Directions on how to set up your computer to type Pinyin

-"Control Panel"

-"Clock, Language, and region"

-"Change keyboards or other input methods"

-”Change keyboards” button

- “Add” button

-Scroll down until you find “Chinese (Simplified, PRC),” click on it.

-Click in the boxes for “Chinese (Simplified)-Microsoft Pinyin ABC Input Style”  or “Chinese (Simplified)-Microsoft Pinyin New Experience Input Style” Click “OK” button

-Click “Apply” button

Look at the bottom right of  your computer , you should now see a small “EN” box, click on it to change to Pinyin input.