How do I add a Nepali keyboard in a Firefox browser on a windows machine accessing Numbers files from the iCloud?

I use my Apple iPhone to keep a list of Nepali words in a Numbers spreadsheet.

The spreadsheet is available to multiple devices that have access to my iCloud.

However, when I am on my Windows 10 Desktop Computer accessing the Numbers file created and maintained on my iPhone, I can not enter Nepali Devanagari script.

This ONLY appears to be the case when I am in a Numbers spreadsheet.


I have a Nepali keyboard in Windows 10 settings, so I can switch back and forth between English and Nepali keyboards in various browsers.


What do I need to do to be able to type in Devanagari script when accessing my Numbers files via a browser on my Windows 10 desktop PC.


Please advise.

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 12:37 PM

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Feb 26, 2019 9:28 AM in response to BuckeyeJoJo


What do I need to do to be able to type in Devanagari script when accessing my Numbers files via a browser on my Windows 10 desktop PC.

Using my Mac, I found that none of the iWork apps (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) on iCloud would accept Devanagari script content at all, from any browser. So it appears to be unsupported. ( I did not try naming files.) To ask Apple to fix that, go to


http://www.apple.com/feedback


Feb 26, 2019 9:17 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

"Do you have the same problem when using other Windows browsers?"


Yes. I have the same problem using IE, or Chrome, the same as when I use my preferred Firefox browser when accessing the Numbers Spreadsheet from my desktop.


"Are you able to type Nepali in all the other icloud iwork apps?"


Yes. I am able to type in Devanagari script using the icloud e-mail app via the Firefox browser on my Windows 10 Desktop PC.


Contacts - Yes

Calendars - Yes

Notes - Yes


Numbers - Yes and No


As a test, I tried to create a NEW spreadsheet in Numbers.

When I created the spreadsheet it asked which language I would like to create it in.

I don't remember answering a question like that when originally creating the file on my iPhone.

However, the file on my iPhone allows both English and Devanagari text to be entered.

On my iPhone, I have English, Hindi, and iTranslate keyboards loaded. I use all three keyboards in the file.

Neither Nepali or Hindi is a choice in the list of available languages when creating the spreadsheet on my Windows PC.


Here's the curious part...

The spreadsheet would NOT let me enter Devanagari text into the body of the spreadsheet.

When I switched to the Nepali keyboard on my desktop PC, and tried to enter Devanagari Text, nothing happened as I hit the keys of the keyboard.

When I switched back to the English keyboard on my desktop PC, pressing the keys on the keyboard worked again.

I tried switching back and forth with the same results.


I just happened to leave the keyboard in the Nepali mode, as I was trying to exit Numbers.

I thought I better name the file before leaving numbers, and to my amazement the file name was in Devanagari!!!


So the test was kind of a mixed bag.


I have also tried to type Devanagari into this reply.

The Devanagari keyboard does enter the Nepali text into my response, but fails when I try to "post" my response.

The error reads, " ! You have included content in your post that is not permitted. "

Once I remove the Devanagari text, the reply can be "post"ed successfully.



Feb 26, 2019 9:26 AM in response to BuckeyeJoJo


I have also tried to type Devanagari into this reply.
The Devanagari keyboard does enter the Nepali text into my response, but fails when I try to "post" my response.
The error reads, " ! You have included content in your post that is not permitted. "
Once I remove the Devanagari text, the reply can be "post"ed successfully.

Yes, for some reason these forums will not accept a number of Indic scripts, so you have to resort to photos if you need to post something using them. A fix for that has been requested, but it's not known when it might happen.

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