Solutions to Read and Type Chinese under English Operating Systems
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For Windows 9x/ME/NT4.0, IE5.5 or higher versions and Microsoft
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1.1. To install Microsoft Simplified Chinese Language Pack
To read and type Simplified Chinese characters under English
Windows 9x/ME/NT4.0, IE5.5 or higher versions, you must download
Microsoft Simplified Chinese Language Pack or get add-on program
from a third party software manufacturer. You may click on the
following link to download Microsoft Simplified Chinese Language
Pack or visit Microsoft Global IME page to get technical assistance.
(The abbreviation "IME" refers to "Input Method Editor".)
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- Simplified Chinese
(4.2 MB) - Download from local site
- Click the above link to download Microsoft Simplified
Chinese Language Pack to a temporary directory on your local
disk.
- Find the installation scmondo.exe in the
temporary directory on your local disk, double-click it
to execute the installation step by step according to its
guide. The computer will be restarted after installation
and Microsoft Global Chinese (Simplified) IME will be visible
in the Multilanguage taskbar menu (in the lower right),
Chinese should be displayed in the Microsoft Internet Explorer.
1.2. To configure Microsoft Chinese Language Pack
Microsoft Chinese Language Pack has only one Chinese input
method, i.e. Microsoft Pinyin Input Method. You may configure
its property as needed. To configure input method of Chinese:
- Click on the Multilanguage Indicator (in
the lower right) and then selecting the Chinese (Simplified)
IME from that list.
- Once the IME is selected, a floating toolbar (in the lower
left) and pen icon (in the lower right) should
appear on the screen.
- Right-click on the pen icon and selecting
"configure input method" from the pop-up menu. There are
four input mode options:
- Spelling Input
Word Auto-Complete:
Recognizes and completes the character from the input
of a consonant which can reduce the number of keystrokes
required.
South Fuzzy Pronunciation Input:
Allows the input of words with "fuzzy" pronunciation.
- Alternative words
Step-by-step Prompting:
Displays characters with the same syllables in a suggestion
window so you can correct words as you type.
- Other functions
Ô“ Word learning:
The IME learns from past user selections and corrections
to provide the desired characters.
1.3. To type Simplified Chinese characters
Microsoft Chinese Language Pack has Microsoft Pinyin Input
Method built-in. To type Chinese (Simplified) characters,
first place the cursor in an HTML edit area of Internet Explorer.
Then click on the Multilanguage Indicator (in the lower right)
and select the Chinese (Simplified) IME from that list. Once
the IME is selected, a floating toolbar should appear on the
screen.
- Click on the first button on the left of the floating
toolbar to shift between Chinese and English
input methods. You can also toggle between Chinese/English
input by pressing Caps Lock
- Click on the second button on the left of the floating
toolbar to shift between full and half-width
input.
- Click on the third button on the left of the floating
toolbar to shift between Chinese and English
punctuation.
- Click on the fourth button on the left of the floating
toolbar to shift between complete spelling input
and double spelling input.
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2. For Windows 2000 and IE 5.0 or higher
versions
2.1. Solution to read Chinese
Windows 2000 has an excellent level of built-in Chinese
support, Chinese input methods and Chinese fonts are included
in its CD-ROM and are easily installed. To read Chinese under
English Windows 2000:
- Click the Start button, pointing to Settings
and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Regional Options icon in Control
Panel.
- On the General tab, drag the scrollbar of the
edit box under Language setting for the system,
find Simplified Chinese, select the checkbox
before it and then click OK button.
- After click the OK button, the system may prompt
you to insert Windows 2000 CD-ROM. Please insert the CD-ROM,
find the file named c_10008.NL_ and click Open
button. The computer will automatically copy all files needed
to your local disk. After copying, it will prompt you restarting
your computer. Click Yes button, the computer
will be restarted. You will be able to read Chinese under English
Windows 2000 after restarting your computer.
Please note:
You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators
group to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected
to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from
completing this procedure.
2.2. Solution to type Chinese
To type Chinese, use the same method as above-mentioned to open
Control Panel, double- click Regional Options
icon in Control Panel and follow the steps here
below:
- Click Input Locales tab and find Installed
Input Locales.
- Click Add button under Installed Input
Locales and Add Input Locales dialog box
will be prompted.
- Click the scrollbar of the drop-down menu and
select Chinese (PRC) under Input Local.
- Click the scrollbar of the drop-down menu to
select the input method of Chinese you need under Keyboard
layout/IME, then click OK button.
- Go back to Input Locales tab in the Regional
Options dialog box, you will find the new added input
method under Installed Input Locales on Input
Locales tab, Enabling the indicator is recommended.
Click OK button, close Regional Options
window. You will be able to type Chinese.
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For Windows 9x/ME/NT4.0, IE5.0 or lower versions and Microsoft
Simplified Chinese Language Pack. |
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