- #PHONETIC SYMBOLS IN WORD 2010 INSTALL#
- #PHONETIC SYMBOLS IN WORD 2010 UPDATE#
- #PHONETIC SYMBOLS IN WORD 2010 UPGRADE#
If this doesn't work, a full reinstallation of 8.0 (and possibly avoiding the 8.1 upgrade) or an upgrade to Windows 10 may be your only solution. Windows 8 Pro desktops and laptops can run the automated Install.cmd command file in those packages just follow the steps in the ReadMe file. MSPY 2012 simply reinstalls the original Windows 8 Pinyin input method, but in the process fixes whatever Registry links are missing in your system.įor Windows 8 32-bit systems: MSPY2012_x86_en.zipįor Windows 8 64-bit systems: MSPY2012_圆4_en.zip If Pinyin is missing in Windows 8 or 8.1, installing MSPY 2012 usually fixes the problem. Phonetic Guide is still working on all my Windows 10 machines. Please let me know if you have suggestions or if I can help you work through this problem. I have a link to one free Pinyin ruby font on the third-party fonts page. The best solution may be to give up on Phonetic Guide entirely, and use ruby fonts with Pinyin above Chinese characters instead. As in the past, one of those updates will eventually fix this problem. Because updating is now automatic, all I can suggest is enabling Windows Insider Updates so that you receive system updates faster.
#PHONETIC SYMBOLS IN WORD 2010 UPDATE#
I had no reports of this problem in Windows 10 until after a cumulative update in November 2017, which affected some but not all users. If Pinyin is missing in Windows 10 this will be harder to fix than in the past, because Microsoft no longer releases standalone input method updates. Eventually with the help of a loyal reader I was able to find where to download that update, and I've been prowling Microsoft websites worldwide looking for new updates ever since. When I reported to Microsoft that I was experiencing this problem in Windows, they confirmed that the bug is not in Word, it is in the Windows Registry, but they offered no help and just told me to wait for an update.and refused to explain whether it was going to be an automatic update, or if not where I was supposed to find it. On a Mac, all you need to do is update Office. In Windows, the solution is to update the Pinyin input method when you can. Microsoft long ago released a very specific fix for the Zhuyin version of the same problem (see below), but for Pinyin they have been fixing it "accidentally" when releasing updates.
#PHONETIC SYMBOLS IN WORD 2010 INSTALL#
Sometimes something for this feature doesn't install right, or goes missing after a big upgrade. So where is the Pinyin? It's not you, it's Windows. No, you're not doing anything wrong! I have heard from people all over the world wondering why this does not work for them.Īfter selecting some Chinese characters and bringing up the Phonetic Guide dialog box, you should expect to see Pinyin (or Zhuyin as appropriate) automatically showing up in the fields I've circled on this screen shot:
But the Pinyin is not appearing in the dialog box. MS Word's Phonetic Guide, which adds ruby characters above selected text, should automatically offer Pinyin for any Chinese character. FAQ: Word Phonetic Guide Ruby Characters Missing Pinyin Zhuyin Bopomofo :: Pinyin JoeįAQ: MS Word's Phonetic Guide Not Displaying Pinyin or Zhuyin Ruby Text Getting Chinese to work on my computer shouldn't Be this hard.