Japanese International Version 1.2 of Word for Windows

• Microsoft Word for Windows, Japanese localized version, version 1.2 (equivalent to the United States version 1.1)

SUMMARY

The Japanese (Kanji) localized version of Word for Windows, version 1.2, is available. The United States equivalent is Word for Windows version 1.1.

To obtain the Japanese version of Word for Windows, contact Microsoft International Customer Service at (425) 936-8661.

MORE INFORMATION

The Japanese version of Word uses double-byte Kanji characters, whereas the United States version uses single-byte characters.

Reading Japanese Word Documents in United States Word

To read a Japanese Word document in United States Word, insert ANSI characters in the Japanese Word document. Save the file in RTF format and open it in United States Word.

Reading United States Word Documents in Japanese Word

To read a United States Word document in Japanese Word, save the file in RTF or Word for Windows 1 file format. If you have the Word for Windows 2 converter for use with Japanese Word, you can open your United States Word version 2.0 documents.

Third-Party Kanji Fonts

A TrueType Kanji font is available from Takesi Publications. This font was created for use in the Windows version of the "Budo Shinbun" martial arts electronic magazine.

For information about this font, contact Takesi Publications:

 Mr. F. J. Lovret
 Takesi Publications
 3579 Ruffin Rd., #205
 San Diego, CA. 92123
 Phone: (619) 278-1348
 CompuServe: 72727,275