Enter handwritten Simplified or

Write Chinese characters directly on the screen with your

Traditional Chinese

finger. As you write character strokes, iPod touch recognizes

 

them and shows matching characters in a list, with the closest

 

match at the top. When you choose a character, its likely

 

follow-on characters appear in the list as additional choices.

 

You can get some complex characters by writing two or more

 

component characters. For example, enter (fish), then

 

(bristle), to get (partial name of Hong Kong International

 

Airport), which appears in the character list with an arrow next

 

to it. Tap the character to replace the characters you entered.

 

With Simplified Chinese handwriting, Roman characters are

 

also recognized.

 

 

Convert between Simplified and

Select the character or characters you want to convert, then

Traditional Chinese

tap Replace. See “Editing—Cut, Copy, and Paste” on page 33.

 

 

Enter Vietnamese

Touch and hold a character to see the available diacritical

 

marks, then slide to choose the one you want.

 

You can also type the following key sequences to enter

 

characters with diacritical marks:

 

ÂÂ

aa—â

 

ÂÂ

aw—ă

 

ÂÂ

ee—ê

 

ÂÂ

oo—ô

 

ÂÂ

ow—ơ

 

ÂÂ

w—ư

 

ÂÂ

dd—đ

 

ÂÂ

as—á

 

ÂÂ

af—à

 

ÂÂ

ar—ả

 

ÂÂ

ax—ã

 

ÂÂ

aj—ạ

 

 

 

When Simplified or Traditional Chinese handwriting formats are turned on, you can enter Chinese characters with your finger, as shown:

Touchpad

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