Guide to install extra African keyboard layouts on Mac OSX. Languages inside: Akan, Ga-Dangme, Ge'ez, Gbe, Hausa, Igbo, Kikuyu, Lingala, Luo, Swahili, Tswana, Yoruba.

1. Introduction
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kasahorow keyboard installer for Mac works for all versions of OSX since 10.3
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2. Download & Extract
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Get an archive of the Mac OSX installer from
http://code.google.com/p/africakeyboards/downloads/list. The file you are looking for
has a ‘.mpkg.zip’ extension (without the quotes).
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Extract the .mpkg file from the zip archive.
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3. Install
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Double-click the package file to start the installer.
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4. Install cont'd
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Click ‘Continue’ and click ‘Install’ to perform a standard installation or click
‘Customize’ to perform a custom installation
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5. Install cont'd
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A standard install will install all the keyboard layouts included in the package to
/Library/Keyboard Layouts.
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You will be prompted to enter your password to allow the installer to proceed.
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6. Install cont'd
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A custom install will install the keyboard layouts that you select to /Library/Keyboard
Layouts – already installed layouts will be upgraded.
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7. Install cont'd
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You will be prompted that your current user session needs to be restarted in order for
the keyboard installation to complete. Click ‘Continue Installation’.
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8. Enable
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Enable your keyboard: Apple >> System Preferences >> International >> Input
Layout.
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Check the box that corresponds to your language to enable its layout – Lingala
enabled.
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9. Installation complete
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Log out and log back in to complete your installation.
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10. Select
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Select your keyboard so you can type – Hausa selected
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11. Use
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Start typing in your language! -- Akan typed.
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To preview your current layout, click on the layout indicator and click ‘Show Keyboard
Viewer’ -- Hausa keyboard shown with Keyboard Viewer.
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12. Help?
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Send kasahorow an email -- help@kasahorow.com
Thank you
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