Teaching a friend in 30 seconds

By Alvin Lai

“i realized i didn’t have your new number. wanted to ask you, do you know any free software that i can download that’ll allow me to type in chinese? thanks for the help.”
My friend Qixiang emailed to ask how to type Chinese on a Mac, so I used Storyteller to create an online guide with annotated screenshots for every step:

In-built Chinese input support in Mac

Here’s how:

  1. Run System Preferences in /Applications

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  2. Select language and text

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  3. Make sure the chinese inputs u want are checked, also check the checkbox to show input menu in menu bar.

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  4. Then you’ll be able to type in Chinese already

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Enjoy!

How long did I take with Storyteller? 30 seconds.
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