How to type Chinese characters

Schoolshape doesn't provide the ability to enter Chinese characters, but it is compatible with many ways of doing this.

Windows

We recommend installing Google pinyin

see http://www.laoshilink.org/laoshilink/GoogleIME.html.

MacOS

MacOS has pinyin input built in! 

see http://pinpinchinese.com/blog/how-to-use-pinyin-to-type-chinese-mac/

iPad:

The iPad also has chinese input built in. 

see http://panda-mom.blogspot.com/2011/11/chinese-characters-how-to-write-in.html