Entering Japanese Characters Using a U.S. Keyboard and IME (130907)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q130907 SUMMARY
This article describes how to enter Japanese characters using a standard U.S. keyboard on a localized
Japanese version of Windows NT.
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To enter Japanese characters using a standard U.S. keyboard on a localized
Japanese version of Windows NT, you must use an Input Method Editor (IME).
IME provides several different methods of entering Hiragana, Hurigana,
Katakana, Kanji, and Romaji characters using Microsoft IME, WX2, VJ2, and
ATOK7. The Microsoft IME input method is used by default. To change the
default input method, run Microsoft IME from the Program Manager "Nihon go
jin ka" group.
To invoke IME, you must use the key combination ALT+~ or ALT+` to
launch 4 applications (located in the lower right hand corner on your
desktop). These applications provide several Japanese characters you can
enter into your document. To disable IME, you must use the same key
combination of ALT+ ~ or ALT+ ` again.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB130907 |
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