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You can configure your Windows 2000 system to display and input Japanese. The input and display will work with most Windows programs, including Microsoft Word and Wordpad.

Choose Settings - Control Panel.

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Next, choose Regional Options.

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The Regional Options dialog opens. Select Japanese as indicated.

This is all you need to do in order to be able to view Japanese in most Windows applications. The following pages show how to configure your system so as to be able to input Japanese.

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Now select the Input Locales tab.

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Click Add.

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Choose Japanese.

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The input locale has been added. Click OK.

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Japanese has been added to your list of installed input locales.

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Click OK.

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The language selector now appears in your system tray.

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Open wordpad.

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Click on the language icon in your system tray, and choose Japanese.

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The floating IME toolbar appears.

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We select Hiragana Input.

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The icon changes to a hiragana character.

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You can now enter Japanese by typing in the Roman equivalents ("nihongo" is displayed).

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Tapping on the space bar allows you to select a kanji equivalent for the hiragana.

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