Change Chinese input method preferences on Mac
On your Mac, use the Input Sources pane of Keyboard preferences to set options for Chinese input methods. Before you can do this, you must set up a Chinese input source.
To open this pane, click the Input menu in the menu bar, then choose Open [input source] Preferences. For example, choose Open Pinyin - Simplified Preferences.
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Option | Available in | Description |
|---|---|---|
Type using the last used Latin keyboard layout (available only when you add more than one Latin input source) |
| Enable this option to use the most recent Latin keyboard layout (such as French or Japanese) instead of the standard ABC (QWERTY) keyboard layout. |
Shuangpin layout |
| Specify the layout that defines the mapping between letters and initial consonants and vowels. There are five supported layouts. |
Candidate window | All input methods | Specify the orientation (horizontal or vertical) and font size to use in the Candidate window. |
Show predictive completions | All input methods | Show predictive completions in the Candidate window as you type. The predictive completion appears as the second or third candidate in the window. |
Show candidates while typing |
| Show the Candidate window automatically after typing an input code. If you deselect this option, press the Space bar after typing an input code to open the window. |
Correct spelling |
| Automatically correct spelling errors as you type. |
Correct fuzzy pinyin |
| Enable spelling variations (called fuzzy pinyin). To customize fuzzy pinyin, click Advanced. |
Use Wubi Hua input mode |
| Select this option to type the first four strokes and the last stroke.
For most common characters, you don’t need to type the entire input code before you can choose it. |
Adjust word frequency |
| Make the most frequently used candidates appear first in the Candidate window.
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Map number pad keys to letter keys |
| Select this option to use keyboard keys instead of numeric keypad keys. If you want to use only a numeric keypad, deselect the checkbox. |
Insert spaces between Latin and Chinese text |
| Automatically insert spaces between Latin and Chinese characters when you type them together. If you don’t want spaces inserted, deselect the checkbox. |
Use halfwidth punctuation |
| Automatically use half-width punctuation marks whenever possible. |
Show traditional and rare characters |
| Show Traditional Chinese characters and infrequently used Chinese characters in the candidate list. |
Show simplified and rare characters |
| Show Simplified Chinese characters and infrequently used Chinese characters in the candidate list. |
Specialized vocabularies |
| Select the checkboxes for the vocabularies you want to use. Words from the vocabularies appear in the Candidate window when you enter their input codes. |