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Introduction to Microsoft New Phonetic IME |
Microsoft New Phonetic IME is an intelligent IME. The Intelligent IME can convert the phonetic symbols you entered into correct Chinese phrases automatically according the context and the phrases you often use, no more need to select from the phrases with the same phonetic symbols.
Microsoft New Phonetic IME is similar to the traditional phonetic IME in basic operations and is even more convenient to use. You don't need to select from the phrases with the same phonetic symbols each time you input phonetic symbols, the new intelligent correction engine reduces the need of selecting candidates. If there is an error converting, simply correct it in the Composition Window using the Candidate list. Microsoft New Phonetic IME will be further combined with many Microsoft's Chinese products, and the user interface will be designed to provide more flexibility. The interface varies slightly in different platforms, please refer to User Interface. The functions also differ slightly, and they are described in respective sections.
Microsoft New Phonetic IME provides the new feature of Output Language for you to select whether Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese should be output. In addition, the setting of Character set is also added to support more Chinese characters. It becomes easier to use through a number of IME settings.
Microsoft New Phonetic IME provides many auxiliary functions, such as Intelligent Learning, New phrase learning and Learning Wizard. You can also customize the mapping of "Phonetic Symbols" and "Tone Marks" to meet your requirements and habits. The IME Pad includes Hand Writing, Strokes, Radical and Character List, allowing you to input texts and symbols in many ways.