HOWTO: create new phrases in NJStar Chinese IME

NJStar provides very convenient ways for user to add new or remove old phrases for Pinyin input.

  1. Under pinyin input mode, if you type 'zaoci' (for 造词), but there is no Chinese listed, now press SPACE key to select 造 for 'zao' and 词 for 'ci'. then 造词will be inputed. Next time you type 'zaoci', 造词 will be listed for selection.

    (1) After typing pinyin, if the word you wanted is not listed, but other words are listed, you can press Shift+SPACE to create new phrase.

    (2) You can delete unwanted word from the list by holding the CTRL key, and then press the corresponding number, or click the character using mouse.
     

  2. Another way to add new phrases is using "Dictionary/Phrases Manager" under input Menu, you can add or remove a single word or a list of words (from file). You can assign Pinyin to or remove Pinyin from a given character as well with dictionary manager.