Can the Tamil mails sent by using TamilAnjal be viewed directly using an email client software such as Microsoft Outlook.

Q 6 : Can the Tamil mails sent by using TamilAnjal be viewed as it is, on any mail service provider like the Hotmail, Yahoo.

Q 7 : I received a Tamil Mail. But I am not getting the Tamil Text in the mail. How do I get?

Q 8 : I received a Tamil Mail. As the Tamil Message is not displayed, I tried to select the link 'If the Tamil Message is not displayed, Click here to open in a new window'. But the link doesn't work.How do I view the Tamil Mail?

Q 9 : How do i send an email to a user if his email client software doesn't support Java?

Q 10 : I received a Tamil Mail. Using the link in the mail message, I downloaded the Tamil Font. But I am not getting proper Tamil letters in the mail. How should I get?

Q 1 : can I use the existing keyboard to use TamilAnjal ?

Yes. TamilAnjal uses normal keyboard to compose Tamil text.

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Q 2 : I have registered for this service. How do i get an email address: myname@tamilanjal.com?

TanilAnjal.com will soon provide a free email address with a mail storage space of 2MB. We will be sending the email id & the password to the registered users by mail shortly.

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Q 3 : I tried to send mail through tamilanjal.com. But the multi-line text box where the mail has to be typed is not enabled at all. Instead a solid grey box is appearing. How do I type the Tamil message?

This will happen if your browser doesn't support Java. TamilAnjal requires a Java-Enabled Browser. If your browser has Java support and even then if you face this problem, then check whether the Java & Javascripts are enabled in the browser settings. If disabled, set it enabled and then try TamilAnjal.
To view the list of browsers supported by TamilAnjal, Click here.

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Q 4 : While typing a message, i see only English & not Tamil.

Num Lock key is used to toggle between Tamil and English mode.
When the keyboard is in Tamil mode, the characters being typed will appear in Tamil Font.
When the keyboard is in English mode, the characters being typed will appear in English Font.
Use Num Lock key to toggle between Tamil & English mode.

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Q 5 : Can the mails sent by using TamilAnjal be viewed directly using an email client software such as Microsoft Outlook.

If your email client software supports the display of the messages in HTML format in the message view window, then the Tamil mails sent by using TamilAnjal can be viewed directly in the message window. For example, Tamil mails sent by using TamilAnjal can be viewed directly in Microsoft Outlook.
If your email client software doesn't support the display of the messages in HTML format in the message view window, then the mails sent by using TamilAnjal cannot be viewed directly. In this case, use the link 'If the Tamil Message is not displayed, Click here to open in a new window'. available at the top of the message. When you select this link, a new window will be opened and the Tamil message will be displayed.

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Q 6: Can the Tamil mails sent by using TamilAnjal be viewed as it is, on any mail service provider like the Hotmail, Yahoo.

Some mail services such as Yahoo displays the messages in HTML format in their message view window. In such services, Tamil mails sent by using TamilAnjal can be viewed as it is, in the message window.
Some mail services such as Hotmail displays the messages in text format in their message view window. In such services, Tamil mails sent by using TamilAnjal cannot be viewed directly. In this case, use the link 'If the Tamil Message is not displayed, Click here to open in a new window'. available at the top of the message. When you select this link, a new window will be opened and the Tamil message will be displayed.

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Q 7 : I received a Tamil Mail. But I am not getting Tamil text in the mail. How do I get?

If you are using an email client software to read the mail, refer Q5.
If you are using a web-based email service to read the mail, refer Q6.

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Q 8 : I received a Tamil Mail. As the Tamil Message is not displayed, I tried to select the link 'If the Tamil Message is not displayed, Click here to open in a new window'. But the link doesn't work. How do I view the Tamil Mail?

This happens with some of the email client packages such as Lotus Notes. In this case, using the 'Save' command in your email client software, save the message as a HTML file in your local system. After saving, open the saved html file using a Java-Enabled browser such as Internet Explorer 5.0. Now, the browser will display the Tamil mail.

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Q 9 : How do i send an email to a user if his email client software doesn't support Java?

Use the SendMail type as 'Send Message as Text' to send the message.
When this option is used, the message will be sent as text and the mail recipient can use any email client software to receive the message. But the recipient requires the IndoWeb Tamil font to read the message.
If the Tamil font is already available in the recipient's system, then the message will appear directly in Tamil. Otherwise, the user has to download and install the Tamil font using the link available in the message.

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Q 10 : I received a Tamil Mail. Using the link in the mail message, I downloaded the Tamil Font. But I am not getting proper Tamil letters in the mail. How should I get?

If you are using Outlook Express(IE) 4.0(or above), set the Encoding from the View menu (View -> Encoding) to User-Defined. If the Encoding is other than User-Defined, Indian language characters will not appear properly.

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