How to install a Chinese keyboard on my computer?

How to install a Chinese keyboard on my computer?

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Using a Mac

• Go to System Preferences
• Choose Keyboard
• Choose Input Sources
• Click +
• Select Chinese (Simplified) – Pinyin – Simplified then click Add
• Make sure ‘Show Input menu in menu bar’ is checked.
• Use the language icon in the menu bar at the top to switch modes.

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Using Windows

• Click on the Windows Start menu button, then click ‘Control Panel’.
• Find ‘Clock, Language and Region’ and click on ‘Change keyboards or other input methods’.
• Click on ‘Change Keyboards’
• Click on add
• Scroll down and click the checkbox next to ‘Chinese (Simplified) – Microsoft Pinyin IME’.
• Click ok here and in Region and Languages as well.

You can now change to Chinese pinyin entry using the Language Bar in the lower right of your screen.

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How to type using Pinyin?

To type Chinese, simply select ‘Chinese’ language and then type pinyin using your keyboard. You’ll be presented with a number of different characters. Select the number of the character/s you want.

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Updated on: 05/07/2019