To begin entering Chinese (Simplified) characters, first place the cursor in an HTML edit area of Internet Explorer or in the message body of an Outlook Express mail message.

Using the multilanguage menu located on the taskbar, switch to the IME keyboard layout. Do this by clicking on the multilanguage indicator and then selecting the Chinese (Simplified) IME from that list.

Once the IME is selected, a floating toolbar should appear on the screen.

Chinese/English toggle button:	Chinese input	English input
Full/Half width toggle button	Full-width character	Half-width character
Chinese/English punctuation toggle button:	Chinese punctuation	English punctuation
Complete/Double spelling toggle button��	Complete spelling input	Double spelling input

Note

• You can also toggle between Chinese/English input by pressing Caps Lock.

Chinese spelling consists of two types of characters, vowels and consonants, as follows:

Double spelling input key map

The following is the list of Chinese punctuation key position:

Chinese punctuation key position table