

But it's often very important to make your choice based on the region you are in or communicate with most - mainland/Singapore vs.

Some of you may choose based on which input method you prefer. "Chinese (Simplified)" actually includes a Traditional character option, and "Chinese (Traditional)" includes a Simplified character option, each with some limitations. Scroll to the right as needed to find "Chinese (Simplified)" and/or "Chinese (Traditional)" in the list: In the "Region and Language" section, under "Languages", select "Add a language": This will take you to the Time & Language settiings. And a right-click on the old-style taskbar input method button goes even deeper) (After this is set up, you can just click at the bottom of the input methods menu. Then in Settings, select "Time & language". In my little collage of images on the right are pieces of the Start menu and the Settings panel. Free Pinyin tone mark macros for Microsoft Word and ExcelĢ. If you need Pinyin with tone marks, you may be interested in these free downloads:ġ. Missing, broken, and just plain lame Chinese features Advanced features: desktop language bar, IME Pad, hotkeys, and moreĨ. Chinese handwriting input, speech input, and language packsĦ. Simplified character Pinyin input: the MSZY alternativeĥ. Traditional character Pinyin input: two alternativesĤ. Chinese input methods: basic setup (this page)ģ. I have to begin with the assumption that you are doing a clean install, so feel free to skip ahead to whatever features or settings you need:Ģ. But some features will often need to be downloaded again, and you will probably need to tweak your settings. You can sync most of your language settings from a previous Windows 8 or 10 installation if you use the same Microsoft account, and many will also survive an upgrade. But first, the Hanyu Pinyin Input Method! On later pages I cover handwriting input and other options. Meanwhile Windows 8 users should go ahead and install Windows 10, and may benefit from doing so. I plan to write up a new list for Win 10 soon, while expecting (hoping?) to see updates that fix some or all of these problems released in 2016. As I explain in more detail in my overview of Chinese language features in this release, at this time I cannot recommend that Windows 7 users upgrade, as many Chinese language features that were missing in Windows 8 are still missing in Windows 10. This is a guide to setting up Chinese input methods in Windows 10. In Non-Chinese versions of Microsoft Windows 10 Simplified AND Traditional Chinese Characters In Windows 10 A Quick Start Guide to Setting up Input Methods for

Windows 10 Chinese Pinyin Setup - Adding languages, keyboards :: Pinyin Joe
