PC Tips for Teachers and Students of Japanese - Nihongo Memo 日本語メモ

Information and Resources for Teachers of Japanese Language

Here are some useful computer tips for teachers and students of Japanese language.
(For Windows and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer)

Installing Global IME
Global IME (Input Method Editor) is the program for writing/typing languages that uses other letters/characters than English.
Lost the Global IME Language bar?

　
Using Global IME
How to switching from English to Japanese and vice versa
Learning how to type Japanese - "コンピューターでにほんごをつかおう！"
Worksheet for students of Japanese which will walk them through how to type Japanese from ひらがな to 漢字 (kanji) with easy-to-follow exercises
Useful short-cut keys

　
Furigana (rubi)
Small hiragana reading above kanji

　
Tategaki - vertical text
Change the text direction from "horizontal (yokogaki)" to "Vertical (tategaki)"
Instructions for free Kyokasho-tai font download
Instructions for downloading free Kyokasho-tai font from the "Motoya" website

　
Other free font download
Solving "Mojibake (that meaningless symbols)" problems

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