Times New Roman Navajo (True Type)

Times New Roman Navajo was created for ease of typing Navajo characters and to allow for multi-platform documents. It is not a complete font set and should not be regarded as such. It has been taken from Times New Roman, copyrighted by the Monotype Corporation, and needs to work in combination with that font. Users must already own or purchase the Times New Roman font set if they wish to use Times New Roman Navajo.

Characters

Times New Roman Navajo uses the number and symbol keys for Navajo characters to allow for ease of typing. It also requires no special keyboard mapping, allowing for multi-platform documents. The trade-off is that users must switch to the base font, Times New Roman, if they wish to type a number or symbol.

The layout is as follows:

• The 3 Navajo A's correspond on the keyboard to the 1-2-3 keys. Capitol letters are accessed by holding down the shift key.
• The 3 Navajo E's correspond on the keyboard to the 4-5-6 keys. Capitol letters are accessed by holding down the shift key.
• The 3 Navajo I's correspond on the keyboard to the 7-8-9 keys. Capitol letters are accessed by holding down the shift key.
• The 3 Navajo O's correspond on the keyboard to the 0---= keys. Capitol letters are accessed by holding down the shift key.
• The slash L corresponds to the [ (left bracket). The accented N corresponds to the ] (right bracket) with capitol letters being accessed by holding down the shift key.

Word Processor Issues

To effectively use Times New Roman Navajo, users must disable the auto replace functions in their word processors. These functions are system based and do not allow for number strokes or symbol strokes to be contained in words. In other words, while typing a 3 in Times New Roman Navajo might display a Navajo A, the computer will interpret it as a 3. By disabling these auto replace functions, users will not have their Navajo words "corrected" for them.

Installation

Included are 4 versions of Times New Roman Navajo - the plain font, a bold version, an italic version, and a bold italic version. Users should use Stuffit expander to unstuff the fonts, then install these 4 fonts per their software requirements. On Mac, users just drag the fonts into their font folders.