Switching IME modes is a real pain. Have you ever wondered if there is a better way? Well, there is. Actually there are two ways:<\/p>\n
To change between upper and lower case for a word or phrase written in English (see tip above), just keep hitting the F10 key until you get what you want (it will cycle through all caps, all lower, first letter capitalized).<\/p>\n
Ever try to write party in katakana? I can’t tell you how many times I have struggled to figure out how to get that final ti character. Well, it’s quite easy. Actually there are two ways to do it:<\/p>\n
For common katakana words, hitting the space bar usually does a good job bringing up what you want. But, sometimes it doesn’t. In those cases (and any time really) you can convert whatever you type directly to katakana (no need to page through various Kanji possibilities) by hitting the F7 key after you finish typing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Typing in BOTH Japanese and English WITHOUT switching between the two in IME.
\nSwitching IME modes is a real pain. Have you ever wondered if there is a better way? Well, there is. Actually there are two ways:<\/p>\n