Chinese Issue
- How to view Chinese (or other language) with web browser?
- Can I input Chinese with MS Office?
- Should I install Windows XP if I am using Chinese Windows 98?
- How to set Language for non-Unicode programs to Chinese?
- How to install Traditional Chinese system language?
- How to install Hong Kong Supplementary Character Set (HKSCS)?
- How to install hanyu pinyin Chinese input method?
- What is locale & language group?
How to view Chinese (or other language) with web browser?
In order to view Chinese (or other language) with Windows XP, one has to set the Character Set of the browser to that particular language, for example:
Netscape: View -> Character Set -> Chinese
Internet Explorer: Internet Option -> Languages -> Chinese
Can I input Chinese with MS Office?
Yes. You can input Chinese with Office tools like Word, Excel except that there are limited Chinese fonts by default.
Should I install Windows XP if I am using Chinese Windows 98?
Although Windows XP supports multiple language, there are limited input methods and Chinese fonts. Our recommendation is to stay with the Chinese Windows system if your job nature requires to edit Chinese characters frequently.
How to set Language for non-Unicode Programs to Chinese?
The setting enables non-Unicode programs to display menus and dialogs in their native language. It does not affect Unicode programs.
- Click Start -> Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options
- At the Regional and Language Options dialog, click on Advanced tab
- At the Language for non-Unicode programs box, select Chinese (Taiwan) and then click OK
How to install Traditional Chinese system language?
- Click Start -> Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options
- At the Regional and Language Options dialog, click on Languages tab
- At the Text services and input languages box, click Details
- At the Installed services box, click Add
- At the Add Input Language dialog, select Chinese (Taiwan) at the Input Language field and then select appropriate input method such as Microsoft New Phonetic IME 2002a at the Keyboard layout/IME field
- Click OK and then click OK again to finish
How to install Hong Kong Supplementary Character Set (HKSCS)?
- Install Traditional Chinese system language if you haven't done so
- Click here to download HKSCS
- At the File Download dialog, choose Run this program from its current location and then click OK
- After the download complete, the installation program will be run automatically
- At the HKSCS Support for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP dialog, click Yes to continue
- At the License Agreement dialog, read thoroughly and then click Yes to continue
- After completing installation, click OK to finish
- You are recommended to install HKSCS again if any of the Regional and Language Options of Windows XP is subsequently changed
How to install hanyu pinyin Chinese input method?
- Click Start -> Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options
- At the Regional and Language Options dialog, click on Languages tab
- At the Text services and input languages box, click Details
- At the Installed services box, click Add
- At the Add Input Language dialog, select Chinese (Taiwan) at the Input Language field and then select Microsoft New Phonetic IME 2002a at the Keyboard layout/IME field
- Click OK
- At the Installed services box, highlight Microsoft New Phonetic IME 2002a and then click Properties
- Click on Keyboard Mapping tab
- Select HanYu Pinyin radio button and then click OK
- At the Regional and Language Options dialog, click OK to finish
- Afterwards, you can input HanYu Pinyin like wei4
- You can also get the list of characters with the same pronounciation by first select the Chinese character and then press DOWN arrow