Computer tips for teachers and students of
Japanese language
(For Windows and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer)
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Tategaki
- vertical text (For MS Word and MS PowerPoint only) |
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This section will be divided into A) making the whole
document in vertical text direction, and B) making a part of
the document in vertical direction with the rest horizontal. |
A) Making the whole document in vertical text
direction |
| A -
Step 1 |
Click on
"Format" in the task bar, and click on "Text Direction."
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| A -
Step 2 |
The "Text
Direction" dialogue box will appear. Click on the middle
rectangle
in the "Orientation" box, then click on "OK." The whole
page/document should be Tategaki (vertical) text direction.
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B) Making a part of the document in vertical direction
with the rest horizontal. This involves slightly
complicated steps. |
| B -
Step 1 |
Move the cursor
to the line where you want the vertical text, and insert a
table (click on "Table" in the task bar, click on "Insert,"
and click on "Table").
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| B -
Step 2 |
The "Insert
Table" dialogue box will appear. Choose 1 for both "Number of
columns" and "Number of rows" and click on "OK"
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| B -
Step 3 |
A table appears.
Type the text in the table. Then highlight the text in
the table, click on "Format," click on "Text Direction,"
choose the orientation you need, and click on "OK."
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| B -
Step 4 |
The table is across the page and too big. so you need to
change the size of the table.
You should be able to change the size of the table by
dragging both the horizontal lines and vertical lines of the
table. Move the cursor right on one of the lines. The cursor
changes its shape from an arrow to something like "←‖→".
When this appears, press down the left button of your
mouse,
keep pressing it and move it to where you want the line
to be,
then release the button. The table should have changed the
size. Do the same until you get the desired size of the
table.
If you can't change the size by dragging, move the
cursor in the table and click, click on "Table" in the task
bar, click on "Select," and click on "Table." The table is
selected (alternatively, you can select the table by the
following. Move the cursor to the left-hand top corner of
the table. A small square will appear at the corner. Move
the cursor on the small square and click on it). Click on
"Table" in the task bar, click on "Table Properties," click
on "Table" tab, check the "Preferred width" box,
and then change
the width as desired. |
| B -
Step 5 |
Change the text
wrapping setting for the table to "Around." Select the table
(move the
cursor in the table and click. Then click on "Table" in the task
bar, click on "Select," and click on "Table").
Click on "Table" in the task bar, click on "Table
Properties," click on the "Table" tab, and click on "Around"
under "Text Wrapping," then click on "OK."
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| B -
Step 6 |
Move the table
to the desired location by dragging it. Move the cursor to
the left-hand top corner of the table. A small square will
appear at the corner. Move the cursor on the small square,
press the left button of your mouse and, holding it down,
move the table to the desired location, and release it.
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| B -
Step 7 |
Make the table
invisible so that the lines of the table won't show when you
print the document. Select the table (move
the cursor in the table and click, then click on "Table" in the
task bar, click on "Select," and click on "Table"),
click on "Table" in the task bar, click on "Table
Properties," click on the "Table" tab, and click on the "Borders
and Shading" button. In the "Borders and Shading" dialogue
box, click on "None" under "Setting," click on "OK," and
click on "OK" again.
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| B -
Step 8 |
The line of the
table should be shaded and it won't show when you print the
document.
If you prefer to have the table line printed, skip "Step
7." |
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