How do you type Chinese on a Mac?

How do you type the Characters on a Mac. I have seen different ways to do it but they were all for Microsoft computers. If there are writing pads or a software that changes pinyin into characters please tell me. Thanks.

You go to system prefs/international/input menu and check the box for the chinese input methods you want to use, plus the box for "show input menu in finder." Then you select the IM in the "flag" menu at the top right of the Finder and type away. Hitting the space bar should give you a selection of hanzi if necessary. For full info on how everything works, go to this site:
http://www.yale.edu/chinesemac/
If you have more questions, just ask here again.

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