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Magic Trackpad: Using Trackpad Handwriting with Simplified or Traditional Chinese

Posted in Apple Portable Computers

Summary

Learn how to use Magic Trackpad or a portable Mac trackpad that supports Trackpad Handwriting to enter Chinese characters into a Mac OS X application.

Products Affected

MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Air (Mid 2009), MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011), Magic Trackpad, iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008), iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2008)

With Trackpad Handwriting you can draw Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters using your finger with Magic Trackpad or portable Mac computers that support Trackpad Handwriting. You can enter Chinese characters in any application that recognizes the Chinese input method. For example, you can write documents in Text Edit, search the web using Safari, or compose an email message using Mail by drawing the characters with your finger.

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