The IME is a separate application that must be run alongside Microsoft Office software.
Note: If Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not installed, Bengali will not appear as an option in the language support menu. Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator allows the user to create a new keyboard, if the default keyboard layout is undesirable. See Microsoft's Keyboard Layouts page to view various layouts available for Windows XP/2000/Server 2003. The keyboard may be viewed with the On-screen Keyboard Viewer ( Start > Program Files > Utilities > Accessibility > On Screen Keyboard).
(Click on "How to Install Fonts and Layouts" in the left navigation bar for more information). After the upgrade, the keyboard layout may be selected by navigating to: Control Panel > System > Languages.