


Drag the icon for Microsoft Word on top of the icon for the Microsoft Language Register program and choose Japanese from the window that appears.In another window (or in column view) make sure you can see the icon for the Microsoft Word program.Open the folder Applications > Microsoft Office 2004 > Additional Tools > Microsoft Language Register (don't double-click the program!).On Windows, the Phonetic Guide automatically appears in the Word menus after you enable Japanese input.įor Macintosh, you have register Word as a Japanese application: The tool allows you to add the guides to just one instance of the word, or to add it to all occurrences of the character in the document. This feature can also be used to add romaji pronunciation guides to Japanese characters.
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The Windows version of the tool even auto loads the default kana text for the characters you've selected. This is the ability to add furigana (aka okurigana, aka ruby) to typed Japanese text, just like in textbooks and newspapers.

writing ミリ so that it is smaller and taking up one character space rather than two). a character with a circle or triangle around it), or to combine characters into one character space (e.g. Go to Format > Text Direction and you will see that the dialog box demonstrates a new option for vertically written Asian text.Īdditional Japanese features include the ability to create custom enclosed characters (e.g. Once you've registered Word as a Japanese application, you can also type vertically. Be sure to read through everything to maximize your Japanese typing efficiency! Additional Tools in MS Word Some of the information is applicable to both Macintosh and Windows computers (and also Japanese word processors), and the rest of it is platform-specific. Here are a few that should make it easier for you to work on a computer in Japanese. Typing Japanese can be mendokusai if you don't know all the tricks. Additional Tools in MS Word | Windows-specific Settings | Macintosh-specific Settings
