
U
sing the
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i
m
plified Chines e Input Method 71
Using Stroke Input With the ABC Input Mode
The ABC input
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ode lets you press nu
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ber keys to enter strokes that
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ake up the character.
You can use strokes with either the ABC
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tandard or ABC
D
ouble Type input
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ode.
You can use strokes in co
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bination with the Pinyin spelling of the character. You can also use
only strokes to enter characters. To use only strokes to enter a character, select the
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troke
O
nly Input option in the Preferences dialog box.
(
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ee
“
S
electing ABC Preferences
”
on
page 88.
)
Note:
If a character has
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ore than one syllable, you
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ust use Pinyin to en ter it.
The ABC input
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ode defines eight strokes that you use to specify characters. Each stroke is
assigned to a nu
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ber key.
The first six strokes are individual strokes. The st rokes for 7 and 8 are actually co
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binations
of strok es . If a character contains th e strokes for 7 or 8, use that key rather than the
individual strokes.
You can enter up to six strokes for a character.
H
ow you enter the stroke depends on the
co
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plexity of the character:
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For si
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ple characters,
enter the strokes in the sa
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e order you wou ld use to write the
character.
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For co
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plex character s,
divide the character into two parts: right and left, upper and
lower, or ins ide and outside. You can enter three strokes for each part.
To enter this stroke: Press this number key:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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