

How can I input Chinese in Windows 7 English version? - Microsoft.Chinese Pinyin Setup inWindows 7 and Windows Vista - Pinyin Joe.In my view this is a much better set-up than the default Windows 7 Chinese input. Then use the shift key to switch between Chinese and English. Once you’ve installed it, you can enable high-quality Chinese input by pressing ctrl + space at any time. It’s just a standard installer as you might expect - you can install it easily by guessing which buttons to press! Don’t be intimidated by the Chinese on that page if you can’t read it. If you want an easier and better method, though, just use Google Pinyin. The above method will let you switch on the default Chinese input method for Windows 7. You can change it back to English at any time by clicking the icon and selecting English from the list again. Just select the language you want to type in and off you go.

When you click that icon, a list of available keyboards (input methods) appears. It’s the little box in the task-bar that says ‘EN’ or ‘CH’ etc. To use the Chinese input method, you click on the little language icon down in the bottom right of your screen. Now you’ve got the default Windows 7 Chinese pinyin input method enabled.

Select the one you want (probably 'phonetic' or 'new phonetic'). When you click on the language, a tree of input options for it will appear. Scroll down to the Chinese language you want, e.g. Another window appears showing input languages you can add. Another window will appear showing the currently available keyboards. (Don't worry, this won't disable or change your English keyboard.)
