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>From: "Richard Laden" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"
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>Subject: typing tone marks in MS Word/XP
>Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:12:03 -0800

I forwarded this inquiry to one of our UCB LangLab users who is coordinator
of the Chinese program, and she obtained this information:
From: "Tim Xie" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Cecilia Chu" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: typing tone marks in MS Word/XP
>Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:40:12 -0800

>Use Macro in Word
>
> You can create a Pinyin text in Word, but you need to create a macro file
in your Word. After you have created a macro file, type the text in Pinyin
with numbers. Run Macro and the Pinyin with numbers will be converted to
Pinyin with tone markers..
> Example:
>
>   Type 'Zhong1wen2 Pin1yin1 shu1ru4 fang1fa3. or Zho1ngwe2n Pi1nyi1n
shu1ru4 fa1ngfa3' in Word
>   Highlight the string, or move the cursor to the beginning of the string.
>   Click Tool, Macro, Macros, select unicodepinyin and run, or press Alt+F8
and select unicodepinyin and run.
>   The macro file will conver it to: Zhongwen Pinyin shuru fangfa.
>How to Create Pinyin Conversion Macros in Word?
> 1. Save the following macro text files:
> unicodepinyin.txt (http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/PINYIN/unicodepinyin.txt
convert pinyin with numbers to unicode pinyin font)
> unicodeback.txt (http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/PINYIN/unicodeback.txt convert
unicode pinyin font back to pinyin with numbers)
> 2. Use notepad to open unicodepinyin.txt
> 3. Edit, Select all, Copy
> 4. Close notepad
> 5. Open Word
> 6. Click Tool, Macro, Macros
> 7. Type 'unicodepinyin' in Macro name window
> 8. Click Create
> 9. Press Control and V at the same time to paste codes
> 10. Click File, Close and return to Microsoft Word
> The macro unicodepinyin is created.
> Follow the same procedure to create 'unicodeback' macro. (Name the new
macro 'unicodeback')
>Testing: convert pinyin with numbers to tones:
> Type: a1a2a3a4o1o2o3e1e2e3e4i1i2i3i4u1u2u3u4uu1uu2uu3uu4uu
> Highlight the typed line, click Tools, Macro, Macros
> Double click unicodepinyin and the line will be converted to pinyin with
tones:
> aaaaooooeeeeiiiiuuuuu
> Try unicodeback macro and see if pinyin with tones is converted back to
pinyin with numbers
>
aaaaooooeeeeiiiiuuuuu=>a1a2a3a4o1o2o3e1e2e3e4i1i2i3i4u1u2u3u4uu1uu2uu3uu4uu
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