Mac OS X Transliterated US Keyboard for Russian

Before you do anything, first check to see if the phonetic keyboard is already installed. If you don't have the following menu options on your system already, see below for further instructions:

• Go to System Preferences > International > Input Menu.
• Check the "Russian Phonetic" box
• Make sure the "Show Input Menu in Menu Bar" option at the bottom of the Input Menu window is selected.
• You should now see a little American flag appear toward the top-right of the desktop.
• Click on the American flag and select the new Russian Transliterated keyboard instead.

The basic layout:

How to obtain & use:

0. The computer must be running Mac OS X 10.2 (or greater)

1. Download the Package

2. Install the Package (requires "Admin" status)
Be sure to select the main startup disk as the installation disk.

3. Restart

4. Enable the keyboard in the Keyboard menu.
Open 'System Preferences' (under the Apple Menu), select 'International' and choose the 'Input Menu' tab. Find the '* Translit' keyboard and click its checkbox.

5. Use the keyboard.
From selected applications, change the keyboard setting from US to Translit by using the Input Menu shown in the menu bar across the top of the screen, often depicted as a small flag icon.