Setting Up Windows XP for Mandarin Input

Install Files for East Asian Languages

Microsoft product screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

Click on the "Languages" tab. If you have not done so already, you can install files for East Asian languages by clicking on the check box and clicking OK. Follow the on-screen directions for installing these files and then return to this tutorial.

Once the files for the East Asian languages have been installed, click the "Details" button to install one or more Chinese input languages.

• Open "Regional and Language Options"
• Install Files for East Asian Languages
• Add a Chinese Input Language
• Choose a Keyboard Layout
• Set the Properties for the Keyboard Layout