To manually access IME settings in the Settings app, see Microsoft Pinyin/Wubi IME settings in this article. The conversion candidate window offers candidates whose readings (Pinyin) match what is typed. Move to the next candidate in the candidate window. Move to the previous candidate in the candidate window.

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With IME, a keyboard layout can be customized in Microsoft Bopomofo settings > Key assignment. IME supports the following layouts. The HanYu Pinyin layout can be used in one of the following ways. Type HanYu Pinyin followed by a tone. For example, type zhu4yin1 to get 注音. Note: The number 1 to 5 keys represent the four tones and the neutral tone.

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