Typing in foreign languages that use non-Roman character sets present special challenges to computer users. For Chinese students, the easiest way to enter characters is to utilize the Chinese Keyboard that comes with Windows.
Launch your Word Processing application, such as Microsoft Word, Notepad, or other application in which you wish to use Chinese.
In the lower right-hand corner of the task bar, select the Language block and choose Chinese.
When the Chinese keyboard is launched, several items appear in the taskbar alongside the language block:
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It is recommended that you use the Single byte method of Chinese and to set the Chinese/English input set at the "half moon" setting.
Click into your document. Any standard Windows font should have Chinese characters built into it. As you type, a block will appear with your English phonetic entries.
After typing in a phonetic entry, you can hit the space bar to get additional options, or you can select your phoneme with a 1, 2, 3, or 4 to inflect the proper tone of the character you wish. Press Return to continue to your next phonetic spelling.
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