Adding the 'ABC - Extended' keyboard on Mac OS. The 'ABC - Extended' keyboard is the input method you'll need to select when you want to type pinyin with tone marks. On older Mac operating systems, this may also be called the 'U.S. Extended' keyboard. Here are step-by-step instructions for adding the ABC - Extended keyboard on Mac OS: 1: Open. Sign up to get my best Chinese learning tips: http://bit.ly/1IVAB0y.
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Chinese and Cantonese Input Method User Guide
When using a Simplified Chinese input source, you can use keyboard shortcuts to change the input source, open preferences, or convert text.
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Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Switch to the Pinyin - Simplified input source | Control-Shift-P |
Switch to the Shuangpin - Simplified input source | Control-Shift-S |
Switch to the Wubi Xing input source | Control-Shift-W |
Switch to the Stroke input source | Control-Shift-H |
Open the Trackpad Handwriting window (if you have a trackpad) | Control-Shift-Space bar |
Open the punctuation window | Option-Shift-B |
Show structural candidates | Shift-Space bar |
Open the Facemarks & Punctuation window | Shift-6 |
Forget the selected word | Shift-Delete |
Find an input code | Option-Shift-L |
Convert Simplified Chinese text to Traditional Chinese text | Control-Shift-Command-C For this shortcut to work, the Chinese conversion service must be enabled for an app. From the app's menu in the menu bar, choose Services > Services Preferences, scroll on the right until you see Text, then make sure the checkboxes for the Convert Text services are selected. |
Use half-width punctuation | Option-Shift-H |
Open help for an input source | Option-Shift-E |
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