Apple Chinese Language Kit - Manual (Page 33)

Using the Traditional Chinese Input Method 33
6 If you write a component that corresponds to a Dayi radical and then write other strokes
that cross over it, enter the Dayi radical first.
7 To enter a phrase consisting of two or three characters, follow these rules:
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If the phrase consists of two characters, enter the first and last radical for each
character.
m If the phrase consists of three or more characters, enter the first radical for the first,
second, and third characters, and the last radical for the last character in the phrase.
To enter a character using the Dayi input mode, follow these steps:
1 Choose Dayi from the Pencil menu.
2 Select the options you want to use:
3 Press the keys for the radicals to enter the character.
Press up to four keys to specify the character.
The input palette appears if the application you are using does not allow you to enter
characters directly into a document. (See “Using the Input Palette and Inline Input” on
page 44.)
4 Do one of the following:
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Press Return to enter the character.
m Press the Space bar to see the selection palette.
m Press Enter to enter the radicals without converting them to a character.
If you want to Do this:
See the keys to enter characters
in the selection palette Choose Show Input Keys from the Pencil menu.
See suggestions for subsequent
characters to enter Choose Show Associated Words from the Pencil menu.
The selection palette appears after you enter a character
showing characters that commonly follow the one you entered.
Keep the input palette open
while entering characters Choose Preferences from the Pencil menu and select the Keep
Input Palette Open option. (See “Selecting General
Preferences” on page 48.)
Keep characters in the input
palette Choose Store Characters from the Pencil menu.
Use dictionary files Choose Preferences from the Pencil menu and select the
dictionary files to use. (See “Selecting Dictionary Preferences”
on page 50.)