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# 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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