Entering Punctuation with Leading Key
In Microsoft Intelligent IME, the less used ` key are used as the Leading Key to enter Chinese punctuation symbols quickly. This key usually locates at the top left corner of keyboard. To enter a Chinese comma, press ` and click the , (comma) key, Microsoft Intelligent IME will know that you want to enter a Chinese，(comma symbol) and output one.
The best thing about this is that you can enter Chinese punctuation marks in any text editor without any additional program or mode switching, and you can even enter Chinese punctuation marks and English punctuation marks simultaneously.
Please keep this in mind: to enter a Chinese punctuation mark quickly, simple type ` and the desired punctuation mark. The keys correspond to frequently used Chinese punctuation marks are as follows.
| Key | Punctuation | Name |
|---|---|---|
| , | ， | Comma |
| . | 。 | Period |
| ? | ？ | Question mark |
| ! | ！ | Exclamation mark |
| : | ： | Colon |
| ; | ； | Semicolon |
| * | ＊ | Asterisk |
| ' | 、 | Caesura sign |