Array Input Mode

Array input mode works on the radicals that compose Chinese characters. It contains 260 radicals and allocates them on the keyboard in ten columns and three rows. To used this input mode effectively, you need to memorize only ten basic keystrokes. All radicals are naturally allocated on the keyboard by the basic keystrokes.

Typing Array Text

This section contains instructions on how to use the array input method to input Chinese characters.

1. Type Control-spacebar to turn on Chinese input conversion.

   The mode appears in the status area.

   

2. Type x.

   The Array input converter finds several matching characters, so it automatically displays a lookup choice window:

   

3. Type [Shift + a] to select the appropriate character.

   The radicals are converted and the corresponding character appears: