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>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:41:52 -0500
>Subject: Re: #7851.7 Typing Chinese tone marks in MSWord/XP (!)
>To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"
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>From: "Laura Diao Qin" <[log in to unmask]>
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Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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>>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:43:25 -0600
>>From: "Carly J. Born" <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Re: #7851 Typing Chinese tone marks in MSWord/XP
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>>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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>>User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206)
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>I have edited the US International keyboard to include the macron and I
>believe it contains the other necessary characters for typing pinyin.
>I'll check it.  If you'd like to try it out, I'll be happy to share it
>with you as long as you give me feedback on how well it works.
>
>The keyboard is designed to work in Windows 2000 or XP and use unicode
>fonts.  As long as the font contains the characters necessary, this
>keyboard can use it.
>
>carly
Carly,

I'd also like to try this keyboard.  We are hoping to replace NJStar with
Word, so this added feature will be useful to convince the Chinese
department professors.

Thanks.

Laura Qin
Information Services
Wellesley College
PNE-429
781-283-3923



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