How to Put a Pinyin Tonemark in PowerPoint

The Chinese keyboard will allow you to input Pinyin text.

Pinyin is the method of writing Chinese words using standard Roman letters, while tone marks indicate which tones should be applied to each vowel sound. Pinyin tone marks are essential to understanding the written language, as Mandarin Chinese has four tones, each of which give a different meaning to the same syllable. Adding Pinyin tone marks in PowerPoint requires that you have installed one of the Chinese language keyboards.

Instructions

Install the Chinese Keyboard

1. Click on "Control Panel" from the Start menu, then "Region and Language."

2. Click on "Change keyboards..." under the Keyboard and Languages tab, then click "Add..." under the General tab.

3. Click on the + next to "Chinese (Simplified, PRC)," click the + next to Keyboard, put a check in the box marked "Chinese (Simplified) - Microsoft Pinyin ABC Input Style," then click "OK."

4. Click on "Docked in the taskbar" under the Language Bar tab of the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box, then click on "Apply" and "OK."

Add Pinyin Text to PowerPoint

1. Open your PowerPoint presentation, and position the cursor where you want to enter Pinyin text.

2. Click on "EN" at the right-hand side of the taskbar, then choose "CH Chinese (Simplified, PRC)."

3. Click the taskbar icon that looks like a menu to open the Options Menu, then "Soft Keyboard" and "Pinyin Letters."

4. Use the soft keyboard or the corresponding letters on your keyboard to enter the Pinyin vowels you need, then click the "X" to close the soft keyboard. Add the necessary consonants to form Pinyin words.

References

• Windows: Add or Change Input Language