setting up your computer to read malayalam newspapers or blogs

Some of you, are not able to read malayalam contents in the internet.You are probably seeing very distorted words(a mix english & malayalam words and signs&symbols).This problem is due to the absence of a correct malayalam font in your computer.It can be corrected very easily by installing the proper malayalam font.

Common malayalam sites like malayala manorama and deepika has provided instructions to its readers to solve this issues.They have a separate section dedicated to help readers who uses different browsers like internet explorer,mozilla firfox,opera,safari etc.(manorama section,deepika section)

Basically for any malayalam site,you have to take care of 2 things...

1. install correct font
a. manorama
b. deepika
c. ANJALI OLD a must for any other sites than above

after downloading these font files....

Copy/Cut that file >>>>> Click Start >>>> click Control Panel >>> double click Fonts >>>> clck Edit >>>> paste the file in that Fonts folder.Thus you partially installed the font.now Click file(inside fonts folder where u pasted the downloaded file) and click install new fonts...complete the steps as it comes...

2. make some essential changes in the computer and browser settings ,if required

a. Click Start >>>> click Control Panel >>> Double click on Internet Options >>>> click on Fonts and Select Language Script Malayalam >>>>> Then select Web page font as AnjaliOldLipi

b. Click Start >>>> click Control Panel >>> double click regional and language options >>>>> clcik language tab >>>>> under supplemental language support,TICK install files for complex script...click ok

for further understanding ...pls check malayalam fonts and how to write in malayalam

wish you happy reading .....