THIS ONLY WORKS IN CHROME ON A PC, MAC OR CHROMEBOOK.
It does not work on Chrome on an iPad or Android device; those are not true Chrome browsers.
STEP 1: Search for Google Input Tools in the Chrome Store
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STEP 2: Click + Add to Chrome . Click Add Extension when prompted.
STEP 3: You will receive the following confirmation:
STEP 4: The first time you click on the Extension icon, you will see Extension Options. Click that.
STEP 5: Scroll down to ע - Hebrew - עברית; click on the choice with the large ע. (The keyboard icon will give you a pop-up Hebrew keyboard that can be operated with a mouse on-screen; the Pencil icon will allow you to use handwriting.) Click the arrow between the boxes to select.
STEP 6: Now when you click the Google Input Tools icon in the active extensions section of Chrome (the upper-right corner) you will see your choices. Click on the עברית ע to select; click again to de-select.)
STEP 7: Now the fun starts. Type a Hebrew word in transliteration. Choose it when it pops up in the window.
STEP 8: If you need more words type them one by one until what you're looking for appears.
STEP 9: This also works for inserting the occasional word in a Google Doc. However, for more intense Hebrew typing, the pop-up keyboard is preferable.
Caveat: No matter how hard I try, I can't figure out how to make it recognize shehecheyanu (or any of its variants) as שהחיינו.
Ultimately though, you're going to have to learn how to touch-type in Hebrew.
