English_Chinese Input Method

You can use the English_Chinese input method in both zh_TW.EUC and zh_TW.BIG5 locales. With this method, you type English words of up to 15 keystrokes that are mapped to Chinese phrases. For each keystroke, a lookup window displays characters that match your input. To select a character, you type the number that corresponds to your lookup choice. For more information, see How to Search and Select Lookup Choices.

How to Type English_Chinese Characters

The following procedure shows you how to use this input method to enter the Traditional Chinese phrase for the English word, “hello”.

1. Follow the steps in the procedure How to Select an Input Method to select the input mode.

   English_Chinese conversion mode appears in the status area.

   

2. Type the key sequence hello.

   

3. Type the 4 key to select the corresponding Traditional Chinese phrase.