First day

ni hao, 你们好，

Ready to learn Chinese? Let's get started right away. Here are some things you need to do first though:

1. If you prefer to use your facebook account for emails and updates, please add me as a freind: wgao@mph.net.

2. Please also request to be listed on MPH Chinese 1 facebook group.

3. Please set up Chinese IME system on your personal computer. For instruction, check below:

Installing foreign language keyboard and bringing up on-screen keyboard layout in Windows XP

a. Click Start > Control Panel

b. Open Regional and Language options

c. Click on Languages tab

d. Click Details

e. Click Add

f. Select desired language and keyboard layout

g. Click OK

h. Click Apply

i. In taskbar, click on the "EN" and select “Chinese Simplified( PRC)”. May need to have program or document open where language can be input. Keyboard will switch between languages.

j. If on-screen keyboard desired, click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > On-screen Keyboard

Installing a Foreign Language Keyboard and bringing up on-screen keyboard layout in Windows Vista

a. From your Start menu, open the Control Panel.

b. In the Control Panel, go to Regional and Language Options (Classic View) or Clock Language and Region then Regional and Language Options.

c. Select the Keyboards and Languages Tab

d. Click the button that says Change keyboard…

e. Click Add

f. Expand “ Chinese” tree then expand Keyboard tree from the list.

g. Make a check mark beside the required keyboard(s) “Simplified Chinese(P.R.C). NOTE: You can preview any keyboard before adding it by highlighting its name then click on Preview… button

h. Click OK to add the keyboard to the Installed Services

i. Click OK to confirm and apply

j. To show the language bar if it is not there:

a. Right-click on the taskbar

b. Point to Toolbars

c. Click Language Bar

k. To activate on-screen keyboard:

a. Click Start button

b. Click All Programs

c. Click Accessories

d. Click Ease of Access

e. Click On-Screen Keyboard

Installing Chinese on Mac

a. click the Application icon on the Menu bar

b. click System Preferences in the drop down menu

c. click International ( in personal section)

d. click Input menu

e. find Simplified Chinese in list and make sure it is checked as well as

ITABC

f. exit

g. click the American flag on toolbar

h. select the Chinese flag, which is a red and yellow one with five stars.

i. turn on caps lock to stay in English