Configuring IME to use bopomofo (注音) for Traditional Chinese
1. Use control Panel to add East Asian Languages to Windows XP
1.1 Click on "Start" on the task bar to see a list of commands
 
 
1.2 Click on "Control Panel" and Control Panel appears
 
 
1.3 In the control Panel popup window, click on "Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options"
 
 
1.4 In the "Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options" window, click on "Regional and Language Options"
 
 
1.5 In the "Regional and Language Options" popup window, click on "Languages" tab
 
 
1.6 On this tab, check the "install files for East Asian language" box
 
 
1.7 A dialog box of "Install Supplemental Language Support" window pops up. Click on button "OK"
 
 
1.8 In the "Reginal and Language Options" window, click on button "Apply"
 
 
1.9 A popup window appears to remind the user to insert Windows XP CD
 
 
1.10 Insert the Windows XP CD. The progress of copying is being shown in "Regional and Language Options" dialog box
 
 
1.11 A dialog box appears asking the user to restart the computer. Click on "Yes" to reboot the system
 
 

2.

Configure Text services and input languages
2.1 After system restarted, repeat the steps 1.1 to 1.5 above to get to "Languages" tab of "Regional and Language Options"
2.2 click on button "Details"
 
 
2.3 In the "Text Services and Input Languages" window, click on button "Add"
 
 
2.4 In the "Add Input Language" window, select "Chinese (Taiwan)" in the upper box and
select "Microsoft New Phonetic IME 2002a" in the lower box
    
 
2.5 Click on "OK"
 
 
2.6 Note that "Chinese (Taiwan)" is added in Text Services and Input Languages window
 
 
2.7 Click on "Advanced" tab in Text Services and Input Language window
 
 
2.8 Check the box for "Extend support of advanced text services to all programs" and
uncheck the box for "Turn off advanced text services"
 
 
2.9 Click on button "Apply", a dialog box pops up asking the user to restart the computer
 
 
2.10 Click on "yes"
 
 
3. Specify Pinyin as the Input Method
3.1 After system restarted, repeat the steps 1.1 to 1.5 above to get to "Languages" tab of "Regional and Language Options"
3.2 click on button "Details"
 
 
3.3 In the "Text Services and Input Languages" window, highlight "Microsoft New Phonetic IME 2002a"
 
 
3.4 Click on button "Properties ..."
 
 
3.5 In the "Microsoft New Phonetic Input Method 2002a Property" dialog box, check "Legacy IME" oval
 
 
3.6 In the "Microsoft New Phonetic Input Method 2002a Property" dialog box, click on "Keyboard Mapping" tab
 
 
3.7 In this tab, check "Standard" oval
 
 
3.8 Click on "OK" in the "Microsoft New Phonetic Input Method 2002a Property" dialog box
 
 
3.9 Click on "OK" in the "Text Services and Input Language" dialog box
 
 
3.10 Click on "OK" in the "Regional and Language Options" window
 
 

4.

Use IME for character input
4.1 Start a WORD processor (e.g. Microsoft WORD or Notepad)
4.2 On the task bar, click on "EN"
 
 
4.3 On the popup, click on "Chinese (Taiwan)"
 
 
4.4 To enter "考試" in the text editor, key in letters "d l" followed by digit "3" for the 3rd tone
 
 
4.5 A list of "考" is displayed
 
 
4.6 Use one of the three methods below to select the character that you want:
4.6.1 use the up/down arrow key to highlight the character of your choice, depress space bar to select
4.6.2 type the digit in front of the character that you want
4.6.3 click on the character that you want
 
4.7 Then, a list of character is displayed for making phrases that starts with "考"
 
 
4.8 Use one of the two methods below to select the character that you want
4.8.1 use the up/down arrow to move the highlight to the character of your choice, depress space bar to select
4.8.2 hold down the shift key and type the digit in front of the character that you want
4.8.3 click on the character that you want
 
 
NOTES
5.1 Holding down <CTRL> key and depress space bar will toggle between EN and CH
Likewise, holding down <ALT> and depress <SHIFT> key can toggle between EN and CH also
 
5.2 To enter symbols (e.g. 標點符號)
5.2.1 Right Click the "CH" on the task bar
 
 
5.2.2 select "Restore the Language bar"
 
 
5.2.3 On the language bar, click on "tools"; select "symbols"; keyboard layout of symbols are displayed; click the symbol you want
 
5.3 To display a soft keyboard on the screen, go to the language bar; click on "tools"; select "Soft keyboard".
 
5.4 Use digit "5" for the light tone