I'm using Japanese IME on Windows 7, and I like to use Ctrl + Caps Lock to toggle between English and Japanese. In the past, when it would toggle to English, it would be half-width alphanumeric. Suddenly it's changed itself to switch over to full-width alphanumeric, even if it were just toggled to Japanese from half-width. How can you change this back? I didn't see anything in the properties window for the Japanese "keyboard" in Region and Language.
2 Answers
First of all I think you mean Shift + Caps lock and not Ctrl + Caps lock.
Second: You do what you want like this:
Control panel > Region and Language > Keyboard and Languages > Change Keyboards > Japanese > Microsoft IME > Properties > 'Editing' Tab > Editing operation and behavior > Key Template > Check IME Standard
Now Ok
your way out of all the open windows and the next time you toggle with Shift + Caps lock, your English will be Half-width
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It's actually very strange I've tried it before posting and it worked just fine. And now I feel myself pretty stupid for my overconfident answer. Jun 14, 2014 at 8:43
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No, dude, I've upvoted your answer. If you tried it and it worked, then it's a good answer. There was just something different going on on my particular machine. Jun 14, 2014 at 12:59
I am posting another answer just in case someone finds that the accepted solution does not work.
I found a working solution for my case (Windows 10 Home, ver. 1903). The source is a Japanese website blog. Basically, the solution is to change the Advanced Keyboard Settings.
In Windows 10,
- Open Settings
- Click "Time and Language"
- On the left side of the window, click "Language"
- On the right side of the window, under "Preferred Languages", click "日本語" ("Japanese") and then click "Options"
Scroll to the bottom; under "Keyboards", click "Microsoft IME" and then click "Options"
Scroll to the bottom (again); click "Open Advanced Settings"
In the new window, go to the "AutoCorrect" tab
Pay attention to the bottom half: "Full-width/Half-width characters". Choose "Alphabet" on the left side, then choose "Always use Half-width" on the right side.
Click "Apply" / "OK" to finalize the change.
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Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to do away with advanced IME settings. At least they are nowhere to be found, at least not where you used to find them. I am using Windows 10 Professional, build 19045. Sorry for the pointless rant. Aug 14, 2023 at 10:11