Write Chinese Characters Using Pinyin and Microsoft's New Phonetic Input Method

Choosing the Correct Candidate Word

Microsoft product screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

In the example above, candidate word #7 is the correct choice. It can be selected with the mouse or by typing the corresponding number.

• Microsoft Windows Language Bar
• Click on the Language Bar
• Select Chinese (Taiwan) as your Input Language
• Toggle Between English and Chinese Input
• Begin Typing Pinyin in a Word Processor
• Correcting Chinese Characters
• Choosing the Correct Candidate Word
• Showing the Correct Chinese Characters