How to type in Chinese

Transcript

1. This course will test you on typing the Chinese characters. This is actually surprisingly easy, and delightfully satisfying to do. Sunday, 14 October 12
2. And now that you are getting pretty good, it is probably a good moment to start typing in Chinese! Sunday, 14 October 12
3. The process of setting it up will be a bit different depending on what kind of computer you are using. I use a Mac, so that is the system that I know best. Sunday, 14 October 12
4. So I will introduce how to do it on a Mac first, and then explain how to use it. If you aren’t a Mac user, then go to this link to get the Google tool for typing Chinese. Then skip on a couple of slides to get to the bit where I explain how to use it! Sunday, 14 October 12
5. Go to “system Preferences” Sunday, 14 October 12
6. Click on “Language and text” Sunday, 14 October 12
7. Select “input sources” Sunday, 14 October 12
8. Find “Chinese” in the list, and check the box next to it. Sunday, 14 October 12
9. Now you will see a flag in the bar at the top of the screen. Like this (mine shows a British flag): Sunday, 14 October 12
10. Select pinyin from the menu. Sunday, 14 October 12
11. Now when you type you will see character suggestions pop up. Like this: Sunday, 14 October 12
12. You just type the pinyin for the character that you want (without the tone) and then select the character from the list. Sunday, 14 October 12
13. So testing this way you get tested on both the pinyin (without the tone) and recognising the character at the same time. Sunday, 14 October 12
14. Now that you can type in Chinese, let’s get started with the HSK 4 course! Sunday, 14 October 12