Instruction Manual

Choosing the current keyboard layout To choose a ke yboard layout while working in an applicatio n progra
m
, you can do one of t he follow ing:
m Pull down the Keyboard
m
enu and choose the keyboard
layout you want to use. You can now type in the language
corresponding to the layout you chose.
m If you know what’s listed in the Keyboard
m
enu, press
x–
S
pace Bar to switch to the next section of the list w ithout
open ing the
m
enu. Press x–
O
ption–
S
pace Bar to switch to
the next choice within the sa
m
e section.
Choosing an inpu t
m
ethod
The
J
apanese
L
anguage Kit contains
Kotoeri,
special software
known as an
input
m
ethod
.
The input
m
ethod deter
m
ines what co
m
bination of Katakana,
H
ir ag ana, and
R
o
m
aji produce s each word of Kanji. The input
m
ethod also deter
m
ines whether you type text directly into a
docu
m
ent, or into a separate window first.
Ko toeri was auto
m
atically installed with your kit and appears in
the Keyb oard
m
enu in the section for
J
apanese input
m
ethods. If
you like, you can install
m
ore than one inpu t
m
ethod for a single
language. All input
m
ethods are listed in the Keyboard
m
enu.
The Kotoeri icon appears in your
m
enu bar when you select
Ko toeri in the Keyboard
m
enu.
S
ee the
Macintosh
J
apanese Input
Method
G
uide
for infor
m
ation abo ut Kotoeri.
18 Chapter 4:
W
orking in Multiple
L
anguages
The Kotoe ri icon
The Keyboard
m
enu is divided into sectio ns ,
separated by dotted lines, that correspo nd to the scr ipts installed in your syste
m
. For a definition of
script,
see
“
W
hat Are
S
cripts
?
”
later in
this chapter.
The
U
.
S
.
S
yste
m
6 ke yboard layout is f or use with
certain fonts and Macin tosh progra
m
s that don’t
use the
S
yste
m
7 ke yboard.
Because people
m
ay use several languages on
their Macintosh co
m
puters, we offer
m
any
choices.
You can re
m
ove keyboard layouts you don’t use.
To do this, open the
S
yste
m
file
(
inside your
S
yste
m
Folder
)
and drag to the trash any layouts
you don’t need. Then restart your co
m
puter.