Apple Chinese Language Kit - Manual (Page 26)

26 Chapter 3
Entering and Editing Characters
The Traditional Chinese Input Method provides the following input modes.
The following sections describe how to use each of the input modes provided with the
Traditional Chinese Input Method.
Entering Chinese Characters Using the Cangjie Input Mode
The Cangjie input mode is a writing-based input mode. To use the Cangjie input mode, you
need to know how to write Chinese characters using the radicals and the rules defined by the
input mode for composing Chinese characters.
Input mode Method for entering characters
Cangjie Press keys for the radicals defined by the input mode to write
the character.
Jianyi (simple Cangjie) Press keys for the first and last radicals defined by the Cangjie
input mode to write the character.
Dayi Press keys for the radicals defined by the input mode to write
the character.
Pinyin Press Roman keys to spell the character phonetically using the
Pinyin transcription system.
Zhuyin Press keys for Chinese symbols ( bo po mo fo) to spell the
character phonetically.
Big5 Code Type a hexadecimal code for the character.
Password Type an AppleShare password. 1
1 If your AppleShare password is not accepted and you are sure you have typed the password correctly, choose this input mode
before you enter the password again.
Important
This manual explains how to use Cangjie with the Chinese Language Kit, but
does not explain how to use the Cangjie radicals. Several books are available in Chinese that
describe how to use Cangjie.