4.1.1 Shift between Chinese and English

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  Chinese　　　　　English
• Use the mouse
  Click the left button of the mouse on the icon to shift between English and Chinese.
• Use the keyboard
  1. Press the Caps Lock key;
  2. Press Ctrl + Space on the keyboard.

4.1.2 Shift between Quanjiao and Banjiao

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  Quanjiao　　　　　Banjiao
• Use the mouse Click the left button of the mouse on the above icon to shift between Quanjiao and Banjiao.
• Use the keyboard Press Shift + Space on the keyboard.

4.1.3 Inputting Chinese Punctuation Marks

English punctuation　　Chinese punctuation

• use the mouse
  Click the left button of the mouse on the above icon to shift between Chinese and English punctuation marks.
• use the keyboard
  Use Ctrl + [.] (period mark) on the keyboard.
• Table of keys for Chinese punctuation
  1. Under the state of English punctuation, all marks shall correspond to keys on the keyboard.
  2. Under the Chinese state, all Chinese marks shall be correspond to keys as shown on the table below:
  
  
• Tips
  1. The shift button of Quanjiao/Banjiao will not be explained as it will be mentioned in the introduction on Microsoft Pinyin input method
  2. For the first time the input method is activated, it is under the state of inputting Chinese punctuation marks.

4.1.4 There are 13 kinds of soft keyboards provided in the Chinese input method built-in Windows 98.

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• Use the mouse
  
  1. open/close:
     Click the left button of the mouse on the above icon.
  2. 2. Select soft keyboards:
     Click the right button of the mouse on the icon to select different keyboards.
     
     
  The default condition of soft keyboards is standard PC keyboard.

4.1.5 Set up input method

• Steps:
  1. Click the right button of mouse on the input bar.
  2. Select Setup (Shezhi) option.

4.1.6 Word Association (Ciyu Lianxiang)

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• set up steps
  1. Open the input method setup window.
  2. Mark the checkbox before "Ciyu Lianxiang (Word Association)".
  3. Click OK.
• Example
  1. When "Ciyu Lianxiang (Word Association)" is not checked, you will see this on inputting Chinese: ang 昂
  2. After "Ciyu Lianxiang (Word Association)" has been checked, you will see this on inputting Chinese: ang 1.昂贵2.昂然3.昂首4.昂扬

4.1.7 Inputting words and expressions

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• Setup steps
  1. Open the input method setup window.
  2. Mark the checkbox before "Ciyu Shuru (Inputting words and expressions)".
  3. Click OK.
• Example
  1. When "Ciyu Shuru (Inputting words and expressions)" is not checked, you will see this on inputting Chinese: zi 1.嵫2.字3.自4.子5.紫6.籽7.吱8.姿9.滋
  2. When "Ciyu Shuru (Inputting words and expressions)" has been checked, you will see this on inputting Chinese: ziji 1.自己2.自给3.字迹

4.1.8 Zhujian Tishi

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  Zhujian Tishi means all characters and words starting with the Pinyin typed will be displayed as alternatives, so as to make users easier to select.
• Setup steps
  1. Open the input method setup window.
  2. Mark the checkbox before Zhujian Tishi.
  3. Click OK.
• Example
  1. When Zhujian Tishi (Display on each alphabet) is not checked, you will see this on inputting Chinese: ang 昂
  2. When Zhujian Tishi (Display on each alphabet) has been checked, you will see this on inputting Chinese: ang 1昂 2.肮3.盎4.鞍钢5.昂贵6.昂然7. 盎 然8.昂首9.盎司0.昂扬
• Tips
  When Zhujian Tishi is not checked, after typing valid alphabet, characters will be directly displayed on screen if there is no other characters sharing the same pronunciation. Otherwise, all characters sharing the same pronunciation will be displayed in the window of alternatives.

4.1.9 Set up Shougong Zaoci (Manually Making up Words)

• Setup steps:
  1. Click the right button of mouse on the input bar.
  2. Select Shougong Zaoci (Manually Making up Words) option.