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>Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 23:51:57 +0900
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Thomas Robb <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #5273 Japanese, Mac OS 9 and writing vertically

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I'm no fan of Microsoft, but the Japanese version of MS Word (In MS Office 98) does vertical script quite well.

Cheers,
  --Tom Robb, Kyoto Sangyo University
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At 9:32 AM -0400 99.10.25, Paul Kohl wrote:

> >Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:45:57 +0900
> >From: Paul Kohl <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Japanese, Mac OS 9 and writing vertically
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>Dear Listers,
>The recent mention of the new Mac OS (9) having no need for the language
>kits any longer brings me to another question that I hope the colllected
>expertise out there can help me with. If I am running OS 9 and want to
>write in Japanese, what do I need to be able to write in the vertical style
>of Japanese books? Is there special software for this? A special word
>processing  program?
>Thanks for any help.
>Paul Kohl

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