Apple Chinese Language Kit - Manual (Page 69)

Using the Simplified Chinese Input Method 69
To enter a character using ABC Double Type, you press two keys to spell the character
phonetically:
m
If the sound of the character starts with a consonant, press the key for the consonant
sound first, then press the key for the vowel.
m If the sound of the character starts with a vowel, press the
o
key, then the key for the
vowel, followed by the key for the consonant.
As you type, the input mode converts the keys to the standard Pinyin spelling. In some cases,
when you press a key several letters appear. (See “Using Simplified Pinyin” on page 70.)
Like the ABC Standard input mode, you can enter a single Chinese character or a phrase
consisting of several Chinese characters before you select the characters you want.
When you finish entering the keys, press the Space bar or Return. The selection palette
appears for you to select the character you want to enter. If you have entered keys for several
characters, the selection palette remains open for you to select each character in the phrase.
For example, press the following keys to enter the characters for “Apple Computer”:
English
word Chinese
character
Pinyin ABC Double Type keys
Apple
ping
py
guo go
Computer
dian
dw
nao nk