In Windows 8.1, the Simplified Chinese input experience has been significantly improved.
Microsoft Pinyin adds Chinese-English mixed-use, cloud input, new word hot words updated every day, desktop and modern style applications have the same input experience, touch screen keyboard intelligent view switching, accuracy and input efficiency is greatly improved.
We also offer a five-stroke input method for Windows 8.1 users, giving users who prefer to use the Wubi input method a better choice.
This article will briefly introduce some new Windows 8.1 Simplified Chinese input functions. If you want to know more, please go to the "Microsoft Pinyin Input Method" and "Microsoft Wubi Input Method" related introduction page.
Unified Input Experience
Windows 8.1 Microsoft Pinyin input method fully integrates the traditional desktop (desktop) with the cool modern (modern), as well as the physical keyboard and touch screen keyboard input experience. As long as you use the Microsoft Pinyin input method built into Windows 8.1, you can get a consistent user experience regardless of which platform on the Windows system or which device you use. There is no longer the same input method but different. There are different interfaces and experiences on the platform or device.
Easy Chinese and English mixed input
Microsoft Pinyin input method not only has the English word association input function, but also can carry on the Chinese and English mixed input without any input mode switching operation - the user only needs to input the pinyin string and the English word . See example:
Support for cloud input
Windows 8.1 Microsoft Pinyin input method has cloud input function, which is based on Microsoft's powerful, stable and secure cloud computing platform. Microsoft Cloud Computing Centers around the world provide fast and accurate cloud candidates for Microsoft Pinyin input, enabling users to have a consistent input experience anywhere in the world.
Special note: Because you want to get cloud candidates, Microsoft Pinyin input method needs to send the pinyin string typed by the user to the cloud computing platform. In order to respect the user's right to know and choose, the Microsoft Pinyin input method does not enable cloud input by default. Function, users can turn this function on or off at any time through the Microsoft Pinyin input method setting interface.
The input method will determine your current network access type. If your current device does not have access to the network, or if you are using a charged 3G network (according to the network card statement), the input method will not send a cloud computing request.
Hot Words Update Everyday
Under the premise that users agree to install Windows updates and connect to the Internet, Microsoft Pinyin input method pushes and updates new words to users every day. The update is automated in the background, with no annoying pop-up ads.
For example, in the example below, "Ten move refusal" is not in the built-in dictionary of Windows 8.1 Microsoft Pinyin input method, but from the hot word update.
Touch Screen Keyboard - Smart View Switching
Microsoft Pinyin Input Method Touch Screen Keyboard can automatically detect the properties of input objects, dynamically switch input mode mode and touch screen keyboard view, eliminating the need for users to manually switch . The Microsoft Pinyin input method touch screen keyboard can recognize up to dozens of input object attributes, such as Chinese text, English text, email address, URL, phone number, password, and so on.
The following two examples show that in the Windows New Contacts app, when the input focus is in the “Email” and "phone number" area, the Microsoft Pinyin input method touch screen keyboard can only be made response.
Email:
You can get more email addresses related to your email address by tapping the ".com“ button on the touchscreen keyboard.
Phone number:
Touch screen keyboard-Color emoticon
Windows 8.1 Microsoft Pinyin input method Touch screen keyboard provides hundreds of colorful emoticons and can remember the user's most recently used expressions symbol. Colorful emojis make your emotions more direct, more colorful, and richer, helping you to become a smile and a master!
Touchscreen Keyboard-Text Digital Mixing
For Windows 8 Microsoft Pinyin For input touch screen users, entering text and digital mix content is not a very pleasant thing. Users need to constantly switch between the pinyin view and the digital view on the touch screen keyboard. In Windows 8.1, this unpleasant thing will not happen again. – Users can enter numbers directly in the Pinyin view, just press and hold the letter key to get the corresponding number to enter.
Optimizing multi-machine synchronization
With the continuous optimization of language models, continuous improvement of algorithms, and continuous improvement of computer performance, Microsoft Pinyin input method has more functions built into the core engine of the input method. These functions work intelligently during the user's input process, without the need for the user to manually set or switch. In addition to settings related to user consent (such as turning on/off cloud candidates) and a few very personal settings (such as fuzzy sounds, full spells, etc.), Microsoft Pinyin input method minimizes setting options, making use of Microsoft Pinyin The input method has become easier and easier.
By benefiting from the synchronization function of Windows system, Microsoft Pinyin input method settings and user dictionary can also automatically roam real-time synchronization on different machines, so users can get a consistent input experience anytime and anywhere & ndash; just use Microsoft account to log in Windows system and the synchronization function of the system is turned on without any extra operation.
New five-stroke input method
In order to meet the input requirements of the majority of Wubi users, Windows 8.1 has built-in Microsoft Wubi input method. Microsoft's Wubi input method is based on the 86 version. Microsoft's Wubi input method and Microsoft Pinyin input method also provide a unified input experience in the desktop and modern user interface.
Microsoft Wubi Input Method Input Experience
If you have more than one candidate after entering the five-stroke full code, then the next letter you type will automatically be selected on the screen, and the letter will also be The first five-stroke code that is the next Chinese character to be input is displayed in the input area. For example, first type the five-stroke code “aaaa”, then enter “b“, the first candidate>work<quo;automatically screen, and the letter”b” as the first five-character code of the next Chinese character Displayed in the input area.
If the full code you entered is a blank code and there is no candidate, then the next letter you type will be displayed in the input area as the first five strokes of the next character to be entered. The full code previously entered will be discarded. For example, after entering the empty code “dufi”, then enter “a“, then the empty code”dufi“ will disappear, and the letter ”a“ will be displayed in the input area.
Win8 Home (http://win8e.com) Broken: Windows 8.1 Microsoft Pinyin input method will be traditional desktop (desktop) and cool modern (modern), as well as physical keyboard and touch screen keyboard The input experience is fully integrated. Some people say that Win8 is rotten. Some people say that their own input method is bad. I believe that most of these students have not used it or their opinions have stayed for several years. Microsoft's progress in win8.1 upgrades and its own input method is very obvious. So judge whether it is good or bad, feel it, think about it and speak again.