Configuring IME to use pinyin (漢語拼音) 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 | |||||||||||
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1.2 | Click on "Control Panel" and Control Panel appears | |||||||||||
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1.3 | In the control Panel popup window, click on "Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options" | |||||||||||
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1.4 | In the "Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options" window, click on "Regional and Language Options" | |||||||||||
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1.5 | In the "Regional and Language Options" popup window, click on "Languages" tab | |||||||||||
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1.6 | On this tab, check the "install files for East Asian language" box | |||||||||||
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1.7 | A dialog box of "Install Supplemental Language Support" window pops up. Click on button "OK" | |||||||||||
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1.8 | In the "Reginal and Language Options" window, click on button "Apply" | |||||||||||
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1.9 | A popup window appears to remind the user to insert Windows XP CD | |||||||||||
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1.10 | Insert the Windows XP CD. The progress of copying is being shown in "Regional and Language Options" dialog box | |||||||||||
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1.11 | A dialog box appears asking the user to restart the computer. Click on "Yes" to reboot the system | |||||||||||
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Configure Text services and input languages |
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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" | |||||||||||
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2.3 | In the "Text Services and Input Languages" window, click on button "Add" | |||||||||||
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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 |
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2.5 | Click on "OK" | |||||||||||
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2.6 | Note that "Chinese (Taiwan)" is added in Text Services and Input Languages window | |||||||||||
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2.7 | Click on "Advanced" tab in Text Services and Input Language window | |||||||||||
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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" |
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2.9 | Click on button "Apply", a dialog box pops up asking the user to restart the computer | |||||||||||
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2.10 | Click on "yes" | |||||||||||
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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" | |||||||||||
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3.3 | In the "Text Services and Input Languages" window, highlight "Microsoft New Phonetic IME 2002a" | |||||||||||
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3.4 | Click on button "Properties ..." | |||||||||||
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3.5 | In the "Microsoft New Phonetic Input Method 2002a Property" dialog box, check "Legacy IME" oval | |||||||||||
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3.6 | In the "Microsoft New Phonetic Input Method 2002a Property" dialog box, click on "Keyboard Mapping" tab | |||||||||||
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3.7 | In this tab, check "HanYu Pinyin" oval | |||||||||||
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3.8 | Click on "OK" in the "Microsoft New Phonetic Input Method 2002a Property" dialog box | |||||||||||
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3.9 | Click on "OK" in the "Text Services and Input Language" dialog box | |||||||||||
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3.10 | Click on "OK" in the "Regional and Language Options" window | |||||||||||
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Use IME for character input |
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4.1 | Start a WORD processor (e.g. Microsoft WORD or Notepad) | |||||||||||
4.2 | On the task bar, click on "EN" | |||||||||||
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4.3 | On the popup, click on "Chinese (Taiwan)" | |||||||||||
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4.4 | To enter "中國" in the text editor, key in letters "z h o n g" followed by digit "1" for the 1st tone | |||||||||||
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4.5 | A list of characters for pronunciation of "zhong1" is displayed | |||||||||||
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4.6 | Use one of the three methods below to select the character that you want: | |||||||||||
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4.7 | Then, a list of character is displayed for making phrases that starts with "中" | |||||||||||
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4.8 | Use one of the two methods below to select the character that you want | |||||||||||
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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   |
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5.2 | To enter symbols (e.g. 標點符號) | |||||||||||
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5.3 | To display a soft keyboard on the screen, go to the language bar; click on "tools"; select "Soft keyboard".   |
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5.4 | Use digit "5" for the light tone   |