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The feature or some of the options described in this Help topic are only available if support for Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean is enabled through Microsoft Office Language Settings.

If you have more than one IME (IME: A program that enters East Asian text (Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) into programs by converting keystrokes into complex East Asian characters. The IME is treated as an alternate type of keyboard layout.) installed, you can select the one to use by default.

1. If the Language bar is not displayed, display it.

   How?

   1. In Control Panel, double-click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options.
   2. Click Regional and Language Options, and then click the Languages tab.
   3. Under Text services and input languages, click Details.
   4. On the Settings tab, click Language Bar, and then select the Show the Language bar on the desktop check box.
2. Right-click anywhere on the Language bar.
3. Click Settings.
4. In the Text Services dialog box, under Default Input Language, select the language that corresponds to the IME you want to use by default.
5. To further customize the IME, select it in the Installed Services box, and then change the settings you want.